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Below are some programs you can use to read the RSS feed of any E-zines we publish here at MyEzineMachine.com. Simply click on their name or logo to either download them directly, or to be taken to the manufacturer's web site.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster, and easier than ever before with the industry's best implementations of features such as intelligent spam filters, built-in RSS reader, quick search, and much more.
Available for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and other operating systems. Free.
Pluck
If you rely heavily on the web to enrich life at work and home, you've faced the frustration of not having a unified approach to organizing your online world. Pluck was created to solve these problems and greatly improve how you consume, control and create information on the Web using RSS.
Integrated plugin for IE or Firefox, available for Windows only.
Online version available for any browser on any platform. Free.
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox is Mozilla's award-winning next generation Web browser. Includes the ability to use Live Bookmarks, which are bookmarks to RSS feeds that update themselves automatically as the RSS feed is updated.
Available for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and other operating systems. Free.
Safari RSS
Scan all the latest news, information and articles from thousands of websites in one simple-to-read, searchable article list delivered right to you. The magic of Safari RSS means you stay on top of your favorite interests without feeling like you're ever missing out.
Macintosh Only, and only for MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer. Free.
What is RSS?
RSS stands for "Rich Site Summary," but has also come to mean "Really Simple Syndication". It is a way to easily distribute a list of headlines, update notices, and sometimes content to a wide number of people. It is used by computer programs that organize those headlines and notices for easy reading.
What problem does RSS solve?
Most people are interested in many websites whose content changes on an unpredictable schedule. Examples of such websites are news sites, community and religious organization information pages, product information pages, medical websites, and weblogs. Repeatedly checking each website to see if there is any new content can be very tedious.
Email notification of changes was an early solution to this problem. Unfortunately, when you receive email notifications from multiple websites they are usually disorganized and can get overwhelming, and are often mistaken for spam.
RSS is a better way to be notified of new and changed content. Notifications of changes to multiple websites are handled easily, and the results are presented to you well organized and distinct from email. Even better, RSS notifications can't be marked as spam—they always get through.
How does RSS work?
RSS works by having the website author maintain a list of notifications on their website in a standard way. This list of notifications is called an "RSS Feed". People who are interested in finding out the latest headlines or changes can check this list. Special computer programs called "RSS aggregators" have been developed that automatically access the RSS feeds of websites you care about on your behalf and organize the results for you. (RSS feeds and aggregators are also sometimes called "RSS Channels" and "RSS Readers".)
Having an RSS Reader allows you to browse, search, and read all the RSS feeds you like from one central program or browser window, depending on which reader you prefer to use.
Why are we talking about RSS here at MyEZineMachine.com?
All of the E-Zines published through MyEZineMachine.com are available as RSS feeds, as an alternative or supplement to email delivery to the subscriber. Therefore, you might want to have an RSS Reader on hand to make use of this option.
The listed software packages are presented based on their popularity, performance and stability. We do not endorse any particular one, nor present them in any particular order. If you need help with using, installing or troubleshooting any of these products, please refer to that product's manufacturer and not to the MyEzineMachine.com staff.