FAQ - General Questions

1. What types of RSS feeds are supported by Nomad Reader ?
Nomad Reader is a powerful mobile News Feed Grabber / Reader / Aggregator compatible with the following RSS file formats used for web syndication in news websites and weblogs: RSS any type Rich Site Summary (RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 2.0), RDF Site Summary (RDF 1.0), and ATOM (0.3).

2. What's a Keyword search ?
Nomad Reader for Windows Mobile Pocket PC lets you search Blog, RSS/ATOM, News Feeds by selecting keywords or combinations of keywords related to specific news topics (e.g. NHL hockey, WI-Max, Canadian politics). Keyword search results will only return news articles relevant to the keywords or combinations of keywords you previously selected.

3. What's a Newswire search ?
Nomad Reader lets you monitor your favorite newswire feeds (e.g. RSS/ATOM newspapers, trade journals and blogs) by searching articles among syndicate contents that can be customize, manage and view within the application. Newswire search feature scans automatically your favorite and must trusted sources of syndicate information for the latest feed updates every time you go online.

4. How can I grab news feeds from blogs and websites ?
You can grab news feeds on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC by searching syndicate contents (Newswire search) or by searching keywords or combination of keywords related to specific subjects of interest and news topics (Keyword search).

5. Can I monitor RSS/ATOM feeds ?
Definitively. Nomad Reader is powered by Yahoo and Google news search engines which means that no other Windows Mobile dedicated RSS/ATOM reader gives you access to a wider selection of aggregated news topics and articles.

6. Which devices support Nomad Reader ?
Nomad Reader is an universal Windows Mobile Pocket PC News Feed reader that supports any type of device operating with Windows Mobile 2003 se OR Windows Mobile 5.0.

7. What is a Personalized Mobile Journal ?
Every news feed update within Nomad Reader automatically generates an editorial presentation of your news items or Personalized Mobile Journal. Nomad Reader News Feed Grabber / Reader / Aggregator allow you to publish at will up-to-date Personalized Mobile Journals, which focus on topics that are relevant to your world (e.g. news about your favorite film director, wireless technology breakthroughs, NASDAQ stock markets).

8. How many news topics can I monitor with Nomad Reader ?
An infinite number or as many as you want to search or preset. Technically speaking, there is no limit to the number of news topics you can monitor with Nomad Reader.

9. How does Nomad Reader aggregates news contents from the web onto my Pocket PC ?
There are 3 mechanisms used by Nomad Reader for grabbing fresh news feeds from the web onto your Windows Mobile pocket PC. Nomad Reader can : 1. grab news feeds by searching specific keywords or keyword combinations on weblogs. 2. aggregate news feeds by searching specific keywords or keyword combinations on websites 3. retrieve news feeds by subscribing to specific RSS/ATOM feeds.

10. How can I monitor multiple news topics within Nomad Reader ?
By Keyword/Newswire searching for news feed updates with Nomad Reader, you can monitor as many news topics as you want. You can also sort items related to searched news topics on your My Journal viewer menu for an optimize news browsing experience.

11. Do I need an Internet Connection at all times in order to use Nomad Reader ?
No. You can read cached news items off-line. Our application only goes online to upload news feed updates. Dedicated Mobile News Readers such as Nomad Reader are seamless, fast and convenient; making you save time and substantial costs on data connection fees.

12. Will there be any impacts on the software if I change my Wireless Carrier ?
No. The application is completely independent from the carrier service. Switching carriers will have no impact on the overall software performance as long as a data connection remains available to the device.

13. How many data is downloaded and uploaded by Nomad Reader ?
An infinite amount of data or as much as you preset to upload.

14. How can I forward news items to my Outlook contacts ?
Nomad Reader lets you share information effectively by allowing you to email interesting news items to Outlook contacts: team mates, colleagues, friends and partners via your Windows Mobile Pocket PC. First, you need to select the news item you want to share from your My Journal viewer menu. Once inside the item click on Email (bottom page). This will take you to a box synced with all your Outlook contacts, select your recipient(s) and send your item. Nomad Reader will automatically email your news item to the selected Outlook contacts.

FAQ - Support

1. What if I have a good idea for improving Nomad Reader ?
Send it to us. We welcome your suggestions for features that you might find useful and compelling. Please, do not hesitate to share your good ideas with the Nomad Reader Team.

2. How long does it take before your Support gets back to me ?
Our Support team handles every reported case within 48 hours; frequently within the same day.

3. What is the future of Nomad Reader ?
Nomad Reader's commits to continue offering softwares that are practical, innovative and above all relevant to today's wireless users through the commercialization of stand-alone products and services for improving the quality, and productivity of their mobile lifestyles.

FAQ - Software Issues

1. There is a fatal error when I launch the software, what is the problem?
Nomad Reader will fail to start if Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 is not installed on your Pocket PC. Download Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0.

2. Is there any Known bug in the latest version of Nomad Reader?
No, not at this time.