Too much information and not enough filters? Check out Mashable’s latest article, Slow Feed Movement: 7 Tools to Filter the RSS Flood, which suggests choosing from seven tools to focus the flow of information. Two which caught my eye were the Best of Friendfeed feature and TweetDeck, an Adobe Air desktop application.
Christina Laun from the OEDb puts together the The Ultimate RSS Toolset: 100+ Online Apps and Resources. This annotated resource list is categorized into the following sections:
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / April 10, 2008 3:32 PM / ReadWriteWeb
In brief:
2. Try a River of News View
3. Use Multiple Services
4. Try Out a Desktop Reader
6. Learn about OPML
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Avast has been around for some time now, but the uninitiated will definitely want to take a look at this rather easy to use antivirus application. Users can select which places they want scanned using a skinnable simple interface, and the program will start when the "Play" button is pressed. The application can also check different email client and instant messaging programs for viruses. This version is compatible with computers running Windows 95 and newer. [KMG]
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Staying on top of one's favorite weblogs and RSS feeds can be a time-consuming affair, but the process can be made a bit easier with the use of RiverGate RSS Reader 1.8. This application can retrieve content that includes weblogs and podcasts. Visitors can also use the program to create their own customized searches. This version is compatible with computers running Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and Vista. [KMG]