OK, the name leaves a bit to be desired, but this RSS reader fits the bill for me. I tried RSSOwl (and you can read about it here) but it started spewing out weird error messages and wouldn’t load. I’m not into programs that don’t work, so I got rid of it.
FeedDemon works well. It integrates nicely with Newsgator, which simply means you can check your feeds from any browser, anywhere, as well as on your desktop. You simply have to sign up for a free account with Newsgator. But I don’t use that feature; I’m satisfied with the program on its own.
Why do I like it better than the open source RSSOwl? Well, for starters, it always works. I like programs that always work. It’s fairly easy to figure out. The online help or the tutorial could be more detailed, but it’s hard to complain when I’m not paying.
It sports multiple newspaper “styles,” so you can decide how you want your news displayed. Do you want to see a title? An excerpt? The entire article? It’s customizable; you can have feeds checked every five minutes or once per hour. It even has a “panic button” so you can mark all posts read instantly (if you simply have too much to go through).
Tabbed browsing, decent online help, simplicity, low-cost (free), different display options, Newsgator synchronization . . . what more could you ask for?