The holiday season starts early at my house… it’s my birthday as well as my son Asher (3) and daughter Ava (1) all w/in a few weeks of each. Emma’s b-day is not until March – she’ll be 6. My friend Danny was also born this time of the year – Danny where is your birthday bash on Sunday btw? It’s a good time of the year to be born.
I am taking a few days off and my folks and bother are rolling into town form Texas. It’s going to be a good time. I haven’t seen my bro in a few months; it will be nice to catch up. He is 18, off the charts smart as well as off the charts eccentric. He is having a rough go right now trying to find his way. I worry about my little brother, but I know he will get through this. He has a huge heart that dwarfs his 6’2†200 pound linebacker frame. He is a good kid and will figure it all out!
October 18th, 2006
Internet Explorer 7 is set to release soon (Yahoo in fact has already made an announcement). The two hottest features: tabbed browsing and RSS!!! This is a brilliant thing for RSS and widespread consumer adoption.
The release of IE7 is monumental for the RSS space; Mike Arrington doesn’t think so (see his quote below), but I do!
“Many people have said that RSS in IE7 will mean an explosion of RSS reading amongst non-technical users. I am not so sure that’s the case at all, but more on that later.â€
There are several groups I am involved in outside of work that are technology related. One of those groups is the Boulder .NET User Group. I recently asked the group (ALL DEVELOPERS MIND YOU) who knew what RSS was…. The answer was less than 10%. Wow! That just blew me away and this theme carries across all my groups. Ask non-technical folks what RSS is and they will likely have no clue.
So, as more and more folks discover the power of RSS thru IE 7, they will search out the best of bread aggregators for all their appliances… this will also be good for NewsGator. And of course, these folks will want RSS on their devices - and NewsGator Go! will fit the bill!
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Right on IE7. Give it a go – I have been using the beta for months and just love it!
UPDATE: Dean Hachamovitch announced the release of IE 7 today. Way to go IE 7 team!
October 18th, 2006