[Macpartners] Mac RSS readers?

[Patrick McNeal]

On Mar 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Alicia Hunt wrote:

> I'm looking for an RSS reader for my Mac, and I'm wondering what
> people recommend?   I'm likely to subscribe to some sites that update
> less often than once a week, so something that helps bring those
> sites to my attention when they finally *do* update would be helpful.

I've become a huge fan of Google Reader[1].  Being web-based, it works  
from any computer, always has my current reading list and has an  
amazing mobile interface.  If you're looking for a desktop  
application, some popular ones include NewsFire[2] and  
NetNewsWire[3].  Both have recently been released as free  
products[4,5], and have a loyal following.  Safari 2.0 and Mail 3.0  
also have built-in rss readers, though they are not as full featured.

If you already use Mail, that might be the easiest way to be notified  
of changes without having to setup and run another application.  When  
a feed's updated, you'll see it listed in Mail as you would a new  
message.

--Patrick

[1] http://www.google.com/reader
[2] http://www.newsfirerss.com/
[3] http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NetNewsWire/Default.aspx
[4] http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/09/newnewswire-for-mac-other-newsgator-products-go-free
[5] http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/03/newsfire-for-os-x-now-free-for-consumption

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