Active Web Reader is a FREE web feed reader that supports RSS 0.9x, 1.x and 2.x feed formats. It is a lightning fast RSS reader that takes up only 1MB on your PC.
Add all your favorite RSS feeds to keep yourself updated. In addition to RSS feeds, you can also bookmark web pages. Active Web Reader will then monitor these web pages and notify you when they change. It can also highlight the changes on a web page, since your last visit.
An advanced Auto Discovery feature enables you to find RSS feeds while you browse websites using Internet Explorer. When RSS feeds are discovered, you can select and add them to Active Web Reader. The Import and Export Wizard lets you import feeds from any standard OPML directory or file. You can also share your feeds by exporting them to an OPML file.
An intuitive, tab-based interface makes it easy to manage, view and read your feeds. It’s like reading with a web-browser designed for easy navigation. You can select from a number of styles to display the feeds and make reading them a pleasure. Active Web Reader organizes feeds and web pages into groups. Update groups at the click of a button from the convenience of your desktop. Links to a few select and interesting web feeds comes bundled with Active Web Reader.
Features of Active web reader :
- Supports all major RSS and feed formats.
- Automatically checks for updated RSS feeds and web pages.
- Receive automated notifications of changes.
- Auto-Discover RSS feeds while browsing the web in IE.
- Import and monitor your Favorites list from Internet Explorer.
- Organize RSS feeds into groups.
- Use the tabbed browsing feature for quick navigation.
- Import and export feeds using OPML.
- Use styles to customize RSS feed display.
Active Web Reader requires Microsoft Windows 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista
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Feed Scout is a FREE handy RSS reading toolbar for Internet Explorer.
Feed Scout enables you to view RSS/ATOM/RDF feeds from different sites in Internet Explorer directly.
Feed Scout is a toolbar for Internet Explorer, so you don’t have to learn anything but 2 new buttons on Internet Explorer toolbar;
Features of Feed Scout :
More than 100 pre-defined news feeds in about 10 pre-defined categories;
The program appears as toolbar in Internet Explorer;
Latest items are automatically marked as new;
New RSS feeds can be discovered and added into selected category by pressing Subscribe button;
Filtering support: displayed feeds are filtered by keywords;
OPML import and export (OPML can be used to share your feeds with those people who use another RSS reading software);
Podcasting support;
and more!
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Surfpack is a desktop application that gathers up information from your favorite web resources into a dynamic HTML pages, which then presents it in whatever form or shape you might like - favorite URL links, newsfeeds and even entire web pages! Surfpack’s DHTML interface works under Internet Explorer 5.0+, Mozilla Firefox 1.0+, and Opera 7.5+.
Surfpack can feature search tools, horoscopes, current weather conditions, LiveJournal diaries, humor, web modules and other dynamically updated content. Your Surfpack resides locally on your computer and so it loads instantly even if you don’t have an Internet connection established. Unlike traditional online Portals, no registration is required to open or modify your Surfpack. It belongs entirely to you!
Surfpack supports many popular syndication formats including RSS, Atom, XML/XSL, JavaScript and HTML. Even if you are unfamiliar with these terms, you can utilize their power without having to learn anything new. Once you have tried Surfpack you will wonder how you managed without it!
Surfpack Startpage web modules :
- RSS Reader
A reader for the two most popular news feed formats, RSS and Atom.
- Bookmark modules
One-click access to your favorite websites.
- Search interfaces
One-click searches across several search engines.
- Current weather conditions
Temperature, wind, pressure and sky conditions based on local airport reports.
- Broken URL restoring
Have you ever tried to cut and paste long URLs into your email program, only to find that they have pasted incorrectly? The Clipboard URL module will fix this for you.
- Startpage Guard
If by chance your Startpage is stolen by spyware or Trojan software, this will restore your own Startpage.
- Personal Daily Horoscope
- Quotes of the moment
- Pictures of the day, cartoons, etc.
Surfpack 2 features:
- Multipage layout
- A designer that allows you to add/create new modules and change their settings
- More bookmark modules and enhancements to the original ones
- Improved search interfaces
Upcoming Surfpack features include:
- Financial tickers
- Time zone awareness
- Email checker
- Skins customization
- Online modules gallery
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