RSS feeds on your PDA, Egress just released a new version

**Frenchy** · 10-21-05, 09:36 PM

Quick Definition

Members that aren't familiar with the term RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication.

RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites, news-oriented community sites, and personal Weblogs. It's not just for news, pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items, can be syndicated via RSS like the "recent changes" page of a Wiki, or the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way.

Egress is a application which can display your favorite RSS feeds directly on your PocketPC.

Features

- Supports RSS (.09, .91, .92 and 2.0), RDF (1.0), and ATOM (0.3)
- Supports landscape orientation using PocketPC 2003SE
- Integrates with Today
- Support for Bloglines and NewsGator synchronized channels - NEW in 2.3
- Caches and displays inline images
- Add new channel wizard
- Can cache web pages for later display using PocketIE - NEW in 2.0
- Integrated HTML browser for cached web pages - NEW in 2.1
- Can download enclosures (Podcasting support)
- Automatic playlist generation for audio enclosures - NEW in 2.2

More...

Thanks to Noisy Crow for this link

Jukov · 10-21-05, 11:32 PM

gotta love the Illium NewsBreak also

10-21-05, 11:40 PM

So, does this work with WM5? I only see the vague reference to 2003SE.

Thanks

**Frenchy** · 10-21-05, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by axim_monk

So, does this work with WM5? I only see the vague reference to 2003SE.

Thanks

Thansk for your input Jukov

I do not have WM5 so I cannot answer your question. If you backup your device and install the software for testing purpose with a hard reset and restore you will be OK to test this and report your findings to this site.

SubaruWRX · 10-22-05, 01:23 AM

I had no clue thats what RSS stands for.

HelloKitty · 10-22-05, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by SubaruWRX

I had no clue thats what RSS stands for.

RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication.

SubaruWRX · 10-22-05, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by HelloKitty

RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication.

I know I saw on the news page
:)

10-22-05, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by HelloKitty

RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication.

Actually:

Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)
RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)

adamjone · 10-22-05, 01:28 PM

If you have a dependable internet connection, bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com) has a nice mobile interface. You need to be online to view, so I can definitely see the advantage of using this app to have offline site feeds.

10-22-05, 03:03 PM

Yeah I'd rather use one of the free RSS programs from freewareppc.com...

four86 · 10-22-05, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by pittuck

Actually:

Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.91)
RDF Site Summary (RSS 0.9 and 1.0)
Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)

^?

ACTUALLY:

RSS is the acronym for really simple syndication according to the W3C standard. I don't know where you got the first two from.

But yes, Egress and Bloglines subscription is a MUST-have for all Axim users... Keep up the great work!

10-23-05, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by YodaEXE

Yeah I'd rather use one of the free RSS programs from freewareppc.com...

I used to think that, but after trying various free RSS readers I found Egress to be the best, well worth the registration fee.

10-23-05, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Jukov

gotta love the Illium NewsBreak also

I own NewsBreak and Egress. I like them both. I mainly use NewsBreak, as I prefer it's method of showing channels and how many unread items there are on the opening screen.

But, Egress is a great reader, too, and it has a decent today screen plug-in. I only wish it had a plug-in like PocketRSS, which shows much more of the feed item than Egress does.

I also own PocketRSS, but have had some problems with corrupt data files and needing to reinstall/uninstall, so I don't rely on it as my primary RSS reader.

10-23-05, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by four86

^?

ACTUALLY:

RSS is the acronym for really simple syndication according to the W3C standard. I don't know where you got the first two from.

But yes, Egress and Bloglines subscription is a MUST-have for all Axim users... Keep up the great work!

Wiwipedia / a c# and .net conference i recently went to. ;)

HelloKitty · 10-23-05, 04:49 PM

egress 2.4 is english only!
but 2.3 is multilingual =__="