04-15-2005, 05:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Have You Tried Pocket RSS Reader?
"Some of Pocket RSS Reader's features include: incredibly small, support for multiple site reading, and marking of unread items. Pocket RSS Reader was written from scratch in C++ using eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0."
Pocket RSS Reader 1.0 is free and supports all versions of Windows Mobile 2003. For those who give it a spin, be sure to let us know what you think.
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04-15-2005, 08:24 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 43
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I really want an RSS Reader for the PocketPC that reads your feeds aloud (using TTS). That would be perfect for my in-car setup.
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In pocket:* Sprint PPC-6700In car:** iPaq hx4700
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04-15-2005, 09:14 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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I've downloaded it but not installed it yet. I bought pocket rss awhile back and currently don't have it installed either. I'm not convinced of the usefullness of rss on a pocket pc phone. Why sync feed data down when i can just go to the actual site?
Is rss really usefull on an always connected device?
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04-15-2005, 09:38 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 276
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I use the RSS feeds through Skweezer because it resizes the RSS feed and also the main website follow-up article to fit the PPC or phone screen without side to side scrolling. It also doesn't burden the little machines with the graphics that take forever to download. There is a free version of Skweezer (with a small ad at the top of the page) or $15/year gets you ad-free. It's available at http://www.greenlightwireless.net/
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04-16-2005, 01:42 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 39
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Originally Posted by Jason Lee
I've downloaded it but not installed it yet. I bought pocket rss awhile back and currently don't have it installed either. I'm not convinced of the usefullness of rss on a pocket pc phone. Why sync feed data down when i can just go to the actual site?
Is rss really usefull on an always connected device?
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RSS feeds are very "light-weight", so downloading is fast and filesizes are small so that saves cost too :wink:
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04-16-2005, 06:02 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2
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Pocket RSS Reader User...
Yes, I have tried and purchased the great Pocket RSS Reader. RSS has exploded, and so it goes, has now come to PDA ! In some of the comments already here, I see missing some possible helpful information about Pocket RSS Reader.
When I first saw PDA versions of RSS Reader software I found out that they required the .Net Framework Pocket Version installed on the PDA. This is available for Mobile 2003. However, my first PDA is the Ipaq 3700 Series which was not upgradeable to the Mobile 2003 OS, and therefore could not install the Compact .Net Framework Pocket Version program. (Note that generally all HomePC must have .NetFramework installed for RSS).
In contacting the Pocket RSS Reader people, they did promptly write back and inform me that the Compact .NetFramework was not neccessary to run it. This was great because it opens PDA RSS availability to all Windows CE Pocket PC 2002 OS (Operating Systems) - which otherwise is not possible. The software itself has been flawless since purchase and operation for about a half year now.
Also, as far as the practicality - the RSS feeds can be updated when engaged in Active Sync over the Home PC or with a wireless connection when mobile. Someone mentioned what's the difference of going to the website instead of RSS ?..... Well that's what RSS is all about. You can sift a hundred and more bylines from a hundred and more websites in seconds. If there is a particular item you wish to view, you simply click and go to that place at the website. Otherwise it could take an hour or more to cover the same ground by going to each website individually. The Pocket RSS can cover data perhaps at 2M and below while going to wireless websites individually could top 10M quite quickly and thus cost more and more and more generally in many Wireless ISP Subscriptions.
Another byline of RSS is that you can skip many Newsletter Subscription Emails by using RSS feeds. RSS and Pocket RSS are a complete nuance and innovation on the Internet and Wireless Internet - and perhaps the hottest thing since Instant Messenger or email itself.
You can check out a list of PDA RSS Feeds at my Homepage http://www.pdamobilecafe.com/ right on the front page at the bottom, and please mail any favorites you have to me to add to the list at: [email protected] . Thanks in advance.
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04-16-2005, 06:17 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 141
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I personally just use Bloglines for syncing all my feeds since I am constantly using a different computer, device, etc. They even have a specially formated mobile version at www.bloglines.com/mobile .
I wanted a way to download images, feeds, comics, and podcasts for quick reading of my feeds on my PPC phone - great for times when you are in a building or situation with no connectivity and when found that the latest version of Egress supports Bloglines I rushed to install it and haven't turned back.
You can read more how I use it here.
Check it out, it may be how you read and use RSS as well...
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04-16-2005, 06:36 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,221
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Re: Pocket RSS Reader User...
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Originally Posted by pdamobilecafe
When I first saw PDA versions of RSS Reader software I found out that they required the .Net Framework Pocket Version installed on the PDA. This is available for Mobile 2003. However, my first PDA is the Ipaq 3700 Series which was not upgradeable to the Mobile 2003 OS, and therefore could not install the Compact .Net Framework Pocket Version program.
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Fortunately, you don't have to have a Windows Mobile device. I have PPC 2002 and can run the .net compact framework just fine.
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Supported Device Operating Systems: Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows CE .NET 4.1 and higher.
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You can find more info and download it here. This is for Service Pack 1. I'm not sure what the difference is for PPC 2002 folks, but here is SP2 and SP3.
Paul
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04-16-2005, 06:45 AM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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Originally Posted by vicott
RSS feeds are very "light-weight", so downloading is fast and filesizes are small so that saves cost too :wink:
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ahh.. cost. i had not really thought of that since i have an unlimited data package. rss would save a ton on data costs.
i really don't read that many sites so that also may be why i miss something in rss. however, when i had pocket rss installed it read about 6 times as many sites as i normally do because it was so fast and so easy.
maybe i'll give rss another try.
i guess another thing may have been i really didn't understand the exact purpose of rss. i was just irritated at feeds that only had a subject and maybe a short snipit. i still had to go to the full site to actually read anything, why should i sync anything down in the first place!?
the more i see the more i think that is how it is supposed to work. you download the headlines and only go out and read what you want. but then you still have to be connected... maybe i just found some stinky feeds. LOL
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04-16-2005, 03:09 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 2
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Re: Pocket RSS Reader User...
That's incredible and you are correct for the PPC OS's. I believe I had read it is only available for Mobile 2003 OS while shopping for a PDA RSS Reader Software. Backtracking to the website, and if possible I will send a correction to their website. As you listed and at the Microsoft website - availibility goes all the way back to PPC 2000. Thanks for the correct information.
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Fortunately, you don't have to have a Windows Mobile device. I have PPC 2002 and can run the .net compact framework just fine.
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Supported Device Operating Systems: Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile Software for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows CE .NET 4.1 and higher.
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You can find more info and download it here. This is for Service Pack 1. I'm not sure what the difference is for PPC 2002 folks, but here is SP2 and SP3.
Paul[/quote]
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