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News from my Blog

UserAgent Fix for the RSSToolkit 2.0.0.0

I frequently use the RSSToolkit to consume and display RSS feeds from other blogs.  Recently, I've noticed problems with the RSSToolkit not being able to display feed from some external sources.  In particular, I've been having trouble consuming feeds from external blogs like Blogspot a... [More]
Thursday, 24 July 2008 13:16

A Small Fix for RSSToolkit 2.0.0.0

What's broken?  It would appear that there are a couple of problems with consuming Atom feeds using the RSSToolkit. <pubDate/> shows up empty <link/> use the the base URL for the channel instead of the URL for each <item/> I opened up a work item for these issues, and ... [More]
Saturday, 26 January 2008 15:58

Ever wonder where the RSS icon came from?

It's the burning question that's been haunting me for years.  Where did this little ambiguous icon come from? What was the inspiration for this symbol of information subscription? What great mind dove deep into their soul and returned with this gem? I may have uncovered the mystery...See it fo... [More]
Tuesday, 15 January 2008 15:45

Display RSS Feeds as A Calendar

I really like this DataCalendar control that I found a while back and, even though it's a few years old, I keep finding new uses for it. I'm working on this little project that includes a feature for posting events (live auctions in this case).  The project includes syndicating the event li... [More]
Tuesday, 16 October 2007 15:57