Ever tried using Blam! – the RSS reader? For some reason, it can’t seem to fetch some of the feeds I’ve added. How could I use this as a feed reader, right? It is essential that I get the feeds I’ve added. Oh well, could it be the internet connection? The server of the blogs I wanted to read? So much investigation needs to be done for later!
But for the feeds that it was able to fetch, Blam! was ok. I see the news immediately and it was readable. The layout was …read more

I’ve been looking for a better way to read my RSS feeds and I’ve been thinking that it would be nice to take it away from the web UI of Google Reader. As much as I love Google Reader, I realized that I’d like a different way to read my feeds these days. Google Reader has been overwhelming, so to speak.

Image credit: Clair Ching, 2009.
Enter Newsbeuter. It is a terminal-based RSS reader which you could easily use and tweak according to your needs. For one thing you could export your OPML file and use that as …read more

If this is the first time you’re reading this blog, well, let me welcome you to my space here on everyjoe.com and I hope that you find something useful for you.  I’ve got some how-to’s and some information about fun and geeky stuff here that you might want to check out.
I am not an expert in terms of sys ad skills and stuff like that but I do love using Linux. I am just like one of you who — I am looking for ways to improve the way my computer works while using Linux. And it’s not …read more