What do you use to read RSS feeds?

[gizbug]

What are users using for RSS feeds these days? A browser plugin? Vista Sidebar? Yahoo widgets?
Want quick access to different RSS feeds and haven't found a true solution yet.
I do find it more convenient to view the RSS on desktop, opposed to opening up a web browser.

 

[Modeps]

bloglines.
how is it more convenient to have to install a desktop app to read your feeds? having them accessible on the web lets you mark things as 'read' from multiple places instead of having to read the same crap at work, at home, and at school, or other. Plus, you can keep them organized in one place as well... if you add a feed on one computer, you dont have to sync to another...etc.

 

[pulse8]

Netvibes

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: pulse8
Netvibes

Have they improved netvibes at all? last time I used it, it was sloooooow.

 

[gizbug]

I've just found it more convienent on the windows sidebar, to see the top new headlines, and read them (by clicking) if they interest me. If it doesn't interest me, the updated headlines get refreshed every minute.
Only issue with vista sidebar, is there is no good gadget out there to display multiple feeds. I have to open up 5 gadgets to read 5 feeds.

 

[gizbug]

Netvibes looks interesting, maybe I'll make that my homepage.

 

[gizbug]

I was shocked to see more people use web browsers for RSS feeds than reading them on desktop.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/ar...ecli...rss_readers.php

 

[tw1164]

I use google, I always have FF open anyways.

 

[gizbug]

Interesting. I would have thought users would find it more convenient to just see feeds on their desktop than having to open and navigate in a browser window

 

[ElFenix]

google desktop sidebar.

rss readers have been built into browsers for a lot longer than widgets have been popular, so i'm not surprised.

 

[Ramma2]

I use Google Reader, since I use Google for pretty much everything else.

 

[SmoochyTX]

I used Netvibes (and liked it) for a long time but wanted a standalone so I bought Feed Demon. Let me tell you, it is well worth the $29.95. Even better, I can use NewsGator's site to follow my feeds free and have everything marked/saved/flagged at home in Feed Demon.

 

[gizbug]

I'll take a look at netvibes and google reader. It look like netvibes though is a seperate program. Kind of want to avoid having "another program" open just to read rss feeds. but ill take a look.

 

[WildHorse]

Mozilla Thunderbird

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: pulse8
Netvibes

Have they improved netvibes at all? last time I used it, it was sloooooow.

I haven't really had a problem.

 

[jazzboybe]

RSS Bandit is my favourite one.

 

[ockky]

opera

 

[StevenYoo]

google reader

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

The one built in Firefox.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: gizbug
I'll take a look at netvibes and google reader. It look like netvibes though is a seperate program. Kind of want to avoid having "another program" open just to read rss feeds. but ill take a look.

Netvibes is a web-based reader.

 

[gizbug]

I tried google reader and netvibes for a few days. I still find it a pain to have to load a web page to read different news headlines.
I'm back to using 3 or 4 gadgets on vista sidebar so I can see feeds on the desktop and click on ones that interest me to load it up on a webpage. Seems to be more efficient.

 

[ForumMaster]

built in rss reader in opera.

 

[Delerious]

Using Google Reader and it doesn't work too well with Anand

 

[vexingv]

sage extension for firefox. you should really give it a go if you're already using firefox.

 

[Hyperlite]

I wanted to resurrect this because i haven't found anything i like yet. I would also like a standalone, desktop application that displays feed items from all my sources in one list. I would prefer that they not be separated by source. Anyone know of an app to do this?