Trying out Ecto/Endo
Since transitioning to the Mac for my computing needs, I’ve been auditioning various feed readers. On the PC, I used NewsGator, which integrates right into Outlook, giving me a 1-stop shop for communications. Entourage isn’t Outlook, and NewsGator is Windows-only, so it’s back to a separate app for rss.
I used NetNewsWire Lite for a bit - it’s the standard, apparently, and it certainly does the job. I also tried Vienna and NewsFire, but neither of the latter two offered nearly the feature set of NNW. I was just about to pay for the full version when I came across Endo.
I started playing with it a bit and I have to say I’m impressed. I fly a lot these days, and I really like the auto-downloading of pictures. The jury is still out, but Endo is a strong competitor. Now I just need to check out the latest beta of NNW and make a decision.
The feature they’re all missing, as far as I can tell, is a way to send the article I’m reading (including both excerpt from my selection and link to the full article) to someone else via email (using my default client, of course).
Try the new (beta) version of NetNewWire. It syncs with NewsGator online. That way you can monitor your RSS feeds from NetNewsWire when you’re on your desktop and via web browser when you’re away–it syncs both directions so you only read new ariticles from either source.
Andrej Gregov
20 Mar 06 at 8:13 am
The latest beta of NetNewsWire has two email commands — one for sending the link, the other for sending the contents (as HTML mail).
Brent Simmons
20 Mar 06 at 8:53 am
Endo does syncing as well, though I’m entirely based on my PowerBook now, so I’m even using POP for my email!
michael
20 Mar 06 at 8:55 am