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RSS Bandit v1.9… is out

RSS Bandit, my favourite Feed Reader, has had an update. Apart from adding support for the Facebook news feed this release is mostly bug fixes and background work in preparation for a new Windows 7 version with a Fluent UI. It is well worth the, free, download. I’ve tried a number of other readers, including on-line ones, but always come back to the Bandit. Although not perfect – and some of my annoyances have been sorted in this update – it handles my hefty 1241 item feed list nicely. I’d hoped the ribbon UX would arrive in this version but... Read more →

Blog Till You Drop?

A recent article the New York Times suggests blogging is a hazardous game. They cite cases of full-time Bloggers who have died and point the finger at the strain they’ve been under to maintain their n... Read more →

It's all about feeds, so here are 400 CAD related feeds

Take a deep breath, then read Shaan’s recent record length single sentence explanation of why you should use RSS feeds ; I still feel the same passion for the [his] blog and read about 300 feeds... Read more →

Web Tech Connections...

It’s kind of weird using Dare’s software * to read about his home and dad . * RSS Bandit is now open source software maintained by a dedicated group of developers – http://www.rssbandit.org/ – b... Read more →

RSS Bandit Feedlist download bug

I know about 5% of my subscribers use RSS Bandit so thought should share an annoying Feedlist bug in the current release. I found this in the beta but thought it had been fixed but it appears it hasn’... Read more →

A new Bandit! - A new version of RSS Bandit Feed Reader

How can you keep track of 889 websites a day without going crazy? There is only one way and it’s thanks to RSS Feeds . My favourite, ok my only, RSS feed reader has just been updated. I’ve been runnin... Read more →

RSS Bandit Beta looking good

Dare has posted a beta for the next RSS Bandit. There are some performance fixes and nice new features. It seems the feed mix-up (posts showing in the wrong location) and scrambled graphics (when you... Read more →

RSS Bandit, Bill Gates & The President of Nigeria?

Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life aka RSS Bandit creator works at Microsoft and met Bill Gates. Perhaps it’s not that remarkable except for the reason for the meeting. Bill wanted to learn more about the... Read more →

Auckland AutoCAD User Group Meeting - 13th September 2006

Demonstration discussion of MindManager, Blogs, RSS Subscription and ActiveWords UI automation to assist with CAD related work, support, documentation and training. 18:30, 13th September 2006, Nort... Read more →

Meet a nice Bandit - RSS Bandit Upgrade

I came home from AU to find a bandit waiting. Not a problem as it was only a new version of the RSS Feed Reader – RSS Bandit. It has a cool new logo and updated smiley face Bandit icon. There are some nice new features: I think the best is that items can be marked as read/unread and flagged/un-flagged directly from the newspaper view. This makes reading much easier as you previously had to find the article in the article list. The keyboard shortcut for "Mark All Items As Read" changed to Ctrl+Q from Ctrl+M. This has caused a... Read more →