I have covered this before but that was for an old version of Firefox and this time I am going to include a RSS reader, "Snarfer" for those who do not use Firefox or just simply want an independent client.

But first let’s get things done out of the way in Firefox…

Firefox

The way of getting RSS feeds in Firefox it is pretty straight forward. Firefox already comes with a great  RSS manager known as Bookmarks Manager.  The sign above on the left is the universal sign that on that website RSS (Really Simple Syndication) are available so you know that you can get the latest news from that site by not actually having to check it every 10 minutes!

1. So to get the feeds in your Firefox load up it up and go to (obviously) http://nokitel.co.uk then on the right hand side you will see a big orange sign. Click it!

2. Next a window will pop-up asking you to add the RSS feeds of nokitel.co.uk to your bookmarks folder or toolbar. Select Bookmarks from the drop-down menu and press OK. You can always use the Bookmarks Manager later on to move or change the feeds.

3. Finally if you’ve followed everything correctly press CTRL+B on the keyboard and on the left hand side a panel will open which will look like this:

Snarfer

Snarfer, as its website puts it "Snarfer is simply the best way to read, search and manage RSS feeds. And it’s FREE!"

1. Go and download Snarfer from its website: http://www.snarfware.com/

2. Once it is downloaded and installed and you’ve selected one or two feeds that caught your interest and it is running click on the plus icon in the top right corner.

3. A drop down menu will open asking what you wanted to be subscribed to. Select Feed.

4. A window will then open up asking for the Feed address which it is going to be http://feeds.feedburner.com/nokitel and then follow the windows until you Finish. Done!

Feel free to post comments including other RSS readers that you use or tips/ideas etc.

So I have finally jumped on the Ubuntu bandwagon and what can I say, I am happy!

I have had *nix experience in the past so this isn’t a new thing for me, I have used FreeBSD, SuSE, Fedora and a couple of other nix based operating systems, but I can say that I am very pleased and impressed by the latest release of Ubuntu. It is more stable, much more refined and looks good in small details too and a lot of things work!

As I am a perfectionist and nitpick at everything and I like to tweak and optimize whatever piece of software and hardware I have I have some high standards, but this is what has impressed me in Ubuntu this time compared to the last release I tried which was 6.something:

In conclusion is a very good stable release which I am pleased with. To be honest, as long as you don’t play games and all you do is just browse the net, chat with friends etc then give it a try.

For me now it remains to install Wine (as I never installed it before) as the latest version is said to be pretty good as many bugs have been fixed and see how some of the software I used on Windows works on here. Though you don’t really need to install the software which you had on Windows to burn CDs/DVDs or listen to music as there are better alternatives available on Ubuntu.

Finally I couldn’t have achieved and further tweaked Ubuntu if it wasn’t for Google, you just type in what you want to do and it finds it for you! Below are some sites that have helped me out perfect my installation of Ubuntu, hope they help you too!

Comprehensive Ubuntu Guide
Download and Install Skype Guide
Firefox Backspace to Previous Page Fix

How To Install Flash

Comparison of Media Players
How To Burn A CD/DVD in Ubuntu

How To Extract Multi-Part RAR Archives (those .r00 etc)

Alternative Windows Software For Ubuntu
Configure GMail with Evolution Mail
How To Get MP3 And Other Codec Support
The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”

How To Join Two Video Files Together
1. Download the tools:

2. Make sure you are in the folder where both parts are and run:

If I find any more useful sites I will be sure to add the links here as it will be a good reference in the future if I ever need to get back at them

Watch and learn!

Some new releases today and some useful finds around the web as well.

Opera 9

Opera 9 has been released. This new version is packed with new features and lots of improvements. It is still the fastest browser out there, faster than Firefox and IE and also has lower memory usage and comes in a smaller installer than the Firefox one with more features!

Firefox Cheat Sheet

This is a list of some of the basic functions that are in Firefox and how can someone access them. Check the image below by clicking on it.

Windows Live Messenger

This also has been released with new features as well. But wait until the Mess Patch has been released to remove the advertisement and other shit features and make MSN Messenger better. Also add Messenger Plus! Live to the download list to unlock hidden features of MSN Messenger and make it even more better.