RSStab.com BlogA support blog for online RSS reader project.

Irregular maintenance

Our dear blind followers,

certain issues were fixed few weeks ago and we have just performed irregular maintenance. It was successful, but still if you experience strange behaviour, please feel free to post it into discussion here on blog or write Jabber message to giorno@jabber.sk. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by our actions.

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Version 0.2.7 Nikita

Bugfix 0.2.6 for Gmail issue

Our other big project, an online GTD application, had some serious problem in underlying libraries used also in our online RSS reader. Bug was fixed today, we released new version and we encourage you to report any odd behavior.

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Version 0.2.5 Claire

New version of RSStab.com has been deployed. It is numbered 0.2.5 and carries codename Claire after character from Resident Evil game, Claire Redfield.

Fixed errors

1. Registration bug reported by hrana from Czech republic.

New features

1. New behavior in the case of forgotten password. Now a new password is generated and sent to user e-mail address.

Resources

• RSStab.com

Version 0.2.4 Scarlett

Long time no hear?

Well, we are sorry, we worked on our GTD application. But here are the news: new version of RSStab.com has been deployed. It is numbered 0.2.4 and carries codename Scarlett after character from Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind, Scarlett O’Hara.

Fixed errors

1. Broken layout in Firefox 3.5 causing strange 1 pixel gap was fixed.

New features

1. Redesigned form for editing channels tabs.
2. Password protected feeds can be configured.
3. Redesigned list of Stared items, added support for searching.

Known bugs

1. MSIE 6.0- browsers are still pain in the ass, some layout may be broken using them.

Resources

• RSStab.com

Recent news: GTDtab.com and blog theme

Hi there,

Recently we changed theme for our blog. It has still some little bugs, but it works and is more similar to application itself. But it is only small new thing. The bigger one is:

We, RSStab.com crew, we are proud to inform you we have just launched new web service GTDtab.com for everyone interested in this revolutionary self-management method, the GTD - Getting Things Done. More information you will get on 43folders.com or on David Allen’s site, David Allen is man who invented GTD and we consider him genius of this era. Just read little about it and try GTDtab.com. If you have registered account on RSStab.com, you may used that login and password also for GTDtab.com. But read its terms of use before!

We also created support blog for the service, but be patient and wait for posts there. And guess what? It has same theme

Optimization to fix Internal Server Error

This is starfleet vessel RSStab.com,

recently we had some serious problems with database server on hosting site for the project RSStab. On such and error message Internal server error was displayed in RSS channel tab. These problems were partialy caused by enormous interest in the service itself and by overload situation on the server. Therefore we made some code changes to do few database queries faster with less memory consumption. Now service is up and running fine.

If you still feel something is wrong and we solved nothing, write us. Also we would appreciate if anybody would be interested in solution, just ask us and we may write short story with some code fragments.

Thank you for all troubles, RSStab.com out!

Share your Stared digest

From version 0.2.3 Miral of our service every user can mark any item with a star to distinguish it from ordinary and (by his/her own measures) not interesting web resources. List of this Stared items can be managed and subselected from them, marked with public flag, are provided in custom RSS channel. This allow user to create custom digest to be shared.

How does it work?

On main page of the service any user signed in has an icon next to the caption of items in RSS channel plate. This icon is in default image of star with grey edges. By clicking on icon user sets item as Stared item and icon star should be colored in yellow. Mouse click on yellow icon reverts status back (non-stared).

In tools tab, which is also new feature of same deployment, there is item Stared, by clicking on it a list of Stared items is shown. Each line in the list contain date of issue and caption of Stared item.

At the and of line, two tools are available to manage item: RSS icon (default colored as gray meaning private - not public) and icon to remove item (”X” like). By clicking on RSS icon, status of item can be toggled to public (orange colored icon) or not. Public items are provided as RSS channel on address

http://my.rsstab.com/[username]/stars.rss

where [username] has to be replaced with user login name. E.g. user giorno has his Stared digest on address

http://my.rsstab.com/giorno/stars.rss

Nothing usable for you?

If you are not satisfied, help us to improve this feature, leave us comment below or use our contact form. And, of course, you may suggest something new.

Version 0.2.3 Miral

Our dear blind followers,

We proudly inform you new version of RSStab.com has been deployed. It is numbered 0.2.3 and carries codename Miral after fictional character from Star Trek Voyager, mother of B’Elanna Torres.

Fixed errors

1. Minor layout corrections, mostly to increase compatibility with MSIE browsers.
2. For RSS feeds without proper datetime information (a NULL accident) engine was adjusted to use datetime of fetching.

New features

1. UI widget for adding new tab was removed and replaced with Tools tab.
2. User can mark link as unread by icon next to the caption. Such an action puts the item back to Fast Track pool.
3. Fast Track panel little bit visually improved.
4. User can add link to the list of Stared items and manage this list.
5. Certain items from Stared can be marked for public RSS channel so anybody can deliver his/her own stared digest in RSS.
6. New logo and favicon of the service. We hope you will enjoy them!
7. New settings options:
   1. Overlaping of tabs/menu bar (e.g. for sparing space).
   2. Way of switching RSS channels (by mouse over or by click).
   3. Size of the list - number of items per one page.

Known bugs

1. MSIE 6.0- browsers are still pain in the ass, some layout may be broken using them.

Resources

• RSStab.com

Bugfix 0.2.2

These bugfixes (mainly in Fast Track feature) were deployed today:

1. Conflicting links containing ampersands, question marks and other HTTP entities are escaped and now working in Fast Track feature.
2. Timing for updating Fast Track item was improved to be synchronous in AJAX an to provide proper information about not visited links.