If you are a current Google Reader user with a lot of feeds, make sure to back up now. There's also a category of mobile-only apps, especially for tabletsproducts like Flipboard and Zitethat incorporate RSS with their own article choices to get you reading. Many have mobile apps and the best synchronize with mobile so you're never reading the same feed posts twice. All the better to compete with (and now take over for) Google Reader. Turns out most reader options are the latter, providing access anywhere. But our Best Free Software series is all about your desktop options, be they downloads or Web apps. Some are browser extensions like Brief (Opens in a new window) and Bamboo Feed Reader (Opens in a new window) for Firefox, or Slick RSS (Opens in a new window) for Chrome. RSS readers are bountiful even without sync. In fact many companies provide an API for programmers to take advantage of so you can sync apps with their services. What's a faithful reader of RSS and Atom feeds to do? Find an alternative, of which there are plenty. But now, citing a decline of usethere are more likely reasons (Opens in a new window)Google has announced that on July 1, 2013, it's shuttering Google Reader forever. Even if you haven't ever visited Google Reader, you've probably had it as the backend for your main RSS reading tool. The service, launched in 2005 by Google Labs, is the primary force in RSS reading almost every piece of desktop software or mobile apps out there syncs with it. When we talk about free RSS news readers, we're usually talking about Google Reader.

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.

How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.

Best rss reader windows