RSS feed - Search upon startup

[Colin Law]

On 23 August 2010 11:40, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 21 August 2010 05:29, GaryT <taig at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>> Once upon a time I had installed the BBC news service onto Firefox, so
>> that it was available from an RSS button, somewhere up on the toolbar.
>>
>> That was long ago.
>>
>> Now I've found that Ubuntu is still checking in to the BBC service every
>> time I start the machine.  I want to stop it.
>>
>> Can someone tell me where/how to find the cause.  Where and what would
>> be causing this to happen.  Firefox does not start when the computer
>> starts, so it must be something that was installed at the time.
>
> I presume you have checked that you have not got any Live Bookmarks
> left enabled in FF?  Go to Bookmarks, Organise Bookmarks and look for
> RSS feeds there, expanding all the folders.  Particularly check the
> Bookmarks Toolbar for 'Latest Headlines'.  Delete any feeds you no
> longer require.

For those who find this thread in the hereafter, did you get to the
bottom of this?

Colin