March 25, 2004
@ 04:30 PM
Comments [19]
RSS Bandit 1.2.0.106 (beta) available

Torsten and I are getting ready to ship the next version of RSS Bandit and have made a beta version available.

The beta version adds a couple of features over the last version of RSS Bandit such as support for the Atom 0.3 syndication format, the ability to import OPML lists into a specific category, translations to German & simplified Chinese, ability to display logos of feeds that provide them and auto-completion when typing URLs in the address bar.

The beta version also fixes a number of bugs such as the fact that the notification bubble pops up too frequently, right-clicking URLs in the address bar makes them disappear, inability to launch the application on Win98/WinME, sometimes closing a browser tab causes dozens of IE windows to be spawned, clicking mailto: or news: links opens a new browser tab and most importantly the fact that in certain cases feeds are not updated.

Any comments about the beta version should be brought up on the mailing list or discussion board. Bugs should be filed in the bug database on SourceForge and feature requests go to the feature request database on SourceForge.

Our current plan is for the beta to last 2 to 3 weeks after which we'll create an installer for the next release.

PS: Given that RSS Bandit now supports other formats besides RSS and will support more technologies in future (e.g. NNTP) it seems to make sense for us to rename the application. Torsten and I are interested in any suggestions for a new name for the project.


 

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Thursday, 25 March 2004 17:24:20 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
How about sticking with the current theme and call it "Feed Bandit"?

Or we could go artistic and make up a word, "Informa".

Other ideas:
Feed Reader
Xml Scavenger
Agent News
...
I'm reaching here...
nospamplease75@yahoo.com (Haacked)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 17:28:58 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Name suggestions:

AnyFeed Bandit
AnyFeeder
ManyFeed Bandit
ManyFeeder
FeedToaster
Whatever Bandit
rafaelteixeirabr@hotmail.com (Rafael Teixeira)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 17:29:12 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
- FeedableMoose
- FeedBar (like “foobar”--sorry!)

Okay, so I am smoking crack.
Nils Jonsson
Thursday, 25 March 2004 18:06:13 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Awesome. This is the single most important application I use outside of my development tools (I might even be able to argue it is more important than those, if pressed).

A few name suggestions:

* InfoSource Bandit (trumps InfoPath)
* InfoLog Bandit
* InfoSource Aggregator
* InfoLog Aggregator (as opposed to InfoLog Server (.Text or dasBlog))

mearls@hotmail.com (Michael Earls)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:06:07 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
NewsBandit?
FeedMeSeymour? hehe
FeedTrough? (I actually like that one)

Tom M
Thursday, 25 March 2004 19:49:29 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
InfoBandit :-) (Michael beat me to the Info idea, though :-()
InfoGator (possible legal problems with NewsGator, though)
I also like the FeedThrough idea
Franci Penov
Thursday, 25 March 2004 20:11:54 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Not Feed "Through", Feed "Trough" like what pigs eat out of? Put a crapload of food in the trough and the pigs eat it... Thought it made a lot of sense since we're supporting so many varieties of "feed" in the product...
Tom M
Thursday, 25 March 2004 20:34:16 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
How about "Bandido", "Metro-Blog-ual", or just plain "Bandit!" :-) Regardless, RSS Bandit is a great product - thanks for your work...
mjemio@disa.org (Marcel)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 20:43:26 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Bandit should appear in the name, for sure. I like Info Bandit, or News Bandit.
Daniel Cazzulino
Thursday, 25 March 2004 21:57:45 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I like "Info Bandit"...

Other ideas "The Lone Bandit"
"Lowdown dirty Bandit"
nospamplease75@yahoo.com (Haacked)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 22:13:51 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Info Bandit sounds cool.
Vazz
Thursday, 25 March 2004 22:30:36 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
A few suggestions:

* El Bandito
(sticking with the original Bandit theme)

* .R
("dot R", a play on DOTR = the first letters of your names)

* Dato
(the first two letters of your first names)

Anagrams of your first names:
* Not Arrested
* Notes Trader
* Rotten Reads
* Retard Notes
* Nerts To Read
* Tensor Rated
* Nerd Rosetta
Michael Brundage
Thursday, 25 March 2004 23:27:34 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
"Datos Bandido" or "Feed Bandit" both sound like cool names to me...

While you're changing the name, add SOCKS support too.
shughes aht pobox daut com (Scott Hughes)
Thursday, 25 March 2004 23:43:51 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
"Bandit"
"The Bandit"
Roy Osherove
Friday, 26 March 2004 01:27:04 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I think the new name should be a double entendre, like the current one.

I just can't think of anything witty enough just now.
Jonno
Friday, 26 March 2004 08:09:48 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
".Bandit"
"dotBandit"
"nextBandit"
"Feed Sharp"

*sigh*
senkwe
Friday, 26 March 2004 11:24:30 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Interesting suggestions! Please vote for your favorite here: http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/3/26/61259/1184
torsten.rendelmann@gmx.net (TorstenR)
Saturday, 27 March 2004 01:19:15 (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I like "Informa" so far, it is removed from the usual stuff.
How about "AggXML",
or "Feed Stream",
or "StreamBandit"
or "Aggregate Reader"
or "feedFilter"
fndtn357
Tuesday, 30 March 2004 03:58:23 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
How about:

Whisker - The word 'whisk' describe what RSS Bandit does and cat's whiskers could be the logo.

Desperado - Its a tool for people trying desperately to get a better handle on information consumption.

.News - Google-unfriendly but simple and to the point.
Don Park
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