I was surprised at just how lost I felt this morning when Bloglines wasn’t working properly. I never realised just how much I relied on it. Thankfully it’s up and running now but I’ve exported my subscriptions in OPML for use in another client in case it breaks again.
Looks like Ben was feeling a similar sense of loss too.
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April 17, 2005 at 02:15
Just been to bloglines now (although I’ve got my feeds in there, I continue to use a desktop aggregator). They’ve got an amusing image of a plumber and a statement they’re doing a bit of “fixer upper”… hehe
April 17, 2005 at 04:39
Yeah, I agree with you about the OPML idea. I kept wishing I had of had the foresight to do so before things went wrong!
And I also find it strange on how much I rely on it. It’s such a great service, and it does what it’s meant to do, in my eyes, better then most ‘real’ RSS clients.
Oh, and you might be pleased to know I’m now up to 121 feeds!
April 17, 2005 at 13:31
Neil, I was feeling the same sense of loss. I am definitely going to do a OPML backup now. I was totally lost without Bloglines, it completely screwed up my morning routine.
April 17, 2005 at 15:08
What client did you import the OPML feeds into neil? I currently love RSSOwl and just as you rely on Bloglines, I rely on RSSOwl just the same amount I suppose.
April 17, 2005 at 15:40
I haven’t imported the OPML into anything yet but I do have a registered copy of FeedDemon lying around that I might use next time.
Although FeedDemon does support Bloglines it will not work if Bloglines is down.
April 17, 2005 at 17:44
Downtime is the primary reason I stick with a desktop client
Sauce Reader is my favourite – primarily because it’s free (unlike FeedDemon). It also has quite a few neat features.
April 17, 2005 at 18:27
Same here…
BTW, what is an OPML and how does it work? Forgive my ignorance…
April 18, 2005 at 16:25
Josue, an OPML file is a file containing a list of all your blog subscriptions.
I was lost without Bloglines too, plenty of others felt the same. Thankfully recently a directory/portal for IrishBlogs was set up so I had something to read.