Monthly Archives: June 2008

C# Version of Wizz RSS

June 24, 2008
By Mike
C# Version of Wizz RSS

So I was bored! Over the last month or two I’ve been messing with a C# version of Wizz RSS News Reader. Yeah, yeah, label me a Firefox traitor. Maybe if more people developed open source stuff for Microsoft environments, it might open the eyes of the sightless Actually, while I’ve been messing with...

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Wizz RSS (And Lite) 3.0.0.1 preview avalable for testing

June 21, 2008
By Mike

I have fixed quite a few bugs that were reported in 3.0.0.0 for both Wizz RSS and Wizz RSS Lite. Preview of Wizz RSS 3.0.0.1 is available here – Wizz RSS 3.0.0.1 Preview of Wizz RSS Lite 3.0.0.1 is available here – Wizz RSS Lite 3.0.0.1

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Lost bookmarks

June 20, 2008
By Mike

This is very important, so please take careful note: If you have been using Wizz RSS News Reader with Firefox 2 and plan to migrate to Firefox 3, please ensure that you do an OPML export of your feeds BEFORE upgrading. Because of changes in the way Firefox 3 stores its bookmarks, you might...

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Introduction video

June 18, 2008
By Mike

Here is a very basic introduction to Wizz RSS News Reader made by techbites. The video is about a year old, but I think it’s still quite informative for first time users. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1gPHAcKKIs

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Sage vs Wizz: A comparison.

June 8, 2008
By Mike

Over the years, there have been many times that I’ve been asked to compare Sage and Wizz. I’ve never really used Sage, so I’ve never been in the position to make a fair comparison. Of course there is also the question of my subjectivity. Since getting involved with the Sage-Too project, I now feel...

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Wizz RSS ready for Firefox 3

June 8, 2008
By Mike

I have just uploaded Wizz RSS 3.0.0.0 to AMO. 3.0.0.0 is the release version for Firefox 3 and can be obtained here – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/424 I have also uploaded Wizz RSS Lite 3.0.0.0 to AMO. Unfortunately Wizz RSS Lite doesn’t enjoy trusted status, in the same way that Wizz RSS does, so Wizz RSS Lite...

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Wizz RSS server is down.

June 1, 2008
By Mike

I just been in touch with The Planet to find out why wizzrss.com (And all the other domains that I run on 66.98.210.43) is down. I received the following explanation from the support staff: - This evening at 4:55 pm CDT in our H1 data center, electrical gear shorted, creating an explosion and fire...

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