09.29.06

Google Reader

Posted in Software at 9:50 am by Željko Filipin

Are you in search for good feed reader? I am. I just need something that will work with all feeds I find (not so trivial), that will import my feeds from another reader (who likes to add feeds by hand?) and that looks like e-mail client (do you also find that feeds are like e-mail?).

Also, I prefer web applications. After all, I am a tester, I do strange things to my computer, so I like my data to be somewhere else. For example, all my e-mail is at Gmail.

For a while, I used SharpReader. It worked pretty well (thought it had problems with some feeds), but it is desktop application.

Then I switched to Bloglines. It has only one problem. When you click at feed that has two or more unread items, it marks all posts as read. I just do not want that.

I have tried Yahoo! Mail Beta. Looks good, but it is not usable yet. I like the idea of e-mail and feed reader at one place.

Finally, Google Reader is updated. Old reader was really unusable. The new one looks good. I will try it for a few days and decide should I switch to it.

09.25.06

Tools

Posted in Software at 2:46 pm by Željko Filipin

My machine got pretty slow. Maybe I will reinstall Windows, or just uninstall everything I do not use and defragment discs. I will start with writing down all software that I use, just in case something goes wrong.

  • Google - search engine
  • Google Analytics - how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site
  • Outlook - calendar
  • Excel - spreadsheet program
  • Hrvatski SpellChecker za MS Office 97/2000/XP/2003 - Croatian spell checker
  • .NET Framework (1.1, 2.0) - the tools you need to create .NET Framework applications for Windows
  • Microsoft Calculator - calculator
  • CmdHere.exe - adds an “Open Command Window Here” context menu option on file system folders
  • CruiseControl.NET - continuous integration
  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  • Cute CD DVD Burner - DVD burner
  • Google Desktop Search - search desktop
  • WinMerge - text file comparison
  • TraceTool - trace tool
  • ZAR - data recovery
  • Audacity - audio editor and recorder
  • NetLimiter - monitor internet traffic
  • Gmaps Pedometer - pedometer
  • drivers
    • Mouse Driver
    • Printer Driver

    • 09.20.06

    Podcasts

    Posted in Podcasts at 1:03 pm by Željko Filipin

    I have recently got mp3 player and I started listening to podcasts. So far I have listened all of QA Podcast and HanselMinutes.

    09.19.06

    Love To Listen To Music While Testing?

    Posted in Humour at 12:12 pm by Željko Filipin

    Try Classic Rock Radio Station at http://www.yahoo.com/. On the Windows platform they do not support Firefox or Opera, Internet Explorer only. You will also need Yahoo account, but it is free.

    09.18.06

    Ruby, Watir and Internet Explorer on Linux

    Posted in Watir at 1:52 pm by Željko Filipin

    The title tells it all.

    Bret Pettichord mentioned it at Watir mailing list.

    09.14.06

    Google Toolbar for Firefox

    Posted in Software at 12:12 pm by Željko Filipin

    I just love Google Toolbar for Firefox. One of the best features is spelling checker for English. I am not a native speaker, so that feature is very useful to me. All you have to do is click a button and Firefox checks all text in web forms. Try it!

    Download Firefox

    Google Toolbar for Firefox