Aug 03 2007
Rowan Simpson just linked to this article which removes the extra step when adding feeds to Google Reader from within Firefox. Usually you’re presented with a choice to subscribe to the feed with either Google Homepage or Google Reader. If you only ever use Google Reader, this step is unnecessary and can be removed by […]
Aug 02 2007
The guys at Eventfinder just added RSS feeds for favourite events and events I’m attending. So I’ve created a widget in the sidebar (look to the right*) that lists the events that I’m attending and each one links back to the Eventfinder site. *obviously if you’re reading this in a feed reader, you’ll need to […]
Aug 02 2007
Auckland based site, Eventfinder, have been rolling out heaps of new features recently with a focus on the social networking aspects of finding and attending events. Each registered user gets a profile page and can add friends to their network to keep up to date with what events their friends are attending. This is a […]
May 16 2007
MiramarMike started work on getting Trademe’s member listings as an RSS feed in Yahoo! Pipes after Rowan’s post about Trademe and APIs. He laid down the challenge to improve on the solution, so I managed to get some more information into the description field of the feed. Here’s the RSS feed for Movieshack’s current listings. […]
May 16 2007
Rowan Simpson from Trademe continues the discussion about why Trademe doesn’t have an API. As I mentioned in his original post, I personally don’t have a need for an API but what I would love to see is RSS feeds throughout the site. Trademe already uses an RSS feed for the latest Trademe site announcements. […]
May 11 2007
Big news this week was that Microsoft have had to drop postpone some key features from their new virtualisation software currently in development. Mike Neill, GM of virtualisation strategy went on the defensive with a lengthy blog post detailing all of the cool things about Microsoft’s new virtualisation platform, codenamed Viridian. But if you kept […]
Jun 24 2006
I've been studying for my next exam (Microsoft's 70-296) so I haven't spent much time reading through FeedDemon recently, so I decided to catch up this morning. I subscribe to 122 different feeds which you can look through here: OPML. There is a lot of good content out there, as well as a lot of […]
Jun 01 2006
My latest blogging venture is to create a site listing all of the blogs that are based in New Zealand. I’ve created the NZ Blogs site on Blogtown NZ which is the free, blogging service that I’ve set up to make it easy for New Zealanders to start their own, local blog. I can’t track […]
Feb 22 2006
Just read about another new Technorati feature on Robert Scoble’s blog. It’s called Technorati Favourites and it allows you to upload your blogroll into the site and keep tabs on your feeds from there. I’ve added mine already and you can find them here: http://technorati.com/faves/amanzi To add my site to your favourites, just click on […]