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A Little Side Project Of Mine Called Minimal Reader
I’ve been toying around with a little side project for the past few weeks and it is finally in a state that is “presentable” (thanks to my accountability group actually holding me accountable to...
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Minimal Reader is my “Google Reader Replacement”
I set out weeks ago to build a Google Reader replacement for my own personal use. I decided I didn’t need a feed reader that had all of the bells and whistles that Google Reader had. I wanted...
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Backup Your Google Reader Subscriptions Today
If you haven’t heard, Google Reader (the popular web-based RSS/feed reader by the search giant) is shutting down on July 1. This means that if you have been using Google Reader to keep up-to-date with...
View ArticleAn update on Minimal Reader
A few weeks ago I launched a new web service called MnmlRdr. It is a simple, lightweight, web based rss/feed reading service that focuses solely on delivering feed content to you. It goes well with...
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Minimal Reader Review on AppStorm
MnmlRdr has been flying under the radar for a while, but today we got some good press from Mark Myerson over at AppStorm. 8 out of 10. Not a bad start!
View ArticleThree simple ways to improve RSS consumption
Today Dave Winer invited us to start talking about ways to help move RSS forward. Here are three simple ways that I think could make RSS easier to consume: Encourage the adoption of distributing RSS...
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Minimal Reader Launch Week – Day 1
Howdy All! Thanks for sticking in there with me as I build MnmlRdr. A few months ago when I learned about Google Reader shutting down, and after being unsatisfied with the alternatives, I set out to...
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Minimal Reader Launch Week – Native Apps
Last week I was experimenting with a way for MnmlRdr to be used with existing native apps without having to build one myself or waiting for other app developers to add in support. I ended up building...
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Minimal Reader Launches
Howdy Folks! Thanks again for hanging in there with me as I build MnmlRdr. I just finished setting up a new marketing/landing-page for mnmlrdr.com. It’s still a work-in-progress, but it’s much nicer...
View ArticleMinimal Reader Feature: Full-text
This weekend I released a new feature for MnmlRdr, article full-text. What this does is add the ability to pull in the full article text from a feed item when the item content is truncated or is...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Send to
One of the most frequently requested features to be added to MnmlRdr has been to add the ability to send a feed item to a user’s Pinboard.in, Instapaper, Pocket, and other external accounts....
View ArticleMinimal Reader Feature: Search
I really dislike losing an article I’ve recently read. I generally save my favorite ones with MnmlRdr’s starring feature or I “send to” my Pinboard.in bookmarking account. But, sometimes I forget to...
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How to Sync Between Minimal Reader and Reeder for iOS via Fever
Minimal Reader has an emulation API that allows it to be used with existing third-party apps that are compatible with Fever°. You can easily set up Reeder to sync your feeds across your iOS devices....
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How to Sync Between Minimal Reader and ReadKit on OS X via Fever
Minimal Reader has an emulation API that allows it to be used with existing third-party apps that are compatible with Fever°. You can easily set up ReadKit to sync your Minimal Reader feeds to your OS...
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How to Sync Between Minimal Reader and Press for Android via Fever
Minimal Reader has an emulation API that allows it to be used with existing third-party apps that are compatible with Fever°. You can easily set up Press for Android to sync your Minimal Reader feeds...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Download and Play Audio and Video Podcasts
I like to listen to a few podcasts, but I’ve never really liked podcast apps. They all are cluttered and have too many bells and whistles. I really just want to keep track of a few podcasts, listen to...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Automatically Load More
I cannot believe it took me this long to add this…
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Minimal Reader Feature: Easy Subscription Management
One area of MnmlRdr I feel has been missing some polish is subscribing and managing feeds & folders. When I launched MnmlRdr back in August, I knew that it needed a little bit of work, but there...
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Get 6-months of Minimal Reader for Free When You Switch From Another Reader
It really drives me crazy when I evaluate two software products, purchase the one that I think is best based on the information I have, only to later find out that I should have went with the other...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Article Tagging
Sometimes starring an article is not granular enough. You may want more detail attached to your saved articles…something more descriptive…like a category. You can now tag individual articles within...
View ArticleHow to Follow Minimal Reader Updates
Here’s a quick refresher on the different ways you can follow and stay in touch with updates: Follow MnmlRdr Updates on Twitter: @mnmlrdr Follow Me on Twitter: @widefido Subscribe to the MnmlRdr Blog:...
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How to Stay Productive in Your Feed Reader by Avoiding Content Overload
I love to follow interesting blogs using MnmlRdr. The problem, though, is that over the years I’ve accumulated just over 1150 feeds to keep up with…quite a lot if you ask me. Tracking this many feeds...
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Do You Trust Your Feed Reader?
“Trust is earned and can be taken away in a instant.” This weekend Feedly silently launched (and eventually retracted) an initiative to intercept links that were shared from within their product. The...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Go Gadget
One of the first apps that I install on any new Mac is a quick application launcher (QuickSilver, LaunchBar, and most recently Alfred). I love being able to access my apps with just a few keystrokes....
View ArticleScheduled Maintenance: Dec 22
Hooray! MnmlRdr is growing! To help keep everything snappy, there will be some scheduled maintenance on: Sunday, December 22 between 09:00PM-11:59PM EST (GMT -5:00) During this maintenance window,...
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Give Minimal Reader a Try in 2014
Happy New Year! I hope 2013 wrapped up nicely for you and 2014 is off to a great start! For me, 2014 is going to be about experimentation and growing MnmlRdr. And, I’m off to a good start with my...
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Can I Buy a Vowel?
This is the first in a series called “Building MnmlRdr”, where I’ll be discussing the ins and outs of building and marketing a feed reader. When I first started building MnmlRdr, I was exploring a lot...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Gestures
When I started MnmlRdr, I wanted the mobile and desktop experience to feel great. I was using Google Reader on my mobile device, which was good enough, but never really felt like a fast and responsive...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Mark Entries Older Than
I subscribe to a lot of blogs. It’s sometimes hard to keep up with so much content flowing in, so I usually split up my feeds into a couple of buckets: Important: important feeds that I want to read...
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Minimal Reader Feature: Real-time Updates
What is better than refreshing your MnmlRdr to see a list of new stories from your favorite blogs? Not having to refresh of course! MnmlRdr now has the ability to “push” new stories to your account so...
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Real-time Updates Update
It has been just over a month since I launched real-time updates for MnmlRdr. This has been one of the most exciting features to build and release. Here’s why: This was the most requested feature...
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Minimal UI in Mobile Safari
One of my favorite additions to iOS 7.1 (released March 10) is a new mode for Mobile Safari called “minimal-ui”, which developers (like me) can enable for their websites. What this mode does is hide...
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How to Sync Between Minimal Reader and Reeder 2 for Mac via Fever
Minimal Reader has an emulation API that allows it to be used with existing third-party apps that are compatible with Fever°. You can easily set up the new Reeder 2 for Mac to sync your feeds to your...
View ArticleThings You Should Read This Weekend
This is the first post in a new series called “Should Read“, where I’ll be posting some of my favorite reads from the past week that I think you’ll also enjoy. The Most Important Two Minutes of Your...
View ArticleMnmlRdr is now Minimal Reader
I’ve decided to start promoting the full “Minimal Reader” brand, instead of “MnmlRdr”. It’s more clear, simpler (yes, even though it has *more* vowels), and fits better overall with where I want to...
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How to Sync Between Minimal Reader and Unread for iOS via Fever
Minimal Reader has an emulation API that allows it to be used with existing third-party apps that are compatible with Fever°. You can easily set up the new Unread for iOS to sync your feeds to your iOS...
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Keyboard Shortcuts are the Best
For those of you who have yet to use keyboard shortcuts in Minimal Reader, you are missing out. They are essential in skimming through your RSS feed updates, especially when you subscribe to more than...
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