Updates: RSS And The Dailies

 Interesting to see how many newspapers are now offering RSS newsfeeds. (RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication, and started out as a way for folk to obtain updates from blogs like this one, rather than having to visit the website.) Here’s a roundup from Editor & Publisher Online (via the OnlineJournalism.com Newsletter, the daily news Weblog … Read more

Software: Another RSS Newsreader

 For those of you getting into the RSS feed thing (and for those of you who haven’t, a question: why not?) here’s another newsreader: Abilon from ActiveRefresh. RSS feeds are a way to pump content from websites that regularly update, such as news sites, or blogs like this one, and newsreaders are one way to receive … Read more

News: Newsfeeds With Bite

 For those of you who haven’t tried RSS feed, I’d suggest it’s a great way to subscribe to newletters without too much hassle. But where is RSS going to go? PaidContent.org, the award-winning independent news blog, has launched its RSS version, reports Poynter.org. The feed will include ads, prompting the question: when will we see spam … Read more

Link: Amazonian feeding frenzy

  Amazon RSS Feeds     If you want to stay on top of what’s available from Amazon here’s a great way to do it, courtesy of one of the best technology ‘news you can use’ sources out there: Lockergnome. Chris Pirillo, who runs Lockergnome, has set up Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds  — if you’re … Read more

Column: WordPerfect Office

  Loose Wire — Office Challenge: Corel Software’s latest version of WordPerfect Office has some great features, including a dictionary to die for and fumble-free format switching; Is it time to ditch Microsoft?   By Jeremy Wagstaff, from the 8 May 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, … Read more