ATOM feed
and the answer is...
bloglines IS good! there are other blog-readers too, but I haven't investigated any, so this is not 'compared' to - just a comment on the concept and how it works.
For those still to check it out - the basics:
every time I do a new post, anybody using bloglines gets a notification, without having to come to my blog to see if I've posted. This is good for me too, because I don't post every day.
on the other hand, I can check 'myfeeds' in bloglines, and get a notification when somebody on my list does a new post.
Subscribing to bloglines is easy - finding the instructions on how to do it was not, but I think that's because I complicated things unnecessarily - I need to know how things work and am not good at following simple instructions.
I can see how, as personal blogrolls get bigger, using a reader like this would definitely save time. And help to avoid missing when somebody posts. You cannot add comments, as MissKris points out in a previous post comment; but one-click takes you to the page and the post. So that's not a problem, really...
If you want to use bloglines, and list your own blog for others to see when you post, you need to have the SITE FEED settings turned on and correct with your blog-provider. But that's just a case of clicking to say yes and adding your URL.
I am finding that most of the blogs I read have the site feed setup, so I am adding as I visit using another one-click button which bloglines has added to the Explorer bar, so I can click as I go and add.. very easy..
I have also discovered another way to accomplish a similar result, simply adding sites that have feeds to the favourites box. But I suspect this is only available in IE 7, and probably Firefox. More on that later.
That banana is something, isn't it...it's in Coff's Harbour which is a surprisingly lovely seaside town on the coast a few hours north of Sydney.
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Hi Della
Thanks for the tips on bloglines...I know now why mine isn't working...haven't enable the feed thingy.
How about the big cow, the big prawn...in a town in NZ, they have the big kiwifruit! It's somewhere on the east coast...Te Puke? Dunno, can't remember.
Have a lovely weekend.
Hugs
Great post Della. I'm a fan of Bloglines too and think that it gets far too much abuse from bloggers. I use both Bloglines and Google Reader and both have their pros and cons.
Great to see someone raising their flag..
My current computer is slowly dying. While on the next is freezes up at least once each day. I've ordered a new one. Perhaps when I get it set up I'll check out bloglines. Nice banana.
it's all greek to me! lol lol
i only "do" simple..save in favorites/ click on link lol..
thought of you when David Wenhem was on stage with his cute Aussie accent! lol
Hi Della..
Might check blogline out,great pics
I have a niece who lives in Coffs
have a great w/end xx
I dare not even try to get bloglines today...as everything I've touched has gone wrong! Just one of those days and my computer is on a 'go-slow' as well, which doesn't help!
Della, I have you on my bloglines. I use it all the time, although I don't get around to visit everyone very often. It takes a lot of time! You must find it hard too, with working and family.
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