BazQux Reader - A Worthy Minimalist Replacement To Google Reader
If you are a power RSS reader, I'm sure you mourned the passing of Google Reader. Once we were past the mourning, we began to search for replacements. Mine became BazQux.
Turn Evernote Into An RSS Reader In A Few Easy Steps
Evernote's flexibility allows the service to be used in a wide variety of ways. Let's see how you can turn Evernote into an RSS reader using a few simple IFTTT recipes.
RSS Support Returns To Google Alerts After Demise Of Google Reader
You can once again use RSS feeds to have all Google Alert notifications delivered to your feed reader of choice. Google Alerts has reactivated the option which had disappeared following the shuttering of Google Reader a few months back.
4 Tools to Display RSS Feed Updates Directly on Your Windows Desktop
You used to be on top of your readings. Then you got busy. What you're suffering from is called "aging". You have kids, your responsibilities grow, and it seems like the days grow shorter. Thankfully, RSS feeds are a way to sort of auto-browse all of those headlines without the need to click and read each one. This articles covers four of the best tools to deliver RSS feed updates directly to your desktop, either through RSS tickers, or from alert boxes that display feed information and scroll automatically.
Sismics Reader: A Simple Local Alternative To Google Reader
Since Google Reader died, you may have moved on to Feedly, like many of our readers, or one of the other great Google Reader alternatives. But what happens if your chosen service decides to call it quits? Or what happens if their servers go down? The only 100% reliable way to not have your hopes and dreams crushed by another RSS service is to host your own. That's where Sismics Reader comes in, an open source, free alternative to Google Reader that allows you to host the service on your PC, Mac, or Linux-based machine.
Feedly, Reviewed: What Makes It Such A Popular Google Reader Replacement?
Now that Google Reader is but a distant memory, the fight for the future of RSS is truly on. One of the most notable products fighting the good fight is Feedly. Google Reader wasn't an app or an add-on: It lived purely on the Web, so today I'll be looking at Feedly Cloud, a browser-based RSS reader that requires no external tools to use. We first reported about it as it went live on June 19, but now's the time to take a good, long look at it.
AOL Reader: Feedly Competitor Or A Google Reader Alternative Runner Up?
Like a phoenix, Google Reader’s death led to its resurrection. After its death, half-a-dozen alternatives arose from Google Reader's ashes – some of which barely work. Others, however, eclipse even Google Reader’s functionality. One such beta software comes from a surprising source: America Online, or AOL.
Noowit: A Solid Flipboard Alternative That Helps You Create Personalized Magazines
As Google Reader has shut down its RSS reader, there has been a lot of talk about where to go next. Many alternatives have been suggested, and Feedly seems to be one of the most popular options to have benefited from Google's decision. That said, there is another service which recently launched its public beta and might be worth giving a spin. Noowit is not a traditional RSS reader by any means.
3 Apps and Services That Can Tap Into the Feedly Cloud
Although there are several alternatives to Google Reader, Feedly, with its easy to use interface, has been the primary choice for reading news. Along with announcing Feedly Cloud, Feedly also informed its users about other services and apps that can be used in combination with Feedly. In this article, we'll look at three that integrate exceptionally well with Feedly.
Newspaper 2.0 - Your Guide to RSS
There’s a web technology that can find information on almost any subject on the Internet and spoon-feed it to you. With RSS you can read every article offered by any particular blog.
Create an RSS Feed Reader Using Google Spreadsheet
Looking for a more practical, everyday use for my growing collection of Google spreadsheets, I decided to see if I could use one function I haven't covered here at MUO yet called "ImportFeed", to try and develop a personal DIY feeder reader that I could actually make use of every day - rather than installing some desktop application, or visiting some online feed reader service.
Only One More Month: Turn Google Reader Into CommaFeed Or Reedah In A Few Steps
Since the news first broke, several new RSS readers have surfaced online and many of them have really taken advantage of Google Reader's shutdown. Leaving behind Google Reader isn't so hard when moving on to the next service is as simple as a few keys and clicks. CommaFeed and Reedah are two services that have come up since then that offer to do just that.
Local Reader - 6 Excellent RSS Extensions For Chrome
The RSS game is wide open. RSS aggregators are back in the feeding frenzy. But then, the tribe of feed readers was already there…we mostly had time for the king. Google Reader will be dead in a couple of months. Long live the King! Now, it's time to look at the princelings. Reading the feeds we subscribe to is a pretty basic day-to-day activity, and you can bet there are enough Chrome extensions for that.
What Should Have Been Culled Instead of Google Reader? [You Told Us]
The company which has its many and varied tentacles wrapped tightly around all four corners of the Web recently announced the culling of Google Reader. This decision annoyed many people, some of whom immediately began looking around for alternative RSS readers. The chances of Google culling other services in the future are high, as the company has these spring cleans regularly.
FeedRoller - One Of The Most Interesting Ways To Read Your RSS Feeds [Windows]
The grave has been dug for Google Reader. It's almost dead and gone, and I'll surely miss it. It definitely surprised me to hear that they were putting an end to this beloved service, but it didn't worry me. Savvy folks like you and I will always know of alternatives. You should see this as an opportunity, not a letdown. Maybe you'll find something new that you would have liked more than Google Reader all along.
Feedbin: A Google Reader Replacement That May Be Worth $2 Per Month
Google Reader is sun-setting and shutting down on July 1st. Like most Google services, it was free – and in a world where many Web services are free, it's easy to forget that developers need to eat, too. If you're not the one paying for their lunch, then the money comes from advertisers. And that means you're the product, not the customer.
Google Reader's End Is Nigh: Prepare With These Alternative RSS Readers
Google Reader is dead. By July the Internet's premier RSS service is shutting down forever, leaving users to find a replacement on their own. If you're looking for an equivalent to Google these are just a few of the web's best alternatives to Google Reader – one of them is bound to be right for you. If not, wait: we're sure others will be built in the months to come.
How To Download Your Google Reader Feeds As An EPUB Or MOBI File
Download your Google Reader feeds – or the individual RSS feed of any website – as an ebook. NewsToeBook is a free service that connects to your Google Account, downloads any feed you like and even marks the things it downloads as read. With output for EPUB and MOBI, it supports basically every eReader on the market, and can even directly convert an RSS feed to an eBook if you're not a Google Reader user.