First the first time I am being forced to use Facebook to receive a group's message. I told them in no uncertain terms that I do not like Facebook ( nor esp Linkedin) Email will do. Bill On 27/07/2012, at 10:55 AM, Stephen Chape wrote:
> Hey Tim ..... it seems it's all about Facebook now. > Someone said to me recently "who reads emails anymore?" > I have never liked the idea of Facebook and it will take a lot to convince me > to use it. > > Recently a friend had surveillance carried out on him by an insurance company. > In the report that he was sent a copy of, it stated that he was not with > Facebook so no information regarding his activities could be obtained from > that. > > So don't ever tell me that only people that you allow can read you Facebook > pages. > Good old Email & RSS for me where ever possible ! > > On 26/07/2012, at 8:45 PM, Tim Law wrote: > >> The world is going crazy. >> >> Removing RSS reader from Mail!! >> And Safari!!! >> >> And iGoogle is going too. >> >> It kinda flies in the face of the computer being an easy to use tool to >> access a wide variety of information. I recall Rupert Murdoch saying years >> ago that 'It's all about content'. So how are we to receive that content if >> "they" keep on removing the very tools that have been effective in the past? >> >> Flipview is a good reader for the iPad. Not sure if it costs anything now. >> >> Tim >> Who can't download ML or updates because the 18 yo has blown the 200Gb >> download quota with a week to go :-( >> >> >> >> On 26/07/2012, at 8:27 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: >> >>> Hi Carlo, >>> >>> Have just found Pulp on the AppStore, $10, downloaded but still to open. >>> I too used Mail RSS reader extensively. >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> >>> On 26/07/2012, at 6:07 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> There are many significant enhancements to Mail.app in OS X 10.8 Mountain >>> Lion but in the simplifying and streamlining process they have removed the >>> RSS feed reader that I was in the habit of using. They also appear to have >>> removed the RSS reader from Safari which I have not used. >>> >>> So I am on the hunt for a good standalone RSS Reader app; preferably from >>> the Mac App Store. I just tried the free RSSimple and was underwhelmed. >>> Does anyone have an RSS Reader that they like and would recommend. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Carlo >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
