Showing posts with label service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label service. Show all posts

Friday, October 4, 2013

Feedly Gets Its Own Syncing Service, Detaches You From Google Reader

Feedly Gets Its Own Syncing Service, Detaches You From Google Reader

The internet probably doesn't need to be reminded that Google Reader is heading out the door on July 1st. The good news is, Feedly has already stepped up with its own sync server that's coming online now.

The migration process has begun for users on iOS, Android, and the desktop. You shouldn't have to do anything, but if you don't see it, you might need to update the app. The upgrade has been rolling out over the last few days, so it may take a while to get to you. When it happens you'll get a happy green notification like the one above. After that point, you won't be relying on Google servers at all. Feedly is going to allow other developers to plug in to this system, so apps like Press, Reeder, and gReader can continue to function exactly as they did before.

The one downside is that unread counts and some Saved articles are getting lost in the transition. Once you've migrated, everything should work again, but the transition may be a little messy. Still, it's a lot better than everything shutting down in two weeks.

Feedly’s Migration To Its New RSS Server Has Begun, Is Messy | Lifehacker Australia

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Service Pages for Google Chrome Brings Quick Access to Chrome Settings

Service Pages for Google Chrome Brings Quick Access to Chrome Settings

Chrome: Most of us know about internal Chrome settings pages like Chrome://flags, but it can be hard to remember the names for each of them. Service Pages for Google Chrome saves you from looking them up by storing them in your extensions menu.

Once you install the extension, just click the gearbox icon to call up a dropdown menu of every Chrome service page. The basics like Settings, Experiments, and Extensions are all there, but there are dozens more that you probably never knew existed. For example, chrome://memory-redirect/ shows you how much RAM each of your tabs are using, and chrome://sync-internals/ lets you view and manage fine grained details of Chrome's sync.

Some of the pages are either deprecated or not necessary for your Chrome configuration, so not all of the links will actually work, but you can disable bookmarks that you don't care about in the extension's settings. It might not be an app you use often, but it's great to have when you want to dig through the underbelly of your browser.

Service Pages for Google Chrome (Free) | Chrome Web Store via Ghacks

Friday, May 24, 2013

Yahoo has acquired blogging service Tumblr to the tune of $1.1 billion, news that CEO Marissa Mayer

Yahoo has acquired blogging service Tumblr to the tune of $1.1 billion, news that CEO Marissa Mayer posted to her own Tumblr (and subsequently, Yahoo's corporate Tumblr). They promise to keep it independent and "not screw it up." [TechCrunch]


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