Along with the new version of flickrRivr.root, I've also released a new version of the OPML Editor Tools menu that allows you to update any Tool file, using the new RSS-based updating method. Here's how you do that.
1. Launch the OPML Editor.
2. Choose Update opml.root from the File menu.
3. Click on OK to confirm that you wish to update.
4. You should receive 2 or more new parts.
5. Quit the OPML Editor. Re-launch.
6. You should see a new command near the bottom of the Tools menu called Update Front Tool.
Now, when you want to update a root here's what you do.
1. Choose the root file corresponding to the Tool from the Window menu.
2. Choose Update Front Tool from the Tools menu.
3. Click on OK.
That's it. It should work for newsRiver.root, dotOpml.root, even opml.root.
Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:00:41 PM
~About the Author~
Dave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
"RSS was born in 1997 out of the confluence of Dave Winer's 'Really Simple Syndication' technology, used to push out blog updates, and Netscape's 'Rich Site Summary', which allowed users to create custom Netscape home pages with regularly updated data flows." - Tim O'Reilly.
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