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A year ago almost to the day I switched from NewsFire to NetNewsWire when the latter was released free of charge and came with a killer feature: syncing. I’ve been using NNW exclusively since then but experienced a few niggles that didn’t have me 100% sure this was up to the job.

Syncing across my Macs and iPhone with NNW wasn’t always a perfect art, but the worst was discovering recently that some of my favourite feeds weren’t being delivered, including that of a friends blog that I hadn’t received stories from since the end of last year. So, I blew the cobwebs off NewsFire and tried my friends feed in there. All of his 2009 posts turned up, whereas NNW just still didn’t want to know.

I was prepared to sacrifice syncing if it meant my feeds would be delivered to my main desktop app quickly and reliably, not hours, days or even weeks after they were published. I have now made NewsFire my default reader and have to admit it’s good to be back – I’ve always been impressed by it’s beautiful sleek UI. Syncing, while nice to have there as an option, is a feature I can live without given that I don’t follow any more than around 35 feeds currently.

After reading through the NewsFire developers blog this evening it looks like a little something-something is heading to the iPhone. Since his other iPhone app is so sleek looking I have high hopes for this. If the future NewsFire iPhone app includes syncing then I think I made the switch back just in time for (hopefully) some exciting things ahead.

What’s your chosen RSS reader on your Mac/PC/iPhone…?

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#1 written by Katie 3 years ago

I’m still a Google Reader fan – have been for at least 18 months. I can read my feeds on my iMac or my MacBook, or my phone, and as of next weekend, my Touch as well.

It’s not wonderfully fast, it’s true – but I do need decent sync with checking my feeds pretty much whenever I’m bored, and being a web-based reader, Google has that.

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#2 written by chrisdejabet 3 years ago

Ooo, I decided to try NewsFire and me likey! I can’t believe I’ve just been using Safari with a bookmark folder for RSS feeds all this time! I feel like a dunce.

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#3 written by Ash Matadeen 3 years ago

I’ve been a fan of NetNewsWire for a very long time. But after having a play with Google Reader recently, I don’t think I’ll be going back to NNW.

I really like the ‘Share’ feature in Google Reader too.

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#4 written by Jannie 3 years ago

Being stuck to a Windows PC at work, and wanting to read my feeds there as well, Google Reader is still my choice. I’ve tried both NNW and Newsfire, and they are both great readers, but I need to be able to check my feeds at work.

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#5 written by Sam 3 years ago

Cheers for the comments, guys

I tried Google Reader, but didn’t care for it. I prefer an actual desktop app.

Apart from checking my feeds on my iMac, I found that I wasn’t bothering on my PowerBook and iPhone. There’s certainly nothing I subscribe to that can’t wait until I get back-to-my-iMac for me to check on.

Glad to have shared the NewsFire love with you, Chris NewsFire was my first RSS reader on the Mac Mini in 2005, when it was a pay-for app – and I did so, happily!

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#6 written by Ashley Cohen 3 years ago

I switched over to NNW when it became free after trying plenty of RSS apps, not paying for any though I was never that desperate for a good RSS app instead keeping with safari, though I always found it really slow.

Interesting that newsfire is coming to iphone, it might be worth trying once it does as I actually find myself using syncing quite a bit, especially when I was on holiday in the UK last year as it meant not coming home to a 1000+ new RSS feeds!

I never really liked newsfire always found it too messy but maybe thats just how I was using it, I’ll probably give it a go at some point if it really is that much better as I do find NNW doesn’t always update feeds quickly especially Flickr ones.

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#7 written by Ash Matadeen 3 years ago

If any of you are still using Safari as an RSS reader, you might like to know that a vulnerability currently exists that might reveal your personal data.

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#8 written by Stefaan 3 years ago

I’m using NNW on my Mac and iPhone. Love it! I never had problems with syncing.

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#9 written by chrisdejabet 3 years ago

Quote from Sam:

“There’s certainly nothing I subscribe to that can’t wait until I get back-to-my-iMac for me to check on.”

My reply:

What about my blog? I thought you hung on my every word? :p

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#10 written by Sam 3 years ago

Christopher, your site is an exception to that rule. I have your site bookmarked on my iPhone just incase I’m away from NewsFire and I miss your post the minute it comes in.

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