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Chris F. Masse

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Information Technology

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Contents

  • Personal Computer Tips
  • The Best Web Browsers
  • Information Technology Links
  • How To Use Feeds
  • The Midas Oracle Feeds
  • The Software Packages Powering Midas Oracle

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1. Personal Computer Tips

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How should blog readers set up their PC?

  • Set the screen resolution of your PC at 1600 x 1200 pixels or more.
  • You will probably have to augment the size of the font(s) used by your browser and your other software.

That way, you will have more things on your screen:

  • You will be able to see the huge prediction market charts in full. (If you read blogs inside feed readers, Google Reader will give you ample space to display the huge charts.)
  • You will be able to see in full our extended horizontal menu bar, present on top of every Midas Oracle webpage.

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2. The Best Web Browsers

  • We recommend open-source software (e.g., Mozilla FireFox, Opera, Google Chrome, etc.).
  • Please, dump MicroSoft’s Internet Explorer where it belongs: in the trash can.

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3. Information Technology Links

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4. How To Use Feeds

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Site Feeds For Dummies

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A great explainer on why and how to subscribe to feeds:

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The Best Feed Readers

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Web-based feed readers: Google Reader, iGoogle (with the Google Reader module), BlogLines, NetVibes, PageFlakes, etc.

PC-based feed readers: browsers (MicroSoft Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla FireFox), browser extensions (Sage with Mozilla CSS, or Wizz), cross-platform and open-source software (RSS Owl, Blog Bridge), etc. Parameter your feed reader so that it fetches the site feed once an hour, no more.

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How To Subscribe To A Feed Via Google Reader

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  • Click on “Add subscription”;
  • Paste in the box the URL of the feed you want to subscribe to;
  • Click “Add”;
  • Click on “Manage subscriptions” (at the bottom of your list of feeds) to put your new feed in a folder;
  • Click on “Folder settings” and “Sort by oldest” (in the main view), to read your feed items starting with the oldest items.

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Feed Handbook

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  • I recommend that you read any blog within a Web-based feed reader and I recommend Google Reader;
  • You should be able to scan-read quickly the items within your feed reader —classify them, tag them, share them, and search them;
  • Read your feed items starting with the oldest items;
  • Create a main folder for your most important feeds, and set it as your “start page”. Put your less important feeds in other folders;
  • Tag the important items that you want to highlight and/or share;
  • Share items with like-minded people who have good taste;
  • Perform searches in your archived items —in all of them, by category, by tag, or by feed.

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Sharing Feed Items With Friends

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- To share feed items with me (Chris Masse) within Google Reader, go to GMail, click on “Add Contact”. Paste my e-mail address there (chrisfmasse +++at— gmail +dot— com). Once I receive your invite, I’ll accept it.

- Alternatively, send me your GMail e-mail address, and I will activate the relationship.

- You will then see my shared items and I’ll see yours within Google Reader.

- Don’t worry, you can hide me later on, if you don’t like what I share. Just put your mouse cursor on my name on the list, “HIDE” appears, and click on it, and you won’t hear from me anymore.

- I share only the very good stuff on politics (facts + opinions, but coming from multiple horizons, not only from one camp), information technology, business, marketing, finance, prediction markets, etc.

- Chris Masse’s Shared Feed Items at Google Reader

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APPENDIX:

- Chris Masse’s Starred Feed Items at Google Reader

- Chris Masse’s Subscribed Feed Items on Prediction Markets at Google Reader

- Chris Masse’s Subscribed Feed Items on Information Technology at Google Reader

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5. The Midas Oracle Feeds

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For people who want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts within their feed reader:

Site Feed Site Feed - Posts Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle site feed via Google Reader

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For people who, additionally, want to read the comments within their feed reader:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Comments Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/comments/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle comment feed via Google Reader

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For people who don’t want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts, but only the selected pieces:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Best Posts Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/category/all-best-posts-ever/feed/

Subscribe to the Midas Oracle selection feed via Google Reader

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For people who want to read all the Midas Oracle blog posts, but not Chris Masse’s ones:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Guest Authors Only

http://www.midasoracle.org/category/all-guest-authorss-posts/feed/

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For people who want to read only a small part of the Midas Oracle content, there are three other types of sub-site feeds:

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Category

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Tag

Site Feed Sub-Site Feed - Author

Snatch any of the URLs at Categories, Tags or Posters, and add “feed/” at the end.

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6. The Software Packages Powering Midas Oracle

- The software packages that power Midas Oracle

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Midas Oracle Contents

- Midas Oracle Site Search

- Midas Oracle Site Map

- Midas Oracle Pages

- Midas Oracle Archives

- Best External Web Links + Best Midas Oracle Posts

- Explainer On Prediction Markets + Probabilistic Predictions (Charts)

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About Midas Oracle

- About Midas Oracle .ORG

- Mission, Boards And Projects

- The Blog Authors

- Terms Of Use

- Contact

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