Comments on: Why RSS is an Even Bigger Deal http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/ Health Information | Geekery Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:42:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » Impending IE7 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » Impending IE7 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:33:34 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-1563 [...] I’ve posted twice previously about how I think the new version of Internet Explorer (IE7) and Vista will help to popularize the use of feeds. [...] [...] I’ve posted twice previously about how I think the new version of Internet Explorer (IE7) and Vista will help to popularize the use of feeds. [...]

]]> By: davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » IE7/Windows Live/Vista Integration http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-390 davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » IE7/Windows Live/Vista Integration Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:04:23 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-390 [...] Responding to my post the other day about the RSS/feed handling built into Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), Lisa Schwartz left a good comment, wondering if there would be a way to save feeds in IE7 and still be able to view them from another computer, or if she’d be stuck only having them saved locally- on that computer and that installation of IE7. [...] [...] Responding to my post the other day about the RSS/feed handling built into Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), Lisa Schwartz left a good comment, wondering if there would be a way to save feeds in IE7 and still be able to view them from another computer, or if she’d be stuck only having them saved locally- on that computer and that installation of IE7. [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Rachel Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:13:48 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-351 I don't think anything would make me switch back to Explorer. ;) I don’t think anything would make me switch back to Explorer. ;)

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-347 David Rothman Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:11:00 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-347 Hi Linda! I belive you're correct that IE7 favorited feeds are only saved to a single user's preferences on a single installation of IE7. I routinely review the feeds I subscribe to from a number of different computers, which is why I use a web-based aggregator. To move your favorited feeds in IE7 to a web-based aggregator, you export them from IE7 and import them into the web-based aggregator. http://www.ie-vista.com/rss.html has this to say on the topic: "Did you know Internet Explorer can import feeds and export Web (RSS) feeds? Enable the Menu Bar (previously called the Classic Menu), go to File, then click on Import and Export, then select Import Feed or Export Feed. To import, all you need to know is where the XML file for your existing feeds is saved." That's the practical advice: here's the prognosticating: With all of the "Windows Live" services Microsoft has been building, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they offered a service that tied into IE7 and saved all your favorites (both feeds and pages) online for you to retreive from any computer that can run IE7. Right now, it looks like Windows Live (info here: http://get.live.com/?mkt=en-us ...hover over "Live.com" button on left side for details) is set up to serve as (in additional to other things) a web-based aggregator. I find it hard to believe that Microsoft wouldn't integrate IE7 with Windows Live in the way you would like. Thanks for the comment- I always enjoying hearing from you! -David Hi Linda!

I belive you’re correct that IE7 favorited feeds are only saved to a single user’s preferences on a single installation of IE7.

I routinely review the feeds I subscribe to from a number of different computers, which is why I use a web-based aggregator.

To move your favorited feeds in IE7 to a web-based aggregator, you export them from IE7 and import them into the web-based aggregator.

http://www.ie-vista.com/rss.html has this to say on the topic:

“Did you know Internet Explorer can import feeds and export Web (RSS) feeds? Enable the Menu Bar (previously called the Classic Menu), go to File, then click on Import and Export, then select Import Feed or Export Feed. To import, all you need to know is where the XML file for your existing feeds is saved.”

That’s the practical advice: here’s the prognosticating:

With all of the “Windows Live” services Microsoft has been building, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they offered a service that tied into IE7 and saved all your favorites (both feeds and pages) online for you to retreive from any computer that can run IE7.

Right now, it looks like Windows Live (info here: http://get.live.com/?mkt=en-us …hover over “Live.com” button on left side for details) is set up to serve as (in additional to other things) a web-based aggregator. I find it hard to believe that Microsoft wouldn’t integrate IE7 with Windows Live in the way you would like.

Thanks for the comment- I always enjoying hearing from you!

-David

]]> By: Linda Schwartz http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Linda Schwartz Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:38:21 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-346 Hi David, Looked over the info on IE7 and am not seeing anything that circumvents the local nature of the feed subscriptions. By that I mean that I rotate through two different sites (sometimes three) in a week and it appears that any feed I store in the "Favorites Center" will be local to whatever computer I happen to be on at the time. Right now, I get around the current Favorites problem by setting up an external wiki page to store my links (del.i.cious has, until recently, been blocked for us). This issue of the local nature of the feeds would be a problem for many of our specialists as well. Do you see any bright lights in the distance to overcome this problem? IE is and will be the browser in our network. Hi David,

Looked over the info on IE7 and am not seeing anything that circumvents the local nature of the feed subscriptions. By that I mean that I rotate through two different sites (sometimes three) in a week and it appears that any feed I store in the “Favorites Center” will be local to whatever computer I happen to be on at the time. Right now, I get around the current Favorites problem by setting up an external wiki page to store my links (del.i.cious has, until recently, been blocked for us). This issue of the local nature of the feeds would be a problem for many of our specialists as well. Do you see any bright lights in the distance to overcome this problem? IE is and will be the browser in our network.

]]> By: David Schad http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-340 David Schad Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:35:24 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/08/16/why-rss-is-an-even-bigger-deal/#comment-340 Hello Mr Rothman: I wish IE7 could propagate thru our network at my hospital, but our IS dept. never adopts anything until much, much later in the cycle. I don't think we're alone in this. Not that I blame them for being wary of IE though. Bottom line though is, from what I hear, it'll be a better thing. I already asked if I could work with a single beta copy and got nixed. So behind the curve I stay, and so do my patrons :-( Hello Mr Rothman:
I wish IE7 could propagate thru our network at my hospital, but our IS dept. never adopts anything until much, much later in the cycle. I don’t think we’re alone in this. Not that I blame them for being wary of IE though.

Bottom line though is, from what I hear, it’ll be a better thing. I already asked if I could work with a single beta copy and got nixed. So behind the curve I stay, and so do my patrons :-(

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