News scraping sites have their place, but they are not considered metabrowsers by today's standards. They are only news aggregation sites, which are usually only part of a person's daily visits.
"Scraped news sites" don't satisfy my frequent browsing routine. Besides 3 global news sites I also view local news/weather, Yahoo Mail, 3 forums, trillian.cc, SecuriTeam.com, colo site stats, comics, etc...
If your web browsing habits are not limited to the news available on popular portals, you should try something like QuickBrowse or DailyRoutine. Those sites let you add Slashdot, eBay, Hotmail, ESPN, Weather.com,... everything you want.
Saying that a news site is the only metabrowser you need is like saying "Oh I couldn't use a butler because I already read the newspaper every day." A butler could bring you the paper, make your coffee, drive you to the bank, walk the dog, screen your mail...
Hmm... I think that the all in one page approach has been tried over and over (happened to have tried onepage.com?) but they are too complex for the average user. Is a site going to live on the popularity of the geek community (no offense Slashdot)??
Yodlee trys to solve the problem, unlike Onepage, by only providing partnered web sites. It puts all (scraped) line item'ed info onto one HTML page. But the business of providing your account numbers and passwords is annoying and scarey.
DailyRoutine trys to solve the problem by working like a familiar bookmark manager with special folders. It shows your favorite pages in their full glory (in frame(s) or new window). But most people won't even set the time on their VCRs, so pursuing ease of use may be a red herring.
Quickbrose trys to solve the problem by emailing the pages to you so you don't even have to go browse the web at all. Stitches together slightly modified versions of entire web pages. With email accounts filling up with SPAM daily, many people don't want the extra stuff in their inbox.
Personally, I use DailyRoutine which doesn't send me emails and doesn't ask for my user ids or passwords. I'd use bookmarks exclusively except that I jump between NS and IE and between about 8 computers throughout the month. It's nice having one setup that follows me, and happens to let me browse my daily sites like a slide show.
You are right about the convenience, but I don't understand the comment about needing business cooperation for it to work.
DailyRoutine and Quickbrowse are tools that don't rely on site cooperation. They just let you connect your favorite sites, not the ones they want you to use. If you are talking about Yodlee then yes. If your institution isn't on their list, then your SOL.
For Javascript I'm a firm believer in standards and with browsers, knowing what features entered with what browsers is a big part. The "Javascript Bible" is very good at core language and letting one know what various browsers can handle. I've bought some other Javascript books recently which are good too, but I use the Goodman "Javascript Bible" the most.
When choosing a reference book that I expect to learn and live with, I collect an 18" stack at Borders and determine the best and most understandable and buy it. It takes a while, but since the book is going to be your LONG TERM reference, it is time well spent!
After getting the "Javascript Bible," I was turned on to the "Bible" series. Later I realized that the quality of books in the series varies widely. Buy a "Bible" book only if it cuts your mustard.
P.S. On a side perl note, I learned/loved the 2nd edition camel, but the 3rd edition camel is quite acceptable too.
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"Scraped news sites" don't satisfy my frequent browsing routine. Besides 3 global news sites I also view local news/weather, Yahoo Mail, 3 forums, trillian.cc, SecuriTeam.com, colo site stats, comics, etc...
If your web browsing habits are not limited to the news available on popular portals, you should try something like QuickBrowse or DailyRoutine. Those sites let you add Slashdot, eBay, Hotmail, ESPN, Weather.com, ... everything you want.
Saying that a news site is the only metabrowser you need is like saying "Oh I couldn't use a butler because I already read the newspaper every day." A butler could bring you the paper, make your coffee, drive you to the bank, walk the dog, screen your mail...
"Copyright © 1998-2002 Quickbrowse.com Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending."
Everyone seems to be pursuing something. Quickbrowse and Dailyroutine have been patent pending for years.
Yodlee trys to solve the problem, unlike Onepage, by only providing partnered web sites. It puts all (scraped) line item'ed info onto one HTML page. But the business of providing your account numbers and passwords is annoying and scarey.
DailyRoutine trys to solve the problem by working like a familiar bookmark manager with special folders. It shows your favorite pages in their full glory (in frame(s) or new window). But most people won't even set the time on their VCRs, so pursuing ease of use may be a red herring.
Quickbrose trys to solve the problem by emailing the pages to you so you don't even have to go browse the web at all. Stitches together slightly modified versions of entire web pages. With email accounts filling up with SPAM daily, many people don't want the extra stuff in their inbox.
Personally, I use DailyRoutine which doesn't send me emails and doesn't ask for my user ids or passwords. I'd use bookmarks exclusively except that I jump between NS and IE and between about 8 computers throughout the month. It's nice having one setup that follows me, and happens to let me browse my daily sites like a slide show.
DailyRoutine and Quickbrowse are tools that don't rely on site cooperation. They just let you connect your favorite sites, not the ones they want you to use. If you are talking about Yodlee then yes. If your institution isn't on their list, then your SOL.
For Javascript I'm a firm believer in standards and with browsers, knowing what features entered with what browsers is a big part. The "Javascript Bible" is very good at core language and letting one know what various browsers can handle. I've bought some other Javascript books recently which are good too, but I use the Goodman "Javascript Bible" the most. When choosing a reference book that I expect to learn and live with, I collect an 18" stack at Borders and determine the best and most understandable and buy it. It takes a while, but since the book is going to be your LONG TERM reference, it is time well spent! After getting the "Javascript Bible," I was turned on to the "Bible" series. Later I realized that the quality of books in the series varies widely. Buy a "Bible" book only if it cuts your mustard. P.S. On a side perl note, I learned/loved the 2nd edition camel, but the 3rd edition camel is quite acceptable too.