Last night I set up RSS feed reader software (which I personally like better than a web-based reader) on my computer at home.
At work I’m on a Mac, but my heart remains with that little Dell desktop waiting for me in my bedroom when I come home after a long day.
Off to find a PC RSS reader, I stumble across (err… use Technorati to find) two options. Eeny-meeny-miny-moe, and I download the 30-day trial of Feed Demon at 7:45 PM. It says it’s the most popular PC RSS reader. Here goes nothing.
Setup is no big deal, but I don’t know if I love the interface. I like to see the full entry (including pictures), not have to be sent to the site to see it. Why do you think I installed a feed reader when I have a browser with a bookmark function?
Also, once I read entries it deletes them completely. I don’t know if I like that, especially when I’m parusing flickr pictures over and over (or obsessive-compulsively checking how my own site looks in the reader every ten minutes).
Then, the test. Will my OPML file from the Mac import easily?
I think I did something wrong. It’s not recognizing the .opml file as a .opml file. Or maybe it’s blank. Either way, I add a few feeds by hand and elect to try sending it again from work tomorrow.
8:00 PM - Fifteen minutes later and I give up. I’ll try again tomorrow. …sigh.
Suggestions to help me find the PC feed reader of my dreams are more than welcome.
On another note, RSSOwl is closing on its own more and more frequently. It seems anytime I navigate away from the pure text form of a post, within a minute or so RSSOwl has some sort of issue. The major annoyance is that it loses the data of what I read during my session. When I open it back up, everything remains unread. Not enough for me to give up on it just yet, especially if it means giving up that wonderful interface.
Graham said:
About a month ago I set out to find myself the ideal RSS reader that would fit my needs. Everyone has different needs and requirements, so Feed Demon may work for some, but for others it may not. Originally I was using Attensa for a long time which was rather nice. My choice for using that was not only was it free for a year because I was in the BETA program, but it had built in del.icio.us access and was great for synching with my Dell Axim Pocket PC. After they released version 1.2 however it just crashed all the time so I hung it out to dry.
So, as for my RSS search, I found out that Newz Crawler was very useful. Many more features that Feed Demon and the scrolling ticker is a nice touch. I would suggest checking it out during it’s trial period. I ended up purchasing it because I like it so much.
Oh, and yes it is a PC-based news reader.
:: 11 Jul 2006 at 11:35 am ::
caitlin said:
Thanks, Graham!
:: 11 Jul 2006 at 11:39 am ::
Ettenyl said:
“perusing” sweetie, not “parousing” (which is defined as carousing in Paris)
:: 19 Jul 2006 at 12:03 pm ::
caitlin said:
Thanks, Mom.
:: 19 Jul 2006 at 1:42 pm ::