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Reading News with NetNewsWire

By now I'm sure you all are getting so dependent on all the blogs and news that Weblogs Inc has to offer that you're probably wondering: "Have they set up any kind of support group to help me with my addiction?!" Well we haven't yet, but if you're an OS X user, Ranchero offers all the news and blog reading help you need with NetNewsWire - just about the best darn newsreader I've ever laid eyes on.
If mere text and images aren't enough for you, NNW even does a great job of handling podcasts. The app can be set up to automatically download the cast, copy it into a designated iTunes playlist and trash the original file. If you're working on more than one Mac you can synchronize your subscription list and headline unread statuses with .Mac or an FTP server. To top things off: Applescript is most definitely in the house.
So if the news and blog bookmarks are piling up on you, go give NetNewsWire or its Lite (less customizable, but free) cousin a spin.
**Sidenote: the Lite version is linked all the way at the bottom of the product page.
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Jordan Running said 9:40AM on 6-24-2005
Now, can anybody recommend a good feed reader for Windows?
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Todd W. Carter said 6:44PM on 6-24-2005
Definitely FeedDemon is the best Windows RSS reader.
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