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cmeisenzahl · Mar 5, 2005, 06:38 PM

I generally use my.yahoo.com and rojo.com as they're free. And since they're web based, I can access them from anywhere and always have the same feeds.

I really like Yahoo's presentation, but prefer the fact that Rojo allows me to group the feeds by category.

What do you use?

Chris

akuma-x · Mar 5, 2005, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by cmeisenzahl:
I generally use my.yahoo.com and rojo.com as they're free. And since they're web based, I can access them from anywhere and always have the same feeds.

I really like Yahoo's presentation, but prefer the fact that Rojo allows me to group the feeds by category.

What do you use?

Chris

NetNewsWire

aecheylon · Mar 5, 2005, 07:49 PM

NetNewsWire 2 (available now as beta) is excellent.

Mastrap · Mar 5, 2005, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by akuma-x:
NetNewsWire

Same.

saddino · 09:31 PM

I am contractually bound to say Tickershock

(which I might add some use as their main reader and others use in conjunction with other, more standard readers such as NetNewsWire).

mishap · 10:32 PM

I have to say I prefer NewsFire over netnewswire.

Oh, and i dont think i would get any work done if i used an RSS ticker near my menubar. I intentionally have all my feeds set to update somewhere between 1 to 3 hours depending on the site. i would easily get distracted reading all the new articles coming in or even older articles scrolling by.

eatinwokout · Mar 5, 2005, 10:43 PM

newsfire

saddino · Mar 5, 2005, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by mishap:
Oh, and i dont think i would get any work done if i used an RSS ticker near my menubar. I intentionally have all my feeds set to update somewhere between 1 to 3 hours depending on the site. i would easily get distracted reading all the new articles coming in or even older articles scrolling by.

I totally agree. That's why Tickershock is completely adjustable: you can put in anywhere on your screen at any size, and have it only appear (for example) every two hours for ten minutes at a time just to give you a quick update. You also can make it only give you the latest news items, and have it ignore "older" articles. IMHO, it's this configurability that makes Tickershock a flexible RSS solution. Not for everyone for sure, but definitely not your standard "news" ticker, slammed up against your menu bar driving you crazy.

mac15 · Mar 5, 2005, 11:24 PM

I use NewsFire (bought it) but lately I've been using NetNewsWire 2 alot, they're both incredibly nice but NNW updates feeds (if changes were made) and NewsFire creates a duplicate item. But NNW you can't sort by new items and keep things in Alphabetical order (like NewsFire).

mishap · Mar 6, 2005, 12:09 AM

Originally posted by saddino:
I totally agree. That's why Tickershock is completely adjustable: you can put in anywhere on your screen at any size, and have it only appear (for example) every two hours for ten minutes at a time just to give you a quick update. You also can make it only give you the latest news items, and have it ignore "older" articles. IMHO, it's this configurability that makes Tickershock a flexible RSS solution. Not for everyone for sure, but definitely not your standard "news" ticker, slammed up against your menu bar driving you crazy.

ahh...ok. didnt really check it out. just saw ticker and ran away. sounds cool. would be really cool on a tv screen

CaptainHaddock · Mar 6, 2005, 12:18 AM

I normally use NetNewsWire, although I'm currently trying out NewsFire. It has a few bugs, so I might go back to NNW.

I was surprised to see Internet RSS reader stats the other day. NetNewsWire is - by far - the most-used RSS reading application of any platform. I suppose it shows how quickly new technology catches on among Mac users compared to the Windows world.

(Edited a typo.)

RevEvs · Mar 6, 2005, 04:28 AM

Im currently using NewsFire - as those smart feeds kick ass!

kemuri · Mar 6, 2005, 08:04 AM

Newsfire - it breaks away from the typical kind of RSS program, very nice.

Randman · Mar 6, 2005, 08:42 AM

Waiting for Safari RSS.

kemuri · Mar 6, 2005, 08:53 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
Waiting for Safari RSS.

I've tried it, not too keen on the implementation. If they made it function like sage for Firefox (feeds in a pane on the side of the browser), then I'd be interested, but so far it's looking lacklustre.

Still, YMMV,

Randman · Mar 6, 2005, 09:29 AM

We'll see what the gold offers.

mishap · Mar 6, 2005, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
Waiting for Safari RSS.

I think Safari RSS will just read the xml files and render them with its own style sheet. It isn't actually an RSS aggregator. Sure, you can open multiple feeds at once, but does it actually check for new items, mark items as read etc?

I'm asking here, because this is something i've seen very little on lately.

TeknoTurd · Mar 7, 2005, 12:36 AM

NetNewsWire 2.0 beta > *

wataru · Mar 7, 2005, 01:34 AM

I use and enjoy Sage, a feed aggregator plugin for Firefox. I like not having another application open just for feeds, and having feeds within the browser just seems to make sense to me.

osxisfun · Mar 7, 2005, 01:49 AM

Originally posted by akuma-x:
NetNewsWire

Agreed.

Newfire has a nice interface but i just feel netnewswire is more for rss pros with all its bells and whistles...

threestain · Mar 7, 2005, 07:11 AM

I really like News You Can Use - little menubar icon and works nice and smoothly.

HOMBRESINIESTRO · Mar 7, 2005, 08:52 AM

You get a very complete list of Aggregators here:

http://apfelwiki.de/wiki/Main/RSSReader

The site is in German only, but the list is up-to-date. Clicking on the names you will get to the homepages by clicking on the links marked as external.

I can't wait to get my hands on Tiger and therefor Safari 2! I love how they have managed to compine RSS and web browsing.

mdc · Mar 7, 2005, 10:47 AM

newsfire. i bought it when it said i need to buy it to have more than 25 feeds. bastard!

no, i really like the app, been using it since really early versions, and the smartfeeds are awesome.

Turias · Mar 7, 2005, 11:38 AM

Originally posted by wataru:
I use and enjoy Sage, a feed aggregator plugin for Firefox. I like not having another application open just for feeds, and having feeds within the browser just seems to make sense to me.

Ditto.

Stradlater · Mar 7, 2005, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by mishap:
I think Safari RSS will just read the xml files and render them with its own style sheet. It isn't actually an RSS aggregator. Sure, you can open multiple feeds at once, but does it actually check for new items, mark items as read etc?

If you look at the latest screenshots on Apple's site, the number of new, unread feeds are listed by the folder name.

I also think there's an option to have unread item appear in a different color.

Additionally, it doesn't just open multiple feeds at once, but it can organize all individual news items of all feeds in reverse-chronological order. That way, all new items are up top, anyway.