View Site24x7 alerts in Firefox sidebar using Google Reader

Firefox users might be interested in this. Here is a simple trick that lets you view your Site24x7 downtime and trouble notifications within Firefox itself, in the Firefox sidebar.

Prerequisite: You have to subscribe to Site24x7 RSS feed in Google ReaderBelow are the steps to view your alerts in Firefox sidebar:

1. Subscribe for a RSS alert from Site24x7. Login to your Site24x7 account, navigate to 'Alerts' tab and select the RSS link.
2. Login to your Google Reader account and subscribe to the Site24x7 feed.
3. Open the Bookmarks manager in Firefox browser (Bookmarks/Organize bookmarks)
4. If you are using Firefox 2, select 'New Bookmark' in the 'File' menu. If using Firefox 3, select 'Organize' in the toolbar and select 'New Bookmark'.
5. Enter a name, http://www.google.com/reader/i/ for location, and ensure to check Load this bookmark in the sidebar.
6. Press Save Changes. Now you can select the bookmark to load Google Reader in the Firefox sidebar and view your Site24x7 alerts.

This trick was partly inspired by this post in MozillaLinks. Stay tuned for similar tricks in our future posts!