I'm terrified. I was just reading Unfogged in Google Reader and saying to myself, "Self, this reader is ok, but unsatisfying. I should check people's RSS recommendations again." I popped over to Unfogged and there was ogged, READING MY MIND.
What makes them more or less appealing than Bloglines, which I use now.
They're desktop readers, so not really the same thing as Bloglines, which is a web-based reader. Newsgator has an online reader, but I don't think it's as nice as Google Reader. If you're happy with yours, no reason to switch. I like the desktop readers because the interface is slick and intuitive and because I use a desktop reader on different computers, having them sync through my (free) Newsgator account is very convenient.
And if you live in Outlook (yeah yeah, poor you), their reader that integrates with it is very convenient.
Their Outlook reader is fantastic. That's what I use.
"I expect that everyone is already set up with a favorite RSS reader"
You're incorrect. Some of us are stuck in the 20th century, still not knowing what's wrong with just going to blogs.
Please help me. I use Google Reader, which I like for the layout , the integration with email, and the ability to use it on my phone, which I'm getting rid of anyway. I dislike it because there's no way to turn off the thing that shows you how many unread messages I have, which means I either read my feeds religiously or delete them if I'm not keeping up, so goodbye American Prospect.
Should I switch?
Can't you mark everything as read periodically?
If you run OS X, NewsFire rules the roost.
LB: I have switched away from bloglines because I find a separate reader helps keep my blog consumption down. I spend so much time in the browser anyway, and bloglines is only one click away, that it is all too easy to be distracted by it. Not that anyone else on unfogged would have that problem.