Bloglines Beta released

As an avid blog reader, I am happy to see that new Bloglines Beta version 3 is available at this time. It was great to see so many improvements that made the Bloglines RSS reader faster and more usable.

Here is a snapshot of a Beta Version that was available to the users this morning:

And here is a snapshot of a current version.

As you can see, the differences are significant in my opinion. It has become easier to move the feeds around as it is faster to drag and drop without having to click the Edit button first.

Here is a list of features/differences that I have noticed so far.

1. New Add Button that makes it easier and faster to add / import feeds
   

2. New Add Folder, Trash and Feeds Settings buttons are located at the very top in a easily accessible location
   
3. New Start Page where frequently accessed or favorite feeds could be dragged and dropped for a quick overview.
4. New 3 Reading Views that include “3 pane view”, “Quick View”, and “Full View”.

Creativity spark

Wow. A new article was posted over at the smashing magazine portal aiming to provide a great resource for those who seek inspiration. The article - Creativity Spark from master of graphic design - showcases an amazing number of glorious design pieces from some of the best illustrators, designers, and artists around the world. All of those designs carried out with an immense attention to details. As always, Smashing Magazine did a superb job picking out those amazing designs.

Here is a list of the designers/illustrators/artists (and their websites) mentioned in the article.

• Radim Malinik (UK) - Brand Nu
• Neil Duerden (UK) - ://: Neil Duerden ://:
• Buro North (Australia) - Buro North
• Evgeny Kiselev (Russia) - evgeny kiselev
• Maciej Mizer (Poland) - mOsk
• Pete Harrison (UK) - aeiko
• Alberto, Seveso (Italy) - alberto seveso
• Emeric Trahand (France) - still on the run
• Mario Sánchez (UK) - aegis
• Peter Jaworowski (Poland) - The Hejz
• mcfaul (UK) - mcfaul
• Chuck Anderson (USA) - nopattern
• Platinum, FMD (Brazil) - platinum, fmd
• Seth Weisfeld (USA) - in8 design
• Kacper Spala (Poland) - evolved design
• Scott Pollard (UK) - design jump
• Adhemas Batista (Brazil) - abs
• Raquel Falkenbach (Brazil) - raquel falkenbach
• Tom Kan (USA) - tom kan
• Nicholas Ainley (UK) - shiny binary
• Drew Flaherty (Australia) - drew flaherty
• Alex Mapar (Australia) - alex mapar
• Mark Verhaagen (The Netherlands) - mark verhaagen
• Alex Trochut (Spain) - alex trochut
• Alexander Radsby (Sweden) - aeform
• Taobot (Germany) - taobot
• Gui Borchert (USA) - gui bochert
• Si Scott (London, UK) - si scott studio
• Alex Cherry (California, USA) - vhm design
• Paul Hollingworth (Newcastle, UK) - chezrupm’s photos
• Jacques S Alton (London, UK) - the preps
• Susanne Paschke (Berlin, Germany) - portolio von Suzanne Paschke

Odd URL

Alex Papadimoulis has posted a rather amusing and at the same time sad article - When the Query String Is Just Not Enough.

A very strange file structure (all the pages start with “@”) is a topic of Alex’s post. Apparently, developers wanted their site to appear as if it is a dynamic one. Take a look at it yourself:

Interestingly enough, if you search google for “@id=6.aspx”, one of search results returns an exact match to the query. Check it out

Read more - When the Query String Is Just Not Enough