Wizz RSS 3.0.0.3 has been released through AMO (addons.mozilla.org). 3.0.0.3 Will be the last release for Firefox 3.0 and future development will focus on Firefox 3.1. Please keep and eye on this blog as I plan to release a beta for Firefox 3.1 within the next few days. Here is a list of changes/fixes/additions...
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Wizz RSS included in “Fashion Your Firefox”
A few weeks ago I received an email from David Rolnitzky at Mozilla. The email reads as follows: - Dear Firefox add-on author, Congratulations! You’ve been chosen from a select group of Firefox add-ons to be included in a new application (code named “Collections”) that will offer Firefox users the opportunity to bundle your...
2.5 Million downloads!
According to the stats on AMO (Which I know aren’t accurate. If anything there are understated), Wizz RSS News Reader has been downloaded 2.5 million times. 2.5 Million downloads doesn’t mean that 2.5 million different people have downloaded Wizz RSS, because the number also includes those who have downloaded upgrades. Never the less, I...
Russian tutorial on YouTube
Of course I can’t understand a single word that the guy is saying, so I’ve no idea how good the info is. The tutorial is also pretty old; I see they are using 2.1.9 in the video, but hey, it might be useful to our Russian speaking friends Be warned: The video doesn’t cover...
Wizz RSS feed handling interface resurrected
I’ve put an updated version of 3.0.0.2 online. In the updated version I have resurrected the feed handling interface, which a few people have asked about. 3.0.0.2 now has an option to set Wizz RSS as the default feed handler (In versions of Wizz RSS for Firefox 2 this had to be done manually...
Wizz RSS 3.0.0.2 preview – Please test
Here are the release notes for the preview version of 3.0.0.2: - Fixed bug importing OPML where the feed home URL was not read. Reported by crehberg. Fixed bug importing OPML where the feed status was not read. Reported by crehberg. Implemented code changes so that feed status and feed home URL will be...
Wizz RSS for Firefox: No longer signed.
For the last year I have been digitally signing the Wizz RSS for Firefox code. The digital signature is a safeguard for those installing the software, because it guarantees the software’s source. On 23 July 2008 my current VeriSign code signing certificate expires. I’m not 100% sure what it costs to renew a VeriSign...
Wizz RSS 3.0.0.1 released
Wizz RSS 3.0.0.1 has been released through AMO and is available here – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/424 Here is a list of bug fixes and changes in 3.0.0.1: – Drag and drop for moving feeds and folders around the Category/Feed tree has been fixed. Keyboard navigation in the item list has been fixed. Render All Images was...
Wizz RSS (And Lite) 3.0.0.1 preview avalable for testing
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
Lost bookmarks
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...