Thunderbird allows for import and export of the feeds in an OPML file (which most aggregators do now). Ever since ths fact was discovered, my RSS feeds have been aggregated by nothing else. I then learned that Thunderbird could aggregate RSS feeds, and would let me filter them into different folders, too. It definitely misses some of the essentials, such as filters and saved searches. Overall, Akregator does seem quite a bit snappier and more responsive. It also does not allow direct filtration. What it does offer is the ability to search through the feeds, but does not allow one to save the searches for availability later. It fared much better than RSSOwl, but couldn’t filter things very well. There were a couple of bugs, which I reported, but overall, it was very usable. It had lots of great features but it seemed like it crashed a lot.Īkregator was the next RSS reader installed for trial. The first aggregator on my machine was RSSOwl. RSS feeds initially hit my scene around July of 2004. It may then give you ways to manage the articles, search through them, or whatever else. This program then downloads and parses all of the RSS feeds to which you are subscribed.

You simply copy the URL of the RSS feed and paste it into an aggregator. It is great for news, blogs, forum threads, or anything else that may be time-sensitive. It’s like a channel to which people can subscribe to receive the latest content on a given website. Really briefly, RSS means “Really Simple Syndication”. This, to me, is the single greatest means of transmitting useful information that there is besides email. No idea how many were spilled on the carpet. Presents and family, and honey-roasted ham… we spilled no fewer than 3 drinks on the dining-room floor that I personally mopped this very morning. OK, so Christmas was great and everything.

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