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Blox0r: AJAXy Outlooky RSS reader
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Squad guy Keith McDuffee got it right when he said "silly name, neat interface" telling us about Blox0r, which advertises itself as "The best online aggregator ever!" Its
an AJAXy feed reader that uses a classic Outlook three-pane interface. On the left is a list of feeds you're subscribed
to, a la Bloglines, and on the right are two panes, one for headlines and one to show the stories you click on. I like
the default mode because it takes you to the actual web site so you can read comments and so on, but it also has a
Preview Summary mode which will show summaries of all of the recent stories in a particular feed. It has most of the
features you expect from a web-based feed reader and a few more, so despite the name it's worth a look if you're in the
market for a feed reader. What's more, it's open source, so you can download it, tweak the code, and run your own
aggregator service if you want.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
