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RSS-reader Review: Pluck

Pluck is a newsreader that integrates with Internet Explorer, a nice feature for users who want to read newsfeeds inside their default Windows browser. As such, Pluck offers additional tools not found in competing programs, including the ability to manage Web bookmarks across multiple computers, share Web pages and notes with friends, and sort and [...]

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RSS-reader Review: Newsgator Inbox 2.6

NewsGator 2.6 is a unique newsreader, in that it integrates with Microsoft Outlook, thereby allowing Outlook users to browse newsfeeds from within the same program that delivers daily e-mail. This $29 program has a helpful setup wizard that simplifies installation, which took about five minutes in our tests. Once you install NewsGator and open Outlook, NewsGator [...]

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RSS-review: FeedDemon

FeedDemon is a well-crafted standalone newsreader that’s ideal for novices who’ve never heard of an RSS feed. The $29 FeedDemon features an outstanding setup wizard that explains basic newsreader concepts (“A channel is a source of news items. For example, the RSS feed for the New York Times is a channel.”) For some, this advice [...]

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RSS-reader Review: RSSReader

Like Awasu and FeedDemon, RSSReader is a standalone newsreader–as opposed to those that integrate with your Web browser, such as Pluck, or with Microsoft Outlook, such as NewsGator. Once downloaded, the free RSSReader installs in less than a minute. Like NewsGator, however, RSSReader requires Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1, an additional 23MB download that will extend [...]

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RSS-reader Review: Awasu

According to Awasu Personal Edition 2.0’s About screen, the name of this product is Japanese for “to join together.” If so, this standalone free newsreader is aptly named: it deftly aggregates content from dozens of RSS-compatible sites, combining a variety of feeds into a slick, highly configurable interface that’s a breeze to navigate. Awasu’s multipane interface [...]

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