News Aggregation, RSS (Handhelds)
RSS is an XML-based format (using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) - a language for representing information about resources in the World Wide Web) that allows the syndication of lists of hyperlinks, along with other information, or metadata, that helps viewers decide whether they want to follow the link. RSS allows a person's computer to fetch and understand the information, so that all of the lists that person is interested in can be tracked and personalized for them.
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Raissa
Raissa is an RSS headlines and news reader for the Newton MessagePad running NewtonOS 2.0 and higher.
Raissa is built upon the NewtApp framework an should be as easy to use as any other NewtApp application. Raissa maintains a set of RSS sources which can be organized in folders. As the detailed view shows, an RSS source is described by a title and a URL. It can be updated by tapping the "Update" button or by chosing "Update" from the Action menu. The overview shows a list of RSS sources with their respective update times. New sources can be entered after tapping the "New" button. Existing sources can be updated by marking them and selecting "Update" from the Action menu. They can also be read out loud if the MacInTalk and SpeakText extensions are installed.
Channels can be marked for a scheduled update by checking the "Sched. Update" checkbox. The update schedule can be set using the preferences panel. The preferences panel also allows to set the fonts for headlines and descriptions.
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