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Rososo: A Simple News Reader that Works

There are lots of bookmark services and news readers out there with lots of cool features. But sometimes, you just need a simple news reader that works. If you are looking for such a news reader, then Rososo might be just the one for you.

Rososo is a very simple news reader without the complications of other RSS readers. It’s so simple that it doesn’t even show the title of the latest news article of the blog you are subscribed to. It just displays the name of the blog and when it was last updated. If a blog or site has not been updated in a few days or so, it goes to the stale bookmarks. This way you can stay up to date with your favorite blogs without going to the actual site and remembering the title of the last post. It will just show you if your favorite blog has been updated or not.

Rososo is actually a pretty cool service. Its simplicity just plainly works. I think that Rososo will work great on bookmarking blogs that does not update frequently. Using it to check out blogs that update everyday with four of five posts takes away its usefulness.

Tags: bookmarking, news reader, rososo, RSS

Firefox Read It Later Bookmarking Add-On for Offline Reading

Read It Later is a Firefox extension that allows a user to bookmark and save pages for later reading. Even though that I would still prefer an online bookmark service, Read It later is quite a useful piece of application for your Firefox Browser if utilized properly.

How to Use:
After downloading Read It Later and installing it, you can use it like any normal bookmarking plugin. Just click the Read Later button to bookmark a page you want to read later. After reading the bookmarked page, you can Mark it As Read and it will automatically be removed from your list. If you happen to really like the page you are reading and save it for later, you can easily add it to your online bookmarking service in just one click. It lists popular online bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, Digg, reddit and Stumbleupon. You can also choose to add the page to your Firefox Bookmarks.

It Gets Even Better:

The newest version of Read It Later is designed for Firefox 3. They added a simple check button which lets you bookmark an URL by simply pressing the check button. To mark as read, just remove the check on the URL and it will disappear from your list. This makes the add-on a lot easier to use.

Another Useful Feature:

There is another feature that I find particularly useful in Read It Later. The Read Offline feature lets you download your entire list for later reading. Just put a check on the page you want to bookmark and access the Read Later menu. You will see there a link saying “read offline” this will automatically download the pages in your entire list. If you have a rather large list, then it may take a while for the download to finish. It might be a good idea to properly manage your list before proceeding with the download. The downloaded list will be available for you to read even if you’re offline. This can be quite useful for users using mobile computers.

This Firefox Add-on tip was contributed by Nishadha of RumblingLankan who made a comment about it on the LaterThis post. Thanks Nishadha.

Tags: add-on, bookmarking, extension, Firefox, Plugin