· September 19, 2006 at 9:52 am · Online Tools
Tags: feeds, News-Alloy, OPML, readers, Rojo, RSS, syndication, web
Since the new Rojo is extremely buggy, I have had to move feed readers yet again. This time around I think I have found a keeper. NewsAlloy.com is one of the quickest and cleanest Web-based feed readers I have seen in a while.
I had no problem importing my OPML list into News Alloy, and once I did I was ready to go. You see, I like to see a long list of entries in my feed reader that I can scan down. Once I have reached the bottom, I want to be able to get rid of them for good. It is such a simple idea, I don’t know why more Online feed readers don’t provide this simple view aspect.
Another nice thing I liked about this service is it didn’t choke on my number of RSS feeds that I subscribe to.
So if you are looking for a quick and reliable way of going through your feeds, give News Alloy a shot.
· September 18, 2006 at 5:00 am · Hot Web Topics
Tags: changing, defaults, feeds, Firefox, Firefox-2, hacks, Rojo, RSS
One of the few annoyances I have found with Firefox 2.0 is there was no way for me to add Rojo in as my feed reader of choice. By default, if you don’t use one of the recommended ones, you are out of luck for right now. I decided to look around to see if I could find a solution though.
1. The first thing you need to do is go into about:config. Just type “about:config” into your address bar.
2. Now the second thing you need to do is decide which feed reader you are going to replace. I replaced the Google Feed Reader with Rojo.
Now scroll down in about:config till you find the string called:
browser.contentHandlers.types.2.title
Right-click this string and choose “Modify”. Now get rid of the name that is there, and add the name of your new feed reader. (I typed “Rojo” in this box) Then hit “OK”.
3. Next you will need to look a little further down in about:config till you find the string called:
browser.contentHandlers.types.2.uri
Right-click this string and choose “Modify” again. This time you are going to have to change the URL that your service in question uses. In the place where the feed would go, put in “%s”. So for Rojo, I typed this into that box:
http://www.rojo.com/add-subscription?resource=%s
Then hit “OK”.
4. After you get done with that, restart Firefox 2. Go into Tools, then Options, then Feeds. If all goes well, you should see your feed reader of choice replacing the old selection you had. Instead of Google, I now have Rojo. Select your new option, hit “OK” and you are done!
· September 4, 2006 at 9:12 am · Online Tools
Tags: feeds, readers, reviews, Rojo, RSS, secrets, simple
I have decided to move away from an application feed reader and back to an Online feed reader. Now there are plenty to choose from, but most of them are ugly and have too many bells and whistles. I tried using Bloglines - but five minutes later I got lost, and just closed Firefox in confusion. That is when I decided to give Rojo a shot.
Rojo does exactly what I want it to do. It let me import my OPML file from FeedDemon. It let me view 100 entries at a time. It doesn’t show me stuff I have already looked at.
When I look out there at reviews, Rojo doesn’t seem that popular. I really don’t have a clue why this is so, because I have loved it thus far. So if you haven’t yet found your perfect feed reader, I would suggest giving Rojo a shot.
