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Awasu - Today's Free File
by Marc Perton Nov 22nd 2005 at 10:57AM
There are some great RSS readers out there, but most of them are commercial. So, I was pleased to find Awasu, which has most of the features I've come to expect from commercial readers like Feed Demon, but is available in a free, basic edition. Awasu's free Personal Edition only allows a maximum of 100 feeds (though, one could argue that if you need more than that, it's time to prune your OPML file), but still has an elegant interface and some powerful features, including the ability to search archived feeds and sync your feeds among multiple machines. A $29 Advanced Edition and $59 Professional Edition add more features, but chances are the Personal Edition will cover most of your feed-reading needs.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Richard said 11:19AM on 11-22-2005
I've just tried it and it just seemed rather too complicated. I've gone back to using Feedreader which has it's quirks, but works pretty well.
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Dice1976 said 11:43AM on 11-22-2005
I would like to add that I have been testing and looking at all these new rss feed viewers and websites- (Google reader, Bloglines, SearchFox, etc) and I have come across a fantastic reader that incorporates so much more than all these services and it is free. Check out great news http://www.curiostudio.com/ I have added this to my USB Key as a stand alone app. I can simply take my reader to any PC, plug in my key and I can pick up reading anything right where I left off. GreatNews also has a nice bloglines sync channels feature.
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Ben said 11:58AM on 11-22-2005
Nice, I will give Awasu a look. I've been using IntraVnews for a while but there is always room for improvement.
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Faraz Rabbani said 4:25PM on 11-22-2005
I tried Awasu and a number of other RSS readers, but have returned to Great News for (1) its stunning speed; (2) its clear, clean, and efficient interface; and (3) its overall usability and feature-set.
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Peter said 7:17PM on 11-22-2005
For the money, nothing holds a candle to FeedDemon. http://www.feeddemon.com It's easy to use and unbelieveably powerful. Worth every cent.
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