[Puters] News Feeds Part 2 - Getting it on Yahoo

What happens if you're using a browser that doesn't support RSS feeds like MSIE? Short of downloading a feed reader and creating more clutter on your desktop, I suggest you sign up for a free account on Yahoo or MSN if you don't already have one. It's not bad too considering that they give you a few hundreds of MB of space for your e-mail. I'll illustrate how this is done with Yahoo:

Getting Live News Feeds on Yahoo!:

Step (1) - Go to http://my.yahoo.com/ and sign up for an account if you don't already have one.

Step (2) - Once you've signed up, armed with your user identity and password, go back to http://my.yahoo.com/ and sign in.

Step (3) - Come to http://silverfoxadmirer.blogspot.com/ and click on this button (go to the right column of the page and scroll down).

Step (4) - It will bring you to a page that looks something like this

Step (5) - Click on "Add"

Step (6) - Then "Back to previous page"

Step (7) - This will bring you back to the main "My Yahoo!" page. Scroll down to the bottom of the window and you should see this

Essentially, it shows you what the title of the latest blog/article is and even when it was last updated. You can tweak around with the "edit" buttons or the "Change layout" button on your My Yahoo! page. I may create another tutorial on that another day if there's demand and if I'm able to find the time.

Technorati tags: Silverfox Admirer, Silverfox, Newsfeed, Howto, FireFox, Yahoo

[Puters] A simple tutorial on news feeds

So here's the situation. There are so many interesting news sites and blogs (like Inretrospect - Silverfox Admirer, Ha!), is there any way of getting all these wonderful information delivered to me directly instead of my having to spend all this time browsing through all of them?

Why yes there is! Enter the news feed! If you spot any of these images

or images containing "RSS" or "Atom" or "XML" in it, you've found the source of these feeds!

If you're using a web browser that supports news feeds like Firefox, just add on the "feedburner" or "XML" or "RSS" links to your bookmarks. I'll illustrate how it works on Firefox.


Getting Live News Feeds on FireFox 101:

Step (1) - Go to http://www.getfirefox.com/, download Firefox and install it.

Step (2) - Run Firefox and surf to http://silverfoxadmirer.blogspot.com/.

Step (3) - You should see the following icon -- -- at the bottom of your firefox browser when you're here.

Step (4) - Click on that icon like so

, then click on subscribe like so

Step (5) - This window will pop up

, just click on "OK" --

Step (6) - Go to your file menu and select "Bookmarks"

, scroll down like so

and there you have it! Latest updated news from this blog everytime you browse your bookmarks!

More on getting news feed on next blog.

Technorati tags: Silverfox Admirer, Silverfox, Newsfeed, Howto, FireFox, Yahoo

[Sites] More updates from the Silverfoxes Resource Page

Where Silverfoxes congregate

• Gray and Gay - Contains favorite haunts by silverfoxes all over the world.
  

Where Silverfoxes congregate online

• Silverfox Mailing List - Mailing list subscribed to by silverfoxes and their admirers. Friendly list to ask for help on ANY matter (I think!).
• Yahoo Messenger - An instant messaging (IM) service created by Yahoo (you need to apply for a Yahoo account which is free). Simple to use and supports video chats if you have a webcam.
• ICQ - Another very popular instant messaging software. Has hundreds of millions of subscribers. It's not very usable as it contains TOO MANY UNECESSARY FEATURES in my opinion. However, it does have a very simple and straightforward web equivalent at this LINK.
• AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) - Another popular instant messaging software from AOL. No, it doesn't require you to have an AOL account. Lots of users.
• MSN Messenger - IM from Microsoft. Simple and straightforward. Very usable. I must admit I have not been using this but it was very user-friendly.
• ICUII - You need to PAY for this videochat software. It's an online community evolving around picture messaging and video chats. The software allows you to send quick messages (i.e. webcam photo snapshots/audio/video clips with text messages) to others. It has gay channels (called directories) that includes one for gay seniors! Large user base (in the hundreds to a thousand during peak hours). Just be aware that a good number of users and in for online quickies. It has also recently incorporated the ability to send messages to popular IMs like Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, AIM and ICQ.
• ISPQ - Another popular PAY videochat software. Has gay communities as well but not a dedicated silverfox channel unlike ICUII. Has hundreds of users during peak hours. The user-interface isn't very user-friendly though. Can be rather sleazy at times too like ICUII.
  

Technorati tags: Silverfox Admirer, Silverfox, IM, ISPQ, ICUII, Videochat

[Personals] Migrating the links from Silverfoxes Resource Page

I'm in the process of moving the links from Silverfoxes Resource Page to this blog. The first in the series - personals (but naturally)! I've mainly cut and paste my old comments here. Some comments may no longer be valid e.g. number of personals, regularity of update, free/paying services, user interface etc.

• Yahoo Personals - Straightforward and easy to use. Matches by location, aspirations and statistics. Three thumbs up! You need to have a Yahoo account (easy to apply and free).
• Apollonetwork - Apollonetwork has been around for a long time. Personals tend to be on the brief side. "Matching" ability isn't as sophisticated as Yahoo but it's totally focused on silverfoxes and their admirers.
• Caffmos - I've not assessed in great detail but looks like a pain to access.
  
• Relocate4U - The use of the search isn't very functional but it does contain a long list of personals. Friendly looking interface too.
• Olderonline - Not that many personals but friendly search interface.
• SeniorAdmirer - It seems to be down at the moment. My previous comments on it were "The personals are restricted to that of older men. Well-managed and easy on the eyes" but that was years back.
• Ben Boxer - Also known as the silverfoxes clubhouse. Meant for silverfoxes and admirers. Has two "personals" category i.e. personal ads and profiles.
• SeniorFriendFinder - Personals focused on seniors. Minimum age required 35. Very limited features if you're not a paying customer.
  
• Match.com - Easy interface. Not very powerful search but it's convenient as it tries to seek matches and updates you through e-mail. Quite impossible to get in touch with someone if you're not on a paid service.
  

These are some new personals links that I've found since that really old update on the Silverfoxes Resource Page.

• Silverdaddies - One of the more successful silverfox focused personals sites. Silverdaddies has an extremely large user population. You're limited to 2 outgoing messages a day for non-paying users though.
• Gaydar - UK-based personals site. Has been around for quite a while too.
• Fridae - Good personals site if you're into Asians. A good number of silverfoxes.
  
• Face-pic.com - Generic personals site with a sizeable gay community. This is where I met R! Last place I expected too!
• Mature Aussie Network - Mixture of personals and galleries from Down Under!
  

I've yet to explore these sites

• Daddyscape.
• Older-Younger Gay Couple.
• Senior Lover.
• Senior Datefinder.
• MayDec.com.
  

Technorati tags: Silverfox Admirer, Silverfox, Personal Ads

[Puters] Would you use this ring tone?

P sent me this really funny, albeit irritating, link called the Crazy Frog Ringtone site! I wonder how many of you would actually dare load it onto your cell phones? I know it'd drive me crazy!

Speaking of crazy, check out the crazy videos from Crazy Frog here and here.

Technorati tags: Silverfox Admirer, Silverfox, Humor, Ringtone

[News] Middle East Peace Process

I know, this news is dated by a few days. Anyway, peace talks have resumed between Israel and Palestine. The two key players are none other than Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian National Authority.

Here's hoping that they succeed where their deceased predecessors, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, failed in the 1993 Oslo Accords.

Blog setting changes

You can now post your comments on each blog. Feel free to write about my blog and the old "Silverfoxes Resource Page".

I've also done a little bit of research on categorizing my blogs according to topics of my choosing but I can't seem to do it with blogger! Bummer! If you know how I can do this with blogger, please post a comment! I'm thinking of creating the following categories for this blog:

Silverfox Categories

• [Personals] Online Personal Ads
  
• [Sites] Interesting sites
• [News] Prominent silverfoxes/Silverfoxes in the news
  

Technology and World Affairs

• [Puters] Internet and IT gadgets
  
• [Science] Science and technology
  
• World affairs

Hacks - I did managed to include the "Links" sub-section on the right of the page but that was done manually i.e. very painful!