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RSS Readers

RSS and Atom files provide news updates from a website in a simple form for your computer. You read these files in a program called an aggregator, which collects news from various websites and provides it to you in a simple form. But what aggregator to use?

Here are some choices:

Top Picks

Mac OS X: NetNewsWire
This elegant Mac-like aggregator is easy to use and powerful.
Windows: SharpReader
Simple, but gets the job done.
Linux: Straw
The best aggregator for GNOME.
Web: Bloglines
Check all your feeds from any web browser.

Runners-Up

AmphetaDesk
A news aggregator you access through a web browser. (Mac/Win/Linux)
FeedDemon
A more complicated aggregator for Windows. (Win)
FeedReader
Like SharpReader, but no longer being maintained. (Win)
NewsGator
Read the news from within Microsoft Outlook. (Win)
NewsWatcher
Based on Scopeware technology. (Win)
News Is Free
Lets you create your own customized news page with feeds from the sites you're interested in. (Web)
Novobot
A smart headline viewer and news ticker that can also process almost any website. (Win)
Radio UserLand
A full-stregth news-reading application, on your desktop. (Mac/Win)
rss2email
Reads RSS feeds and sends each new item to you as an email. (Unix)
dynamicobjects spaces

Displays RSS feeds in an Outlook-like interface. (Mac/Win/Lin)



If for some reason you don't fancy any of these try searching under 'RSS Aggregator' on your favourite search engine.  

Thanks to http://blogspace.com where this info came from and Aaron Swartz for being born. Major contributor to the development of this technology.

 



 

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