Link suggestions

sUnShInE · 11-08-2002, 05:48 PM

...for the next update:

How about Time Magazine and Newsweek magazine?

Alexander Turcic · 11-09-2002, 08:05 AM

Interesting webpages, but I am afraid neither has a pda-friendly version. What can be done, though, is strip the main page through a perl script and link the articles to the printer-friendly versions (similar to the salon.com script mentioned somewhere else here).

Or, we could use Sitescooper to strip the "unfriendly" html code. Maybe someone should start to write an article on how to use Sitescooper  

sUnShInE · 11-13-2002, 09:26 AM

The reason I mentioned them is because they're both available for Mobipocket...

I assume there's some way to do it, or maybe we should just but their tech people to offer them  

Alexander Turcic · 11-13-2002, 10:50 AM

Yup, I went to Mobipocket to see. Mobipocket has the ability to run its own scripts to browse news pages. If you take a look at the two files that you download when you click on Time Magazine and Newsweek, you will see how the script looks like.

In other words, it is not Time Magazine or Newsweek who offer mobile content, but it is the script Mobipocket uses that extracts the content in a way to make it mobile-friendly.

While iSiloX doesn't offer a scripting feature like that (yet), we could achieve the same using Sitescooper. Soon I have the time to dwelve more into that and give you the neccessary feedback. With Sitescooper it should essentially be possible to make ANY web page mobile-friendly.

Sorry you have to hear about the "soon" again - please blame it on this silly test on Friday  

Alexander Turcic · 12-06-2002, 10:40 AM

Check the new links section... just got Time Magazine Europe and Time Magazine Asia. Europe edition has lots of content of the National/US version.

saw9000 · 12-06-2002, 12:20 PM

I know how you feel, Alex. I just turned in a paper in German yesterday, have an essay rewrite due Tuesday, and finals next week.
Scott

Alexander Turcic · 12-06-2002, 06:37 PM

Heh I remember those sleepless days before the finals... was usually a marathon of not sleeping more than 3-4 hours / night for an entire week.

Have fun, Scott! And good luck!

Btw, earlier I said that the Time Europe contains some US news as well. I was wrong. It is entire European based (go figure). Lets hope for a US version soon...

saw9000 · 12-08-2002, 02:18 PM

I'll do what I can.  At least at the end of next week, it will be over  
Scott

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11-08-2002, 05:48 PM	#1
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	...for the next update: How about Time Magazine and Newsweek magazine?

11-09-2002, 08:05 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Interesting webpages, but I am afraid neither has a pda-friendly version. What can be done, though, is strip the main page through a perl script and link the articles to the printer-friendly versions (similar to the salon.com script mentioned somewhere else here). Or, we could use Sitescooper to strip the "unfriendly" html code. Maybe someone should start to write an article on how to use Sitescooper

11-13-2002, 09:26 AM	#3
sUnShInE Drama Queen Posts: 784 Karma: 11712 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States Device: Palm Tungsten T\|T3	The reason I mentioned them is because they're both available for Mobipocket... I assume there's some way to do it, or maybe we should just but their tech people to offer them

11-13-2002, 10:50 AM	#4
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Yup, I went to Mobipocket to see. Mobipocket has the ability to run its own scripts to browse news pages. If you take a look at the two files that you download when you click on Time Magazine and Newsweek, you will see how the script looks like. In other words, it is not Time Magazine or Newsweek who offer mobile content, but it is the script Mobipocket uses that extracts the content in a way to make it mobile-friendly. While iSiloX doesn't offer a scripting feature like that (yet), we could achieve the same using Sitescooper. Soon I have the time to dwelve more into that and give you the neccessary feedback. With Sitescooper it should essentially be possible to make ANY web page mobile-friendly. Sorry you have to hear about the "soon" again - please blame it on this silly test on Friday

12-06-2002, 10:40 AM	#5
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Check the new links section... just got Time Magazine Europe and Time Magazine Asia. Europe edition has lots of content of the National/US version.

12-06-2002, 12:20 PM	#6
saw9000 Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 4598 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baton Rouge	I know how you feel, Alex. I just turned in a paper in German yesterday, have an essay rewrite due Tuesday, and finals next week. Scott

12-06-2002, 06:37 PM	#7
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Heh I remember those sleepless days before the finals... was usually a marathon of not sleeping more than 3-4 hours / night for an entire week. Have fun, Scott! And good luck! Btw, earlier I said that the Time Europe contains some US news as well. I was wrong. It is entire European based (go figure). Lets hope for a US version soon...

12-08-2002, 02:18 PM	#8
saw9000 Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 4598 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Baton Rouge	I'll do what I can.  At least at the end of next week, it will be over   Scott

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