Comments on: Why RSS feed readers suck http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/ by Neil McIntosh Wed, 04 May 2011 13:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pieman http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-111 pieman Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:37:24 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-111 One other thing. I haven't tried it yet, but the latest edition of Firefox incorporates RSS with a 'live bookmarks' feature. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/live-bookmarks.html One other thing. I haven’t tried it yet, but the latest edition of Firefox incorporates RSS with a ‘live bookmarks’ feature.

http://www.mozilla.org/product.....marks.html

]]> By: pieman http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-110 pieman Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:37:47 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-110 I'm with Nick. The pages rendered by RSS readers (at least on a Mac) that I've tried are reader-unfriendly. If I'm using it for blogs, it's gotta be as appealing as the original to be usefukl. For the moment, I prefer to file blogs in categories on the toobar and open them all in tabs and read that way. It might not have the immediacy of RSS, but reading is more pleasurable. However, I'm hopeful, as one or two others have mentioned, that the new 'Tiger' Safari brings RSS to a new level. I’m with Nick. The pages rendered by RSS readers (at least on a Mac) that I’ve tried are reader-unfriendly. If I’m using it for blogs, it’s gotta be as appealing as the original to be usefukl.

For the moment, I prefer to file blogs in categories on the toobar and open them all in tabs and read that way. It might not have the immediacy of RSS, but reading is more pleasurable.

However, I’m hopeful, as one or two others have mentioned, that the new ‘Tiger’ Safari brings RSS to a new level.

]]> By: mike http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-109 mike Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:09:25 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-109 It may not do any more than other feedreaders but *Newsfire* for Mac OS Xlooks damn good. If memory and CPU cycles are the problems why not use a web-based reader such as *News Is Free*? Whatever their shortcomings using readers has got to beat the alternative hands down. It may not do any more than other feedreaders but *Newsfire* for Mac OS Xlooks damn good.
If memory and CPU cycles are the problems why not use a web-based reader such as *News Is Free*? Whatever their shortcomings using readers has got to beat the alternative hands down.

]]> By: Azeem http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Azeem Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:01:28 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-108 Mmm... my problem with feedreaders is that they suck. They suck memory. They suck CPU cycles when updating and frankly the organisation of said feeds is horrible. Looking for a better solution. Please help. Mmm… my problem with feedreaders is that they suck. They suck memory. They suck CPU cycles when updating and frankly the organisation of said feeds is horrible. Looking for a better solution. Please help.

]]> By: Nick Miners http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Nick Miners Wed, 08 Sep 2004 15:55:54 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-107 Well maybe Apple can be persuaded into releasing a beta of the modified Safari, assuming it would work under earlier versions of OS X. Like they did with iChat AV, or indeed the original Safari. Well maybe Apple can be persuaded into releasing a beta of the modified Safari, assuming it would work under earlier versions of OS X. Like they did with iChat AV, or indeed the original Safari.

]]> By: Neil Mc http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Neil Mc Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:14:11 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-106 Nick - good point. Safari RSS will have a dramatic effect on the RSS world, I suspect. It's just a shame we'll have to wait so long for it... Nick – good point. Safari RSS will have a dramatic effect on the RSS world, I suspect. It’s just a shame we’ll have to wait so long for it…

]]> By: Nick Miners http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2004/09/06/why-rss-feed-readers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Nick Miners Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:00:02 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=109#comment-105 I believe Safari will incorporate an RSS reader in the next version of Mac OS X. This will certainly put RSS 'in the hands of people who understand the needs of a wider group that can create something more broadly appealing' - that is, Apple. I believe Safari will incorporate an RSS reader in the next version of Mac OS X. This will certainly put RSS ‘in the hands of people who understand the needs of a wider group that can create something more broadly appealing’ – that is, Apple.

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