Torsten and I have been busy working on the rewriting the RSS Bandit UI using Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and moving to a ribbon based model. We've had to quickly take a break to fix a problem caused by recent changes in how Google Reader handles authenticated requests from client applications which stopped the synchronization between Google Reader and RSS Bandit.

That problem is fixed with the new release and we've added a little present for Windows 7 users as well.... read more

s part of spring cleaning to get ready for Windows 7, we are releasing version 1.9.0.972 of RSS Bandit. You can download it from https://sourceforge.net/projects/rssbandit/files/rssbandit/v1.9.0.972/RssBandit1.9.0.972_installer.zip/download

This release primarily fixes bugs from the previous release. With the code base now stable we will be making a number of radical changes for version 2.0 including transitioning to a ribbon based interface and adding support for Windows 7 jump lists. The major new feature and bug fixes since the last official release (v.1.8.0.870) are listed below. ... read more

The recent release of RSS Bandit (v1.8.0.855) contained a bug which caused users to lose their feed lists on upgrading. This version fixes that bug.

Please download it from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit1.8.0.862_installer.zip

The major new features and bug fixes since the last official release (v.1.6.0.2) are listed below.

Download the installer from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit1.8.0.855installer.zip

NEW FEATURES
- Download manager for viewing pending podcasts/enclosures
- Ability to synchronize feeds with Google Reader, NewsGator Online and the Windows Common Feed List.
- Option to increase or decrease font size in reading pane... read more

As promised in the RSS Bandit roadmap, the preview of the next version of RSS Bandit is now available for general download. You can now download it from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit.Phoenix.Beta.Installer.zip

Key new features are a download manager for viewing pending podcasts/enclosures and integration with Google Reader, NewsGator Online and the Windows Common Feed List.

As promised in the RSS Bandit roadmap, the preview of the next version of RSS Bandit is now available for general download. You can now download it from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit.Phoenix.Alpha.Installer.zip

Key new features are a download manager for viewing pending podcasts/enclosures and integration with Google Reader, NewsGator Online and the Windows Common Feed List.

Download the installer from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit1.6.0.2_Installer.zip

Changes between v1.6.0.2 and v1.6.0.1 are below

• Fixed: Application crashes with AccessViolationException on startup.
• Fixed: Application crashes and red 'X' shows in feed subscriptions window.
• Fixed: User's credentials are not used when accessing feeds via a proxy server leading to proxy errors when fetching feeds.
• Fixed: Duplicate feed URLs not detected if they differ by trailing slash or "www." in the host name
• Fixed: Application crashes when displaying an error dialog when a certificate issue is detected with a secure feed.

The RSS Bandit installer for v1.6.0.0 has been refreshed and the following fixes made.

* Fixed: IndexOutOfRangeException thrown if less than ten Top Stories could be generated due to insufficent outgoing links in user's subscriptions.(bug 1858619)
* Fixed: Flagged Items special folder does not show flagged items(bug 1860442)
* Fixed: Exporting feed list as OPML results in "Key not found in dictionary" error. (bug 1859711)
* Fixed: Application crashes randomly if Windows language/locale is set to Finnish. (bug 1859508)
* Fixed: "Download feeds on startup" setting not honored. Feeds are still downloaded on startup even if this option is unchecked. (bug 1859719)
* Fixed: Inconsistent behavior when running application on Vista 64-bit because it wasn't compiled as a 32-bit application.
* Fixed: Update frequency set to 0 not honored on restarting the application (bug 1864305)

Download the installer from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rssbandit/RssBandit1.6.0.0a_Installer.zip

The major changes between this release and v1.5.0.17 are below

* Feature: Top Stories button shows the ten most popular links over the past week in your subscriptions.
* Feature: Twitter plugin enables posting links or replies to Twitter
* Fixed KeyNotFoundException if "Mark All Items as Read" clicked shortly after changing the URL for a subscribed feed.
* Fixed: Downloading feed list from NewsGator Online deletes local machine and intranet feeds.
* Fixed: Downloading favicons happens several times while the application is running instead of just once.
* Fixed: 100% CPU used when an RSS feed with no <channel> element is encountered.
* Fixed: Del.ico.us plugin silently failed when posting items with tags containing special characters like '#' or '+'

The RSS Bandit installer has been refreshed and the following fixes made.

• ActiveX warning popup has been fixed
• NewsGator sync. category hierarchy lost
• other minor fixes...