FeedDemon 1.0 is on the street
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Yahoo Takes On Google in a
Street-to-Street Battle
Yahoo Takes On Google in a
Street-to-Street Battle
06/29/2004 06:49 PMYahoo's Overture Services says it has rolled out a search service
called Local Match that connects users to local businesses. The
company's offering is an answer to Google's local search feature.
Google meets Wall Street and Main Street
Google meets Wall Street and Main Street
05/01/2004 01:03 PMUPI May 1 2004 5:36PM GMT
"Sesame Street" vs. the Arab street
"Sesame Street" vs. the Arab street
01/23/2004 03:54 AMPublic television's attempt to bring Big Bird and friends to
Arab-Americans has been curbed by reluctant corporate sponsors -- and
a wary immigrant community.
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC2
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC2
02/01/2005 08:43 PMFeedDemon 1.5 RC2 is now available. Be
sure to check out the releas
e notes to find out what's new. As always, RC2 should be
installed directly on top of your existing version.
If you run into any problems using this pre-release, please let me
know by posting in the FeedDem
on 1.5 Beta Forum.
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC3
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 RC3
02/01/2005 08:42 PMFeedDemon 1.5 RC3 is now available. The
release notes are here.
If all goes well, this will be the last release before the final
one. As always, if you run into any problems using this pre-release,
please let me know by posting in the FeedDemon 1.5 Beta
Forum.
FeedDemon 1.10 RC5
FeedDemon 1.10 RC5
05/31/2004 12:35 PMOkay, I lied about RC4 being the last FeedDemon 1.10 pre-release :)
Out of necessity, I'm making one last pre-release available. RC5
contains a number of fixes related to how Japanese characters are
displayed, and it also includes a new "Web Search" feature along with
support for IE's form auto-completion.
If you encounter a bug in RC5, let
me know by posting in the
FeedDemon Support Forum.
Please include 1.10RC5 in the subject line of any message you post
about this pre-release.
Note: Translators, I apologize for yet another change, but there
are two new strings in this release. If you'd prefer not to send me
new FDLANGs, please feel free to simply email me the translations for
the strings shown below.
<const name="S_StatusPopupKilled" value="Popups were
blocked on this page. Press "Ctrl" when clicking to
allow popups."/>
<const name="S_SearchWeb" value="Search Web"/>
FeedDemon 1.0 RC2
FeedDemon 1.0 RC2
05/07/2004 08:41 PMFeedDemon 1.10 RC2 is now available from the FeedDemon beta
site. As with all version 1.10 pre-releases, RC2 is only
available to those who have purchased version 1.0.
RC2 fixes a number of bugs, including several related to Atom
newsfeeds. For complete details on what's new, please check out the relea
se notes.
Note: Because my new web-based forums
are still being tested, it's probably better if everyone continues to
post comments about v1.10 in the newsgroups. But if you'd prefer
to post in the forums and understand that your messages may be deleted
once the forums go live, please feel free to use the FeedDemon 1.10
Beta forum. I'll reply to messages in either location.
ANN: FeedDemon 1.10
ANN: FeedDemon 1.10
06/07/2004 05:42 AMI'm pleased to announce the final release of FeedDemon 1.10. Among
the highlights in this new release are:
- Support for
Atom feeds
- A new integrated web
search
- The ability to search previously
downloaded feed items
- Improved browser features such
as popup blocking and form
auto-completion
- Enhanced grouping
and styling of feed items
In addition to these "big" new features, version 1.10 offers a
lot of smaller tweaks that really boost FeedDemon's
usability. A complete list of what's new can be found in the release
notes, but be sure to watch the FeedDemon Tips blog
over the next week since we'll be highlighting a number of new
features that you might overlook.
If you already own FeedDemon 1.0, the upgrade to version 1.10 is
free - just download the new trial
version and install it on top of the previous version, and you're
set to go. Your serial number, channel subscriptions and other
information will all be retained.
My thanks and appreciation go to everyone who not only tested
FeedDemon, but also stuck with me during that nasty little episode
with the neck surgery. A couple months back I had no idea when I'd be
able to get FeedDemon 1.10 out the door, so I'm really glad to
announce that it's done :)
PS: If you have any questions about the new release, please visit
the web-based forums for
help. I'll also be updating the
FeedDemon FAQ over the next few days to address common questions
about 1.10.
FeedDemon 1.10 RC4
FeedDemon 1.10 RC4
05/21/2004 08:36 AMFeedDemon 1.10 RC4 is now available to registered
users.
- Added: Generic "Date" column to news item list, which
contains pubDate if it exists, received date otherwise. This new
column isthe only date column shown by default - both the "received"
and "published" columns are hidden. This also affects the default
sorting and grouping (both are now set to the generic date), which may
change how you're used to seeing news items sorted.
- Changed:
The default newspaper filter is now "Unread News" instead of "Today's
News"
- Changed: The default value for automatically marking
items as read has changed from five seconds to three
seconds
- Changed: The cleanup wizard now remembers your
selections
- Changed: Double-clicking a news item navigates the
news item's link if the item newspaper is showing, otherwise it
re-displays the news item newspaper (change in RC3's
behavior)
- Fixed: FeedDemon now correctly handles
xml:base in Atom entries and passes all the link tests at
http://diveintomark.org/tmp/tests/wellformed/base/links-in-content.xml
and
http://diveintomark.org/tmp/tests/wellformed/base/links.xml - Fi
xed: "Previous unread channel" shortcut skips topmost
channel
When you're ready to download RC4, stop by the
FeedDemon beta
site.
FeedDemon: What's in a Name?
FeedDemon: What's in a Name?
06/05/2005 11:08 PMEvery now and then I'll receive an email from someone stating that
they really like FeedDemon, but they won't buy it because of the word
"demon" in its name. The majority of these comments come from
reasonable, sincere people whose beliefs cause them to be turned off
by the demon imagery, and while my personal beliefs don't include
angels or demons, I do take these comments seriously and I certainly
don't want my choice of name to be a stumbling block.
For the record, the name "FeedDemon" originated as a play on the
phrase "speed demon," simply because I worked so hard to make sure
FeedDemon was faster than the competition. Of course, the FeedDemon
logo does
include a demonic-looking hand catching a fireball, but I never even
considered that it would offend people, any more than I would think
the logo for Dirt Devil vacuum
cleaners would cause controversy.
I hesitated to make this post because any mention of religion
usually brings out the wackos on both sides (believers and
non-believers alike), but I am curious whether many people feel this
way. If you're among those who can't comment about religion without
being intolerant to those who believe differently, this isn't the
place for you to vent. But if you have a respectful comment, I'd love
to hear it regardless of whether I agree.
FeedDemon IS golden!
FeedDemon IS golden!
12/30/2003 12:07 AMYep, it's midnight, and I've locked the FeedDemon 1.0 code. Expect
to see it for sale early next week!
FeedDemon 1.0 going Gold!
FeedDemon 1.0 going Gold!
12/30/2003 12:07 AMAt the stroke of midnight tonight (CST), I'm "officially" locking
the FeedDemon code in preparation for its final release. It's been a
long time coming, so I'm excited to finally get to this point.
I should add that several people reported an "access violation"
error when closing RC4a, but it looks like this has been resolved in a
RC4b
build I made available for testers.
If you're using RC4b and are still seeing problems, please let me
know by posting in the feeddemon.beta newsgroup on my news server.
FeedDemon Crack
FeedDemon Crack
06/18/2004 09:27 AMDave
Winer and Evan
Williams commented that the people who shout the loudest are often
the ones who have no basis for their anger. I'm reminded of this fact
by an email I received this morning. Here's a quote:
"Fix your piece of s--- program! I upgraded to
FeedDemon 1.10 and it crashes with 'Win32 device error.' Did you even
test this s---?"
I've actually received a number of emails (and one forum post)
about this bug, but I have no plans to fix it. Why? Because the
error message only appears if you upgrade a cracked
version of FeedDemon 1.0. This is a deliberate error
message that FeedDemon 1.10 displays when it detects that you upgraded
from a specific cracked version of FeedDemon 1.0.
That's right, people who use a pirated version of
FeedDemon are emailing me for support. It never ceases to amaze me
when people not only steal from me, but also expect me to spend my
time answering their questions. And more often than not, the email
I've received about this problem reads like something a drunk teenager
would write.
I've written
about piracy befor
e and I'm not planning to start another lengthy rant. But I do
have a request for those who have justified their use of cracked
versions of my work: don't ask for support. I
support my family with sales of my software, and my life is affected -
dramatically - by the existence of cracks. Please, if you're using a
pirated version of my software, don't expect me to help you.
FeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2
FeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2
02/10/2004 02:47 AMFeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2 is now available to registered customers. As
with beta 1, beta 2 will not work on your computer unless you've
purchased FeedDemon 1.0.
Details on changes in beta 2 may be found in the release notes:
http:/
/www.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/readme/readme110b2.asp
The direct download link for beta 2 is below:
http://ww
w.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/beta/fd110beta2.exe (2.29MB)
Just install this directly on top of the previous version and your
existing settings will be retained.
If you have any comments about the beta or run into any problems
with it, please let me know by posting a bug report in the new feeddemon.beta.110<
/a> newsgroup, and be sure to include "Beta 2" in the subject line of
your message.
Enjoy :)
Introducing...FeedDemon 1.0!
Introducing...FeedDemon 1.0!
12/30/2003 12:06 AMI'm very pleased to introduce the final release of
FeedDemon 1.0. My thanks to everyone who helped test
FeedDemon - a lot of people spent a great deal of time putting the
various betas through the ringer, and your feedback has been very much
appreciated!
So, without further adieu, I invite you to download FeedDemon
1.0.
If you're interested in buying a copy, you can get it right now for
the introductory price of US$29.95. The simplest way to order is to
download the
trial version, install it, then click the "Order Now!" button (or
select Help > Order Now).
If you run into any problems ordering or activating FeedDemon,
please let me know by posting in the new
feeddemon.support.sales newsgroup.
Thorough FeedDemon review
Thorough FeedDemon review
06/02/2004 01:35 PM"[Feeddemon] is one of the best applications I have
bought in the past year and it has changed the way I use the
internet."
Excerpt from a
recent review of
FeedDemon by Morgan Pugh.
Add Google to FeedDemon
Add Google to FeedDemon
05/26/2004 10:42 AMIn his latest FeedDemon Tip, Oskar
van Rijswijk shows how to add Google as a FeedDemon search channel.
FeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2a
FeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2a
02/10/2004 02:47 AMFeedDemon 1.10 Beta 2a is now available to registered customers.
This is a minor update of beta 2 which fixes an annoying problem with
the address bar, and adds two new features:
* Desktop alert can now be moved by dragging its title bar
* Supprt for back/forward mouse buttons
The release notes are here:
http:
//www.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/readme/readme110b2a.asp
And the download is here:
http://w
ww.bradsoft.com/feeddemon/beta/fd110beta2a.exe
As with previous betas, beta 2a will not work on your computer
unless you've purchased FeedDemon 1.0.
"RSS 101" Screencast with FeedDemon
"RSS 101" Screencast with FeedDemon
03/14/2005 06:24 PMA
lex Barnett has put together an
RSS "how-to" screencast which features FeedDemon. Nice work,
Alex!
FeedDemon in the news
FeedDemon in the news
07/08/2004 02:22 PMI firmly believe that the Internet enables very small companies
such as my own to compete without requiring enormous amounts of PR and
advertising, but being a one-man show sometimes makes it difficult to
be taken seriously by the press. So it was very gratifying to wake up
this morning and discover FeedDemon mentioned in both Th
e Wall Street Journal (subscription required) and PR Week. This quote from the WSJ did more for me than the two
cups of coffee I drank before finding the
article:
"Newsreaders come in several varieties. One is
a stand-alone software program you install on your PC. In that
category, FeedDemon ($29.95 from Bradbury Software) is especially
powerful, with extensive options for customizing the way news feeds
appear on your screen."
Update: Here's further
proof that one-man shows can still get press attention: Adam Stiles'
excellent
NetCaptor was
reviewed in this morning's
USA Today. Congrats, Adam!
Update 2: Here's a
link to the WSJ article for those without a subscription.
FeedDemon, RSS and cookies
FeedDemon, RSS and cookies
08/18/2004 10:25 AMI've recently had a a few people ask whether FeedDemon supports the
use of cookies, and the answer is, "yes, it does."
The most obvious use of this is to require a login before returning
any information, and I've seen this done by several feeds already.
Unfortunately, some of them redirect to an HTML page when the login
cookie isn't found, which obviously won't work since FeedDemon is
trying to download RSS, not HTML. So, if you use cookie-based
authentication, don't redirect to an HTML page - instead, dynamically
create an RSS <item> which includes a link to the login
page.
FeedDemon 1.1 (now AtomEnabled)
FeedDemon 1.1 (now AtomEnabled)
06/05/2004 06:06 AMthe best desktop syndication client for Windows just keeps getting
better
FeedDemon 1.10 RC1 Expires May 11
FeedDemon 1.10 RC1 Expires May 11
05/07/2004 01:26 PMTo avoid customers accidentally using pre-release software long
after an update is available, I always hard-code my beta versions so
that they expire after a certain date.
FeedDemon 1.10 RC1 is no exception, and it expires on May 11. Now,
RC1 was released in March, so I figured I'd have RC2 available well
before May 11. However, my recent surgery delayed things quite a bit,
so I'm now feverishly working on RC2 to avoid having RC1 expire on
everyone.
Once RC2 is available, I'll post an announcement here.
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 Beta 4a
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 Beta 4a
12/25/2004 05:06 PMThis morning I received an email from Radek Gontarek alerting me to
a mistake I made in beta 4 which will cause it to expire next week
(ouch!). Since I'm planning to take a day or two off for xmas, I
wanted to make sure to fix this as soon as possible. So...if you're
running beta 4, please stop by the FeedDemon beta page
and download beta 4a. The release notes are here.
Sorry for the mixup - and enjoy the holidays!
FeedDemon compliment
FeedDemon compliment
12/17/2004 06:38 PMAndy Jarrett considers FeedDemon the best online discovery of
2004. Thanks, Andy :)
FeedDemon and Atom
FeedDemon and Atom
01/16/2004 11:01 AMNick
Bradbury, FeedDemon developer, has posted his thoughts on the
subject of Atom and valid XML: “FeedDemon will also support
Atom, but if an Atom feed isn’t well-formed XML, FeedDemon will
display an error rather than try to parse it.”
This reminds me of another point—NetNewsWire’s
error-reporting user interface isn’t that good. I plan to
improve it, to make errors more obvious. I’m also considering a
preference where you could tell the RSS parser to require valid XML.
FeedDemon 1.0 RC3 Released
FeedDemon 1.0 RC3 Released
11/05/2003 12:42 AMANN: FeedDemon 1.5 Beta 4
ANN: FeedDemon 1.5 Beta 4
12/22/2004 01:35 AMFeedDemon 1.5 Beta 4 is now available.
Before installing it, you might want to check out the release
notes to find out what's new. As with previous beta releases,
beta 4 should be installed directly on top of your existing
version.
If you run into any problems using the beta, please let me know by
posting in the FeedDem
on 1.5 Beta Forum.
Enjoy :)
FeedDemon and RSS enclosures
FeedDemon and RSS enclosures
05/12/2004 09:45 AM![[enclosure icon]](http://www.bradsoft.com/typepad/post-img/enclosure.gif)
The RSS enclosure element is used to attach media (such as video)
to a news item. The original
design of enclosures was to enable downloading media attached to
news feeds while the computer wasn't in use - for example, downloading
MP3s while you sleep - so you wouldn't have to wait.
I have to confess, though, that I was never wild about this idea,
at least not for FeedDemon's purposes. If you read a news item that
was just retrieved by your aggregator, you probably want to see the
enclosure right then and there rather than wait for it to be
downloaded when the computer is idle.
More importantly, much (but admittedly not all) of the Web's media is designed to be
streamed, so rather than download enclosures, why not simply link to
the media object and let the system's default media application take
care of it? For example, if a news item has a video enclosure, just
link to it and let the media application stream it to you - no wait,
and no wasted hard drive space.
So, this is how FeedDemon handles RSS enclosures. If FeedDemon
encounters a news item with an enclosure, you'll see a paper clip
("attachment") icon in the newspaper. Just click this icon to view
the media.
XP SP2 and TopStyle, FeedDemon
XP SP2 and TopStyle, FeedDemon
08/12/2004 04:40 PMLast night I created a VMware<
/a> virtual machine for the new Windows XP SP2 in order to test both TopStyle and FeedDemon
with it, and I'm relieved to report that they both work fine.
I'm not so relieved, however, to report that installing SP2 on my
development machine didn't go so well. After installing SP2,
rebooting then logging in, I was greeted with a blank desktop (no
taskbar, no icons, no nothing). Lucikly, I was able to hit
Ctrl+Alt+Del to get to task manager and launch apps from there, but
after troubleshooting for a few hours I gave up and simply uninstalled
SP2. If you're planning to install SP2, I hope you have better luck
than I did!
FeedDemon Tips
FeedDemon Tips
05/18/2004 05:54 AMNow that the TopStyle Tips blog is
off and running, I'd like to announce FeedDemon Tips. This
new blog will be regularly updated with helpful tips and tricks for
FeedDemon users. Authors include myself and these FeedDemon
power-users:
If you'd like to be a FeedDemon tips author, just use
my contact form to let me know. You don't have to
be a prolific poster to be an author - just a few tips a month will
suffice.
To visit FeedDemon tips, point your browser to:
http://nick.typepad.com/
feeddemontips/
PS: Don't forget to subscribe to the FeedDemon tips
RSS feed :)
Coming soon: FeedDemon 1.5
Coming soon: FeedDemon 1.5
02/05/2005 09:08 PMBlogging will be light for the next few days while I put the
finishing touches on the final build of FeedDemon 1.5. I'll announce
the new version here soon after it's available.
PS: Version 1.5 will be a free upgrade for everyone who purchased a
previous version.
FeedDemon partners with Moreover
FeedDemon partners with Moreover
09/21/2004 02:39 PMFrom the press
release:
"Moreover Technologies, the premier
provider of aggregated online current awareness and business
information, today announced that Bradbury Software will integrate
Moreover RSS (Rich Site Summary) news feeds and news search within its
FeedDemon RSS reader application."
More Reviews of FeedDemon 1.5
More Reviews of FeedDemon 1.5
03/14/2005 06:24 PM"FeedDemon is easily the slickest, most powerful reader I've
tried, with features that come close to making it a killer app...After
you've tried it, I bet you'll be more than happy to pay for it.
" Th
e Houston Chronicle
"FeedDemon sets the standard for RSS readers in a market that
Microsoft has yet to even address with any of its software
products." The Winning AdVantage
"Having happily shelled out semi-big bucks for his beyond
awesome CSS editor, TopStyle Pro (probably one of the most elegantly
written apps of all time), it was not much of a stretch to part with
the $29 registration fee for FeedDemon. So, what is it? It's the best
RSS reader in the world...FeedDemon has become a must-have." Imaginary
Mind
"FeedDemon's integrated podcasting client is also a work of art
making stand alone podcaster irrelevant."
tonkinese.net
"I love the integration with de.lico.us, NewsGator, and the
newspaper styles" Omar
Shahine
"FeedDemon...is my choice as Software Product of the Year. Nick
Bradbury, the individual behind FeedDemon, is my choice for Most
Valuable Player in the Blogosphere. FeedDemon is that good." Denn
is Kennedy
"If you haven't used FeedDemo, then you should. It is bloody
brilliant...a dream to use and encompasses every feature a young man
could want." PodCastL
ab.com
FeedDemon 1.10 BETA 3 expired?
FeedDemon 1.10 BETA 3 expired?
04/09/2004 04:03 PMAn unfortunate bug in FeedDemon 1.10 beta 3 is causing registered
customers to receive an expiration message - my apologies for this
mistake. If you're seeing this message, please download 1.10 RC1:
http://www.bradsoft.com
/feeddemon/beta/
My Favorite FeedDemon Tips
My Favorite FeedDemon Tips
04/09/2005 01:12 PMI just added a new entry to the FeedDemon Tips Blog,
and I spent a few minutes re-reading all the great tips that have been
posted there. Here's a list of some of my favorites:
Blogger, Atom and FeedDemon
Blogger, Atom and FeedDemon
01/24/2004 01:41 PMNow that Blogger has
announced its support for Atom, FeedDemon users may be wondering
when it will be able to read these Atom feeds. So I'm happy to
announce that the upcoming FeedDemon 1.01 (a free upgrade from 1.0)
will include Atom support. A beta of 1.01 which includes Atom support
is expected in early February and will be made available to registered
FeedDemon users.
As an aside, it's curious that Blogger favors Atom over RSS given
that RSS is already widely supported. Google is obviously trying to
push adoption of Atom, and this move will certainly make Atom support
a necessity for upcoming feed readers.
FeedDemon 1.10 Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
FeedDemon 1.10 Release Candidate 1 (RC1)
03/06/2004 01:53 AMFeedDemon 1.10
RC1 is now available to registered customers. If you're using
beta 3 and have started seeing an expiration message, be sure to
download this update.
Note: RC1 will not work on your computer unless
you've purchased FeedDemon 1.0.
FeedDemon supports ecto
FeedDemon supports ecto
06/01/2004 10:23 AMBoth ecto
1.0 RC4 and Fee
dDemon 1.10 RC5a were released yesterday, which is good timing
since the developers of ecto and I have been working to enable ecto as
"Blog This" tool in FeedDemon (thanks, Alex!). This adds to the list
of desktop blog publishing tools which FeedDemon already
auto-detects:
If you'd prefer to
post directly to your blog from FeedDemon, instructions are available
for several blogging packages:
BTW, if you're not sure how to blog from FeedDemon,
all you need to do is right-click a news item in FeedDemon's
news item
list and select "Blog this News Item."
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