Sabtu, 7 Jun 2008

Add a ProBlogger Tab to Your FriendFeed


If you are a FriendFeed user AND you like ProBlogger - you might want to check out a greasemonkey script for Firefox users that Duncan created that puts a ProBlogger tab to the top right hand corner of your FriendFeed page.



It means you can view ProBlogger from within FriendFeed - like this (click to enlarge):



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He’s also made some others for other blogs and also Gmail and Google Reader (among others) which means you can use FriendFeed as a start page for lots of sites. Grab the ProBlogger Script here.




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Facebook and Flock's People Sidebar

Hi Folks,


Second Update: Just as were deploying the Automatic Update tonight, Facebook changed their site again. Fortunately we were able to handle this change with a simple Web Detective fix that has already been deployed. If you're running Flock 1.1.4 and are still experiencing issues with Facebook sidebar issue, please follow the following instructions



  1. Select the Tools->Options menu, or, if on a mac, Flock->Preferences
  2. From that dialog, select the Advanced pane
  3. Inside this pane choose the "Update" tab
  4. Click on the "Force Service Updates" button
  5. Restart Flock
  6. Enjoy your Facebook people again!



Update: If you've got to Facebook and can't wait for the automatic update, Flock 1.1.4 is available for download at http://www.flock.com. All of your previous configuration information will still be available to you after installing 1.1.4. We're still targeting for later this evening to have the automatic update available.

As some of you might have noticed, the Facebook People sidebar is not populating with your friends at the moment. We are aware of the problem and are working on a fix to accommodate the Facebook changes.


We anticipate having a fix pushed out very shortly. Flock will update itself with the fix and you will simply need to restart your browser.


Thanks for your patience.


The Flock Team


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Age of Conan ships 1 million - GameSpot


MMORPG blog

Age of Conan ships 1 million
GameSpot - 6 hours ago
Unrepentantly bloody fantasy RPG lays claim to the title of "biggest MMO launch since World of Warcraft" after topping bestseller lists in the US and Europe.
Opinion: MMOs Need a Wii Wired News
Age of Conan ships 1 million units Neoseeker
Wired Blogs - MMORPG blog - Action Trip - I4U
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8 Useful Tips To Manage And Avoid RSS Overload

Written on 5/29/2008 by Abhijeet Mukherjee, of Jeet Blog.

RSS is an amazing technology which helps you to read different websites and blogs through your feed reader. It saves you a lot of time because you don't need to visit your favorite blogs everyday if you are subscribed to them in your feed reader. Apart from saving you time, it also brings in a world of information and knowledge and acquaints you with the latest happenings in your fields of interest. And it does all that at one place - your RSS feed reader.

However, keeping aside the numerous merits of RSS, it could well be addictive too. Yes, when you subscribe to a huge number of RSS feeds, you could easily end up spending hours everyday just reading feeds. And that's when you conclude that you are a victim of RSS overload and you need to do something about it.

So here are those 8 tips which will help you manage your RSS feeds in a better manner and avoid RSS overload.
  1. Make a ' Primary ' or ' Everyday ' Folder
    You may have different folders in your feed reader, but I strongly suggest you to create a folder named 'Primary' or 'Everyday', which will house all those blogs which are your favorites and you have to read them everyday or have to read them first.

  2. Make a ' News ' Folder
    In the list of your favorite blogs/sites, it's possible that you've got NY Times and Techmeme. Put such news feeds in a separate 'News' Folder. DO NOT put them in your primary folder. The news related blogs or websites produce tons of posts everyday and it's better to create a separate folder for them.

  3. Use Keyboard Shortcuts
    Most of the feed readers provide keyboard shortcuts. I use Google Reader and it has some excellent keyboard shortcuts which help me wade through feeds quickly. So whichever feed reader you use, just make sure you utilize its keyboard shortcuts feature to read feeds at a good pace.
  4. Track your time
    If you think that you are reading too many feeds everyday and are addicted to it, it's better to set a time frame for reading feeds. You should not compromise your other important tasks by spending hours in reading feeds.

  5. Create an ' Unread ' Folder
    If you come across an article which you would like to read word-by-word later, then instead of marking it as unread, transfer it to a folder named 'Unread '. Then you can set a particular time of the day to read the articles in your unread folder. If you just mark them as unread, then chances are you will miss them later due to the ever increasing new items in your feed reader.

  6. Mark all as read when required
    You come back from a vacation and find 1,000+ articles in reader. What do you do ? Start reading them? I think it's better to mark all of them as read because there are simply too many to read. However before you do that, read the next point.

  7. Search
    Before you mark all the feeds as read, you could always search for some specific terms or keywords in your feed reader and get acquainted with the latest happenings in your fields of interest. Most of the feed readers like Google Reader and FeedDemon have nice search features and help you to search through feeds easily.

  8. Analyze once in a while
    We come across new blogs, like them and add them to our feed reader. Thats what RSS is for, but once in a while you should also analyze your feed reading habits and check which feeds you are paying attention to and what you need to get rid of. This again depends on your feed reader and what kind of analysis tools it provides. For example FeedDemon has a Reports feature and Google Reader provides Trends. Here is an article which explains how to use the trends feature in Google Reader to manage RSS overload.
I hope the aforementioned tips help you to manage your RSS feed reading habits in a better and effective manner.

-Abhijeet



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