Review of Six RSS Readers
I've talked several times (and in several places) about the way that RSS readers offer methods for managing information flow in the datacloud (where "authorship" gives way to "
symbolic-analytic work": the rearrangement, filtering, and recombination of information in modern
dataclouds). The RSS browser I use to skim feeds and post to Datacloud is Ranchero's
NetNewsWire, an OS X program LockerGnome Bytes has posted a
review of RSS readers for other platforms (including one for PocketPC).
"There are many different RSS readers out there, and the choices are growing every day. For this roundup we picked some of the top new choices and even found one for the Pocket PC. FeedDemon - Full featured RSS reader with lots of bells and whistles. The Cadillac of RSS readers right now. Aggreg8 - Mozilla add-on that provides a simple interface and basic RSS functionality. NewsGator - Unique RSS reader that functions as an add-on to Microsoft Outlook. Blends in nicely with the Outlook interface. Feedreader - Basic RSS reader that gets the job done without a lot of bells and whistles. PocketFeed - Basic reader for Pocket PCs. Still at an early stage of development but we found it usable and quite cool. SharpReader - SharpReader requires Microsoft's .NET framework. It provides basic reader functionality and features. Nothing to rave about but quite functional." (Marc Erickson) [Lockergnome Bytes]
Posted by johndan at October 18, 2003 04:23 PM
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