"Andrew McLaren" <andrew@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:B9884608-B1DC-4AAC-9EA0-7345725B3B26@microsoft.com...
> "robj" <robj@bunsmith.com.au> wrote ...
>> -- Is there any way of changing the news feeds I would rather have feeds
>> from Australia rather than the USA
>
> G'day cobber,
>
> No, unfortunately Vista - while it has made some improvemenst in
> Internationalisation - continues the American cultural domination of the
> English-speaking world. Now we have compulsory "Personalize", "Backup
> Center", Network Center" and "Security Center" alongside old clangers like
> "Colors". The news gadget is not configurable, through the user Interface
> (you could always try manually editing the files under "C:\Program
> Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\RSSFeeds.Gadget" - they're all XML and
> HTML).
>
> But if you go to the Windows Live Gallery:
> http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?bt=1&pl=1
> ... you'll fine gadgeats for Aus Bureau of Meterology; Cricket scores;
> Sydney Morning Herald and Age most popular articles; ABC Radio broadcast;
> and some others as well. There's also BBC News which, while not
> Australian, is relatively "normal" compared to the American feeds.
I have my news gadget delivering Australian content. I simply modified the
list off RSS feeds in Outlook 2007 and then configured the gadget to deliver
them.
--
And loving it,
-Q
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