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The best RSS reader for WM6?

I've been looking for an RSS aggregator for my new Dash, and I was wondering if anyone has anything they are already using and can recommend. I've gone through what's on handango, and I can't say that I've been impressed much with what they have to offer. Any comments on strength's/weaknesses would be very much appreciated!
thanks much.

Try this one...
http://www.dopplerradio.net/dopplermobile-beta

I ended up going with Ilium Software's Newsbreak. Sure, it costs money, but it's hardly disappoints when it comes to features. The ability to import OPML files is really nice. I've been using it for the last day, and I'm really impressed with it so far.

falter said:
I ended up going with Ilium Software's Newsbreak. Sure, it costs money, but it's hardly disappoints when it comes to features. The ability to import OPML files is really nice. I've been using it for the last day, and I'm really impressed with it so far.
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I am using it as well and I like it, good luck.

Hi all,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help me with this...
Can anybody recommend a decent, free RSS reader for WM6? I have an HTC 620, previously with WM5 and used Avantgo, which worked admirably. I have now upgraded to WM6 and can't seem to find a decent RSS Reader which aggregates full articles / text, as Avantgo does not supprt WM6.
I have tried various including NewsMix, SplashNews and Viigo, but they all either seem to download just the first few lines of each article with a 'read more' section that then connects to the internet (setting sof 'NO limit' on article size doesn't make any difference), or connect to the internet automatically when I would like to manually connect, using my home Wi-Fi, to update the feeds and then disconnect the Wi-Fi and know that all of the full articles are stored on my device, so I don't have to use my data connection again.
Ideally, I would like to use the RSS section of Yahoo Go 2.0 which is installed on my S620, but this seems to update the news feeds automatically, when I would like to do this manually.
If anyone can help, it really will be much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Munkee

I have been using Newsbreak for a while now and think this is the best rss reader. With Newsbreak not the entire article is downloaded and you have to connect ot get the entire document however at least you get most of it and if the story is worthwhile then connecting for a few seconds is worth it.
Try it and download a trial version from Handago.com

i agree, newsbreak is the best. you can even set up filters so you get only the articles you want.

I have bought SPBInsigt and I am satisfied with functionalities in this application.

trizzo said:
I have bought SPBInsigt and I am satisfied with functionalities in this application.
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Thanks for all the replies guys.
Newsbreak sounds like a good one, but I really need something that has full RSS articles and not just the first section, as I tend to use RSS Feeds which I have manually added and so like to read full articles.
SPB Insight sounds like it's the sort of thing I am after, but it's a commercial product. Not that I am tight or anything, but i would have thought that what I am after would be freely available somewhere. Oh well, guess i wil give the trial a go.
If anyone else has any more good recommendations, they will be very much approeciated.
Thanks,
Munkee

I use Viigo and I'm very satisfied with it. It's free too.

I use BeyondPod (http://www.beyondpod.mobi/). It's a free, open source feed reader and podcatcher. It requires Microsoft .NET CF 2.

I like the one which comes on the Samsung Blackjack. You can probably find in here somewhere.

the best RSS reader mini Opera!

The >absolute< best is Newsgator Go! It syncs with your other Newsgator services, like the free web-based newsreader or their desktop client. At $29.95, I feel it's a bit overpriced, but once you get used to having the status of your RSS subscriptions updated regardless of where you access them, including your phone, you might find it's worth it. Also, if you subscribe to MoDaCo Plus, you get a >ton< of free stuff included in the subscription -- Newsgator Go! is one of the software products you get, along with Papyrus, Resco File Explorer, and a bunch of others.
Newsgator Go! : http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NewsGatorGo/Default.aspx
MoDaCo Plus: http://www.modaco.com/index.php?act=announce&f=203&id=2

Has anyone seen an RSS reader which installs a url plugin? E.g. if you click on an RSS xml link in pocket explorer it automatically opens up your RSS reader and offers the option to subscribe to the feed? I'm interested in any ways of launching apps from within pocket explorer actually? e.g. I'd like to launch google maps and display a location marker from pocket IE.

I use Egress from www.garishkernels.net

Good WM6 RSS Reader?
I did a search on this forum for RSS but nothing came up. would appreciate your thoughts on a good tool for RSS on my wm6 excalibur and s710.
Thanks
C

viigo
cburgess said:
I did a search on this forum for RSS but nothing came up. would appreciate your thoughts on a good tool for RSS on my wm6 excalibur and s710.
Thanks
C
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Viigo is what I use.
Viigo

I've tried SPB Insight ... but it works quite slow (http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/insight/?en)
Lately I use Egress ... it really does the trick (http://garishkernels.net/egress.shtml)
P.S. Both are commercial ... you didn't mention free

I think the easiest, fastest, and nicest one I've found, is actually GOogle Reader.
Go to reader.google.com on your phone.

Reading Documents on Touch Pro2

Can anyone please tell me how I read documents on the TouchPro2 (I want to install some lengthy ancient scriptures) and what format they need to be in? Is there a Doc reader already installed or should I install a third aprty one, if so which?

I have few suggestions for you,
Isilo
Repligo
Foxit
Adobe Reader
DataWiz document reader
These are some of the best document readers as far as my experience goes. Google them, see which one fits your bill & thats it. Good Luck.
Sunny

Adobe Reader good or not?
I'm not sure if I'm missing something or not. I've downloaded the texts I want to read, which are only available in pdf format. When I read them on the device with the ready-installed Adobe Reader, the text is too small to see. If I zoom in to get to a readable size, then the writing goes off the side of the screen, meaning I have to scroll left then right for every line. Am I missing something? Is there another reader for pdf which would allow me to edit the texts, or should I convert texts to another format, if so, which one? Sorry, but I'm new to this. Thanks for your help.

You can enable the reflow-option in the preinstalled adobe reader, so you don´t have to scroll back and forth. With a registry editor (if you don´t have one - get one!!) change HKCU>Software>Adobe>AdobeReaderLE2.5>EnableReflow from 0 to 1.
Now you´ll find the option in the adobe reader menu....

Thank you
Thank you so much michi123, just did it and it's fantastic. It's the first time I've used a Registry Editor. Wasn't too difficult but my gran couldn't do it and I wonder why such a basic need is so difficult to achieve. Anyway. I have the docs now which is great. But is there a better doc reader that allows some editing of pdf documents, with bookmarks etc for a better user experience? It is the main thing I want to use the TP2 for.

How can i get PDF and Word docs to my WP7 device?

Im at work and theres a pdf file and a doc which i want on my wp7 device. i cant download Zune here ( dont think it would work anyway) so how can i get these docs onto my phone? ive little time to think today. Help. This is important as ill i travel often and will need to do this more often.
I tried sending them to my email and picking it up from my phone but have been unsucessful so far. maybe ill try accessing the skydrive. i had some strange message about needing silverlight though Help!

davidebanks said:
Im at work and theres a pdf file and a doc which i want on my wp7 device. i cant download Zune here ( dont think it would work anyway) so how can i get these docs onto my phone? ive little time to think today. Help. This is important as ill i travel often and will need to do this more often.
I tried sending them to my email and picking it up from my phone but have been unsucessful so far. maybe ill try accessing the skydrive. i had some strange message about needing silverlight though Help!
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Importing Office documents is unfortunately a problem with WP7....
Related link here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842933

When life hand you lemons learn to make lemonade
Sign up for Drop Box. No there is not an official DROPBOX for WP7 yet. WP7Box and CloudFiles looks promising but still not complete.
The mobile version of dropbox is really easy to use. m.dropbox.com
It's is finger friendly and is fast. Sync your files there and you are good to go. That is what I do for WP7. I also sync with Sharepoint and OneNote but I like to experiment.
With 25GIGs for free to store info why would you want to not use it. Information is only as good as your last backup. At least with cloud solutions you are backed up.
I keep all my powerpoint presentations, word docs, acrobat files etc. No need to have them in multiple locations.

Well we have another similar thread open, so I'll close this!

Epub reader

Hey,
Is there an epub reader for free?
I have emailed an epub file to myself, and I also have a direct link (through FileDen.com).
I also downloaded the epub file of my comûter using HomePipe.
Is there an app that can open the epub file?

freda is a free ereader:
http://www.turnipsoft.co.uk/jim/freda/index.htm

I have it, but it can't open links.
It has presets of Project Gutenberg etc.
I don't think there's a way to enter your own URL

badboy70 said:
I have it, but it can't open links.
It has presets of Project Gutenberg etc.
I don't think there's a way to enter your own URL
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Instructions here: http://www.turnip.demon.co.uk/jim/freda/calibre-how-to.htm

yeah, unfortunately you have to set up a calibre acct.

nrfitchett4 said:
yeah, unfortunately you have to set up a calibre acct.
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This will be improved in the next release (a week or two, if I can deal with some performance issues) - there will be a general purpose "download from any website" feature, so you won't have to put your books into an OPDS catalog before you can get them onto your phone.
You will have to publish them onto a web site though. But that could be something you do only temporarily, while transferring them onto the phone. And of course you can do it just within your own home network, and using a simple web server installed on your PC to do it. When I publish the Freda update, I will also publish a link to a suitable web server program.

I seriously hope this feature is there soon.
Because I really need that ereader for school.
On 17/12 I have a dutch exam and I need to be able to read my book on my phone because the original copy is rented by someone else.
So I have the epub file of it but no ereader.

I was browsing the marketplace recently and there's a reader for epub/html/plaintext that syncs files with Dropbox. Don't remember what it was called though.

Thats ezReader, but it isn't free

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When I publish the Freda update, I will also publish a link to a suitable web server program.
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There's Skydrive and Dropbox that have web interfaces.

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There's Skydrive and Dropbox that have web interfaces.
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Yes, if you want to put your books on SkyDrive or DropBox, the forthcoming new release of Freda will be able to download them from the web interface (but only if you put them in the 'public' area, because Windows Phone 7 has some hard-to-fix issues around website authentication, passwords, cookies, etc.).
The Freda version that's on Marketplace at the moment is only able to get your books from Skydrive or DropBox if you construct an OPDS catalog containing links to the books (for DropBox, you can use the calibre2opds program to do that).
The 'web server' solution I mention would be for the case where you have your books stored on your PC and don't want to upload them onto a 'cloud' solution on the internet. In that case, you'd want to run a webserver program on your PC, which would allow Freda to see the books on your PC's disk, via your local WiFi network. Actually, if you're prepared to run Calibre (and the Calibre content server) on your PC, that solution already works just fine. So the 'web server' approach is only for people who, for whatever reason, do not want to run Calibre on their PC.

nrfitchett4 said:
yeah, unfortunately you have to set up a calibre acct.
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You don't need an account to run Calibre. You just have to download and install the program.

I can't open a .epub which contains pictures. My epub file amounts to 88mb I tried to open it in my pc and it works. I had it downloaded to my freda (free edition) after I uploaded the ebook on a hosting server.
Is there another ebook reader that can read large file? Thanks!

I use Freda and Skydrive and it works great; it's slow at first but after it syncs it works okay. You have to tell skydrive to make it public or it will not show up.

MrLeche said:
I can't open a .epub which contains pictures. My epub file amounts to 88mb I tried to open it in my pc and it works. I had it downloaded to my freda (free edition) after I uploaded the ebook on a hosting server.
Is there another ebook reader that can read large file? Thanks!
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88mb is going to be a bit of a stretch for any program on Windows Phone 7, since:
The file is compressed; uncompressed it will be larger
Programs on WP7 are prevented from using more than 100MB of memory
Freda doesn't actually need to hold all the images in memory at once, so that isn't a hard limit ... but it does suggest that memory usage might be the problem.
If you'd like to send me a link to the book (to [email protected]) I can run some tests and see if I can come up with any suggestions.

I am aware it's an old thread, but I am reviving it to let everyone know there is a way to get your books onto your WP7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491879

[Q] win7 excel

I have been trying to find out if windows 7 mobile is able to support my excel spreadsheet. Some retailers say yes no problem, others say my formulas are to complex, no one has been able to try it for me. How can I find out if my spreadsheet can be read, edited and it calculates properly before I buy?
Does the handset make any differance or is the win 7 the same on all? I haven't purchased a handset as of yet as I am still trying to find out what apps I can use on them. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I very much want excel and word support, pdf reader is a must - creator would be a real plus. Gps would be real nice too.
Thus far I am leaning towards the htc surround, it seems to be one of the better options in my limited market.

before you buy the device,I have to let you know that,unless you are using microsoft sharepoint,if not the office application is kind of useless.
me as a student,I can't even transfer my lecture note to the device and revise it anywhere.
so,think twice before you buy a device

onenote is the only thing that you can sync to skydrive. so you can edit them on the web as well.
excel and word on the hand has to be emailed back and forth if you don't have sharepoint.
MS did demo a skydrive client at CES, which will be part of mango update, released in fall 2011, so that will be the resolve, but till then email is the only way to do it.

Thanks for the tips, I can see more research is in order.

You don't have to email word and excel documents in order to make them usable on a WP7 device. You can also choose to sync these items with either dropbox - which has several clients for WP7 - or software solutions like homepipe. Both work fine, either way.
But it's truely just a workaround until MS will provide full skydrive support. Which should have been part of WP7 from day one in the first place.

Transfering isn't a big deal, I would like to put the spreadsheet template on the handset, add in the data as needed and have excel do the calculations. Perhaps a quarterly backup to the computer would be fine. Will the handset excel sync with the desktop app, filling in the fields or would that have to be done manually?

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Transfering isn't a big deal, I would like to put the spreadsheet template on the handset, add in the data as needed and have excel do the calculations. Perhaps a quarterly backup to the computer would be fine. Will the handset excel sync with the desktop app, filling in the fields or would that have to be done manually?
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I never really tried that, because I hardly use excel. But the way I described works with word, so why should it be any different with excel? Just save the file created on your desktop PC to your dropbox folder (or any other folder you can sync with your handset), then download and open it from the client app on your device.

Attila7 said:
Transfering isn't a big deal, I would like to put the spreadsheet template on the handset, add in the data as needed and have excel do the calculations. Perhaps a quarterly backup to the computer would be fine. Will the handset excel sync with the desktop app, filling in the fields or would that have to be done manually?
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Well, I just looked into my zune & LG Quantum transfer options, and I could not find any options regarding transferring any type of files that are not music, video or podcasts. EDIT: NM, miss understood your question. I don't believe the spreadsheets will sync. But using dropbox, this wouldn't be an issue, as you would always be opening the dropbox copy of the spreadsheet.
RE: seeing whether or not your excel spreadsheet will run properly, I am not sure how private/personal your spreadsheet is, but you could email it to a user here to test it and report back to you if it works.

Would the dropbox copy be the same as the computer copy? Would someone be willing to try the template for me to see if it will run and calculate properly? That is a great idea! The template is about 1.5 mb. If anyone is willing to try this for me please PM me, thanks.

i use Excel a lot on my windows phone by using a budget spreadsheet I whipped up on my computer. I know there are multitudes of budgets apps but why do that when you can auto calculate averages, sums, and present them graphically with a simple spread sheet?
Now at the moment, the only way to get Office docs (Word or Excel) on the phone is via emailing your self or as others suggested dropbox or file server. The downside is changes made on the phone isn't synced back to the source. You have to email the changes to yourself.
Microsoft has demoed Skydrive integration coming in the Fall update. Changes made then will be automatically synced like One note is now.
As for formulas, my formulas and graphs work and show up on the phone just fine! However I am not sure if more complicated ones work as I was unable to edit an excel timesheet from my job on my phone (says unable to open this file created from earlier office version). I am willing to test this template for you.
Feel free to PM it to me.
Also one way to get office documents on the phone iis utilizing skydrive instead of dropbox
1, I mapped my skydrive "My Documents" folder as a network drive on my Windows 7 PC
2. I save all my office documents there. I can edit them, delete them, rename them just as any other folder.
3. One the phone you can access skydrive via the browser and download your files without needing drop box or 3rd party solutions. The downside is being unable to upload them back!
4. Do maintenance, email your changed document and replace it on the desktop yourself.
Hope this helps.

sayonical said:
1, I mapped my skydrive "My Documents" folder as a network drive on my Windows 7 PC
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how did you do this? i would like to know as i've always wanted to do this as well. Windows Live Mesh doesn't seem to do it the way i want.

The Gate Keeper said:
how did you do this? i would like to know as i've always wanted to do this as well. Windows Live Mesh doesn't seem to do it the way i want.
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If you have Office2010 follow this easy guide
http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/04/25/use-office-2010-to-map-a-local-drive-letter-to-your-free-25gb-live-skydrive/

awesome! i'll give this a try when i get home.