Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-28 Thread Ferran Alvarez
I agree with Dave Malouf, also because I would prefer not to add another widget to my desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42294

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-28 Thread Nikhil Paul
hey i like the widget idea, I am in. might just convince my team to have one on our blog Nikhil Paul Business design Itsme Srl www.itsme.it Contact Me: [image: Linkedin][image: Facebook]

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread Murray Eaton
here is an AIR app for RSS feeds. http://snackr.net/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42294 Welcome to the Interaction Design Asso

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread Adam Lerner
Thanks, Jeff. I should have investigated the settings first but I think this would make a good springboard to giving RSS another shot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42294

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread Jeff Howard
Hi Adam, There aren't any APIs to the discussion list. The RSS route is about the only way I could see to do this type of thing right now. That's what's powering the IxDA Twitter account. http://www.ixda.org/rss.php http://twitter.com/ixda Also, I should mention that you can switch your account

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread Adam Lerner
Interesting, Dave. That might be a good fix. I have to admit to not having really "taken" to RSS (although, I sort of use Twitter in a manner similar to how my friends use RSS.) Maybe it's just time for me to get with it. Still, I do like the idea of having a little thread-viewing tool living on

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread dave malouf
Can't you (for now) take a simple RSS widget and have it point to the RSS feed(s)? I know some people still really like the email model and I was sooo reluctant to move over, but now that I use IxDA almost purely on RSS through Google Reader, I don't think I could ever go back. The ONLY loss is t

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA discussion widget idea

2009-05-27 Thread Adam Lerner
What do people think of an IxDA desktop/dashboard widget that would give members a view into what discussions were currently active on the discussion board? Frequently I will see an email come by the list about a topic I am interested in, only to have to repeatedly check the website to see if any