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I have two suggestions for a client-based RSS feed reader: one for Windows
and one for Mac.
NewzCrawler
NewzCrawler (newzcrawler.com/) is a standalone RSS feed reader. How-
ever, it relies on Internet Explorer for some of its features, so it's best for
computers that run on Windows. As you're installing NewzCrawler, you
have the option of installing an RSS Autodiscovery Module, which makes it
easier for you to ind feeds. But because most Web sites make it quite obvi-
ous where their feeds are, and you've learned several techniques for inding
RSS feeds in this topic, you can skip installing the module if you like.
Ater you've inished installing NewzCrawler and started running it for
the irst time, notice that it already has several RSS feeds installed in that
lovely “Feeds located on the let, feed items displayed on the right” structure
that you're probably very used to by now ( Figure 2.22 ). Actually it's a little
bit diferent. he panel on the right is divided into two parts. he top part
shows you a summary of items, while the lower part shows the story from
the item itself. From the lower part you can also visit the story on the Web.
tip
newzcrawler uses internet explorer by default to visit Web sites.
Because this browser has had more than its share of security
issues, make sure your copy of internet explorer has the latest
patches and updates and that its security settings are turned all
the way up. newzcrawler also gives you the option of viewing
the links from RSS feeds in the browser of your choice, which you
might ind more secure.
You may ind that you don't want all of the RSS feeds that NewzCrawler
automatically adds to your list. If you want to get rid of them, it's easy. Just
right-click on the feed you want to delete (you can also click the plus sign
beside the folders to open the folders and show the feeds) and you'll be pre-
sented with several options. Delete, of course, gets rid of the feed. Catch
Up marks all the feed stories that have been read. Many other options are
available, but I won't go into detail here.
To add feeds to NewzCrawler, right-click on any of the items, and at the top
of the pop-up menu, choose New. You have the option of adding new fold-
ers or new feed items. To update your list, click the green Play button at the