| Description |
Blog Navigator is a program designed to make it easy for users who enjoy reading blogs (short for 'web logs') to read and organize them. Blog Navigator works by reading RSS feeds and displaying them in a clean, easy to understand way. It includes a host of different news and blog sites for users to read through.
Blog Navigator is arguably the most advanced program of its kind and it's free. For example, Blog Navigator has the ability to pre-load all the articles on a given blog site to speed up reading. It also has a host of off-line reading features in which a blog site can be exported into a magazine-like format.
Notable features of Blog Navigator include:
- It's free! (as in really free, no 'ads', no spyware, no nonsense)
- Can pre-load an entire blog site to make reading much faster
- Included Tabbed browser makes it easy to switch between multiple blog sites
- Blog sites can be exported to a magazine-like format for off-line reading
- Built in tools for searching the entire blogsphere
- Different blog sites can be grouped together to create virtual web magazines
- Interesting articles can be dragged and dropped into a basket for safe keeping
- Auto-RSS detection. Websites that have RSS feeds on them can be automatically detected in many cases
- Can import OPML and other common files (makes it easy to share settings between various RSS readers)
Just a few of the version 1.2 adds/changes/fixes:
- Added support blog editing in offline mode with postponed article sending.
- Added "Print", "Print preview"" and "Page setup" to "File" menu.
- Added support for enclosures (podcasting). Users can now download any files attached to their RSS feeds.
- Menus for selection of style of article or newspaper/group displaying now indicates what style is selected.
- Added ability to mark a Favorite as important (flag it).
- Added an option to create favorites folders just like any other BN folders.
- Save as added to Article editor. |
| Supported languages: English |
| Supported OS: WinXP, Windows2000 |
| Installation: Install and Uninstall |
| Requirements: Windows 2000/XP |
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| Release info |
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05/31/2005
Minor Update
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Changes:
Version 1.2 adds/changes/fixes:
- Activation and deactivation of channels and whole groups.
- Added support blog editing in offline mode with postponed article sending.
- Blog Navigator will no longer fetch blog article details in offline mode.
- Added category caching so this time BlogNavigator will no longer ask the server for categories before editing but rather cache them between sessions (for possible offline editing). This also speeds up day-to day blog writing.
- Added "Print", "Print preview" and "Page setup" to "File" menu.
- Significantly improved user experience for offline mode, Blog Navigator will no longer ask user to go online every time user tries to browse an article from the list in offline mode, but will rather check the offline availability of the article and display article description for offline mode + an appropriate warning.
- Added offline mode switch to article editor.
- Added support for enclosures - a.k.a. podcasting. Users can now download any files attached to their RSS feeds.
- The "Forward" and "Back" buttons on the browser toolbars have added dropdowns with browsing history for better browsing experience.
- Favorites are now displayed as another branch.
- Favorites addition and manipulation throughout the favorites branch.
- Favorites folder dragging and dropping to reorganize the favorites tree.
- Menus for selection of style of article or newspaper/group displaying now indicates what style is selected.
- Added ability to mark a Favorite as important (flag it).
- Added support for storing BN in "All users application data folder" a few other system folders or anywhere on the disk.
- Ability to drop a drag from the browser list or the address list on the article list if the selected folder is a basket or a favorites folder.
- Added an option to auto-activate channels.
- Added a fistful of channels and podcasts.
- Added an option to create favorites folders just like any other BN folders.
- File -
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Save as added to Article editor.
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| End user license agreement |
Important: Read this before using your copy of Stardock.net's Blog Navigator.
End User License Agreement
This user license agreement (the AGREEMENT) is an agreement between you (individual or single entity) and Stardock.net, Inc. for the Blog Navigator program (the SOFTWARE) that is accompanying this AGREEMENT.
The SOFTWARE is the property of Stardock.net, Inc. and is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties. The SOFTWARE is not sold, it is licensed.
LICENSED VERSION The LICENSED VERSION means a Registered Version (using your personal serial/registration number) or an original fully working version of the SOFTWARE. If you accept the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, you have certain rights and obligations as follow:
YOU MAY:
1. Install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE on a single computer.
2. Install a second copy of the SOFTWARE on a second computer only if you are the main user of this computer (home computer or laptop for example).
3. Install the SOFTWARE on another computer only if you change your main workstation. In such a case you must uninstall the software from the old computer.
4. Use the SOFTWARE via a network, only if you have purchased an adequate number of licenses. The number of users must not exceed the number of licenses you have purchased.
5. Make a copy of the SOFTWARE for archival purposes only.
YOU MAY NOT:
1. Copy and distribute the SOFTWARE or any portion of it except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
2. Sublicense, rent, lease or transfer your personal registering number.
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5. Copy the documentation accompanying the SOFTWARE.
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7. Include the SOFTWARE in any commercial products intended for manufacture, distribution, or sale.
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The SOFTWARE is supplied "AS IS". Stardock disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The user must assume the entire risk of using this SOFTWARE.
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TERM
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Stardock.net, Inc.
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Stardock is a registered trademark of Stardock Systems, Inc. Blog Navigator, and Stardock.net are trademarks of Stardock.net, Inc. Blog Navigator configuration .ini formats are copyright Stardock.net, Inc. 2002-2004.
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All trademarked names mentioned in this document and SOFTWARE are used for editorial purposes only, with no intention of infringing upon the trademarks.
No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Stardock.net, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Blog Navigator is a fast and easy-to-use program for browsing blog sites. It also includes features for reading blogs offline, as well as putting different blog sites together to create your own customized browsing preferences.
