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RSS Reader Review For FeedDemon 2.7

Hardly Any Weak Spots

FeedDemon is a clean and well thought-out approach to reading RSS feeds. Easy to configure and use, FeedDemon still has a very comprehensive feature set and hardly any weak spots.

FeedDemon is friendly, easy to use and convenient.

"Watches" search news for keywords automatically and "News Bins" let you collect items manually.

FeedDemon integrates and synchronizes with Bloglines and NewsGator Online accounts.

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FeedDemon 2.7 main features

Whenever Nick Bradbury, the creator of TopStyle, starts a software project, the outcome is something right, and something good. FeedDemon, Bradbury's RSS feed reader, is a great example.

It's easy to add channels and it's convenient to read them in FeedDemon, but that's not all. FeedDemon also lets you collect individual items in "News Bins" to get back to later or share, automatically, as a link blog.

FeedDemon's "Watches" are even better. These automatic news bins comb through recent news, collecting all items matching a keyword. Unfortunately,FeedDemon's watches don't offer more sophisticated searches or statistics-based filtering. If you fall behind on your reading in spite of all the organizing and prioritizing, FeedDemon offers a "panic" button that marks everything (or just older articles) as read.

It is easy to map blog search engine results to feeds, though, and FeedDemon comes with a fully featured tabbed pop-up blocking and web-searching internal browser.

Another compelling feature is the integrated podcast manager, which will automatically send new podcasts to your music jukebox. There's a support forum where you can post questions and get answers from other users, and Newsgator has a free webware client so you can check your feeds wherever you are. We strongly recommend using FeedDemon to soothe your hunger.

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Editor's Reviews

If you want to access your news from more than one place, FeedDemon offers very functional and easy integration with both Bloglines and NewsGator Online. And if you are into audible news, FeedDemon can copy embedded files to your audio player on demand or automatically (during the night, for example). Videos can be played right in FeedDemon.

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This well-crafted, standalone newsreader makes an ideal choice for both novices who've never heard of an RSS feed and advanced users looking to put some oomph and flexibility into their reading habits.We particularly liked FeedDemon's setup wizard, which allows you to subscribe to an unlimited number of popular RSS feeds by simply checking boxes. The program also provides links to several other RSS directories

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