What is the best Windows RSS reader?
Without a doubt, the most frequently asked question that I receive when I evangelize blogging and RSS at work is "What is the best RSS reader for Windows?". Unfortunately for me, I do not have a good answer to this question, as all but stopped using Windows on a daily basis.
But, since 99.8% of EDS employees use Windows, and because I really want to promote blogging and RSS, I would like to have an answer to this question. So, with Google and Virtual PC by my side, I am going to list some popular Windows-based RSS readers in this post. Hopefully, this list, combined with the comments, will help me to arrive at an answer.
When I google for "best windows rss reader", I found the following:
- Directory of the Best RSS readers
- Wikipedia: free Windows RSS readers / commercial Windows RSS readers
- RSS Info (blogspace.com)
- RSS Quickstart Guide (Lockergnome)
Based upon the above research, it looks like the top RSS readers for Windows are SharpReader, FeedReader, and FeedDemon.
Well, I was hoping to be able to try a few of these out on Virtual PC, but I have spent an hour patching and installing the .NET 1.1 runtime on Windows 2000. So, I ask the Internet -- which of these readers is worthy of my recommendation?
-Andy.