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All About RSS FEEDS
July 30, 2024
Start with this From Wikipedia:
“RSS (RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication)[2] is a web feed[3] that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format.”
Then try this Google Search to find feeds from news and other web sites:
Try FLUENT READER, a versatile RSS reader available and easily installed from these APP stores and download sites: Microsoft PC, LINUX and Apple. (Links to both APP stores are also at the bottom of the Fluent Reader page link.)
Be sure to read to the end of this article – Fluent Reader’s coolest feature is displayed at the end.
It has multiple views and filtering by news source, Read/Unread and Starred:
You can quickly clear out old news:
And it is easy to add a new feed:
Give Fluent Reader a try and don’t forget to add our RSS feed. Thanks!
(https://ExcellentChoices.com/feed)
And here is it’s coolest feature. You can search the recent articles on all the websites that you follow in Fluent Reader From the main window!
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New on Amazon Streaming Video
June 20, 2024
UPDATE:
I just discovered the “LIVE TV” link on the Amazon Video Home Page! It brings up a cable TV-style channel list offering free content and easy access to any add-on channels you may have enrolled.
June 13, 2020
Everyone knows about Amazon Prime free shipping, but some of my friends who have taken advantage of this original benefit have barely scratched the surface of the free and reasonably priced offerings in Amazon’s streaming video.
If you have tried the free and Amazon original productions, including an old TV favorite like Boston Legal, you know you need to stay on top of the current offerings. Popular favorites will sometimes be free for awhile and then rotated to the purchase isle.
Fortunately, there is always new free content, and some good buys if you decide to purchase.
One great feature of the Amazon video streaming platform is their bundling of add-on services like CBS all access, HBO, Britbox and more. It certainly simplifies life to have one streaming app that consolidates access and billing for the optional streaming services.
It’s really easy to add a streaming channel, like BritBox, to binge watch a show like David Tennant in the suspenseful detective show, Broadchurch; and then drop it from the monthly subscription with no hassles and no penalties.
If you stream Amazon video, or if you are new to Amazon Prime, click the link at the top of this post and check out what’s new. Try the search feature for an old favorite TV show or movie.
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UPDATE:
Still using ROKU streaming sticks at home and while traveling, and we have added a couple of streaming apps for ROKU that may be hard to obtain through some other devices. MeritMedia (By Dr. Phil) is available on ROKU. Also known as Merit+, it hosts shows by Dr. Phil, a US history TV series, a series by Mike Rowe, and more. If you have ROKU, check this new streaming source out. If you don’t have ROKU and it is not available on your streaming hardware – you may still be able to get these videos on your laptop or desktop computer, tablet or cell phone.
June 3, 2020
For years, television content has been delivered in expensive bundles via cable or satellite. Then, Netflix, Sling, Hulu, YouTube and others offered alternatives that streamed shows on demand over your internet connection to your PC.
ROKU devices are attached thru the HDMI video and audio available on most connectors. (Some ROKU models still support older TVs with last generation TV signal connections.)
I actually prefer the ROKU add-on device to the “built-in” streamig capabilities of large flat screen systems, even when the excellent ROKU software is included inside your TV!
Streaming TV is made possible by special purpose computers dedicated to doing one thing very well. But, how often does the demand on these devices change? How often should we consider a faster processor, more memory, and a move from 1080P to 4k Video and beyond?
I won’t replace my large screen TV every two year, but ROKU devices are relatively inexpensive and updated frequently with newer and more capable models. It is not unreasonable to update the ROKU on the main screen every couple of years and gift the older device or move it to a second screen.
Eventually, the oldest devices won’t be capable of running the most robust streaming services, as some Netflix users found out last December. An ROKU upgrade can bring new life to an older TV at a bargain price.
ROKU is also “screen-casting” friendly. The convenience of projecting the video and audio from a personal device is supported by most ROKU devices and I have used ROKU to present from Windows PCs as well as Android and Apple mobile devices. In fact, I can set up an instant slide show on my smart phone and project wirelessly to a large TV screen by attaching my little ROKU to the TV’s HDMI connector!
One other thought about the advantage of having the power to stream large screen television in a pocket-sized device… Our ROKU traveled with us on our last “away from home” family vacation. One quick connection to the television where we stayed and a couple of clicks to set up connection to WIFI, and our complete streaming library was available for evening entertainment!
Since we are US residents, there are some countries and markets where our streaming subscriptions are not allowed, but trips to the beach, the mountains or another US location with a reliable WIFI connection has never been a problem.