JetBrains (of ReSharper and IntelliJ fame) has released v 1.0 of their RSS aggregator, Omea. They are also offering a free license until January 1st 2005, which seems like a pretty good offer given the high quality of their other products I've used. This isn't just an RSS reader though...it also manages NNTP feeds, web bookmarks, and contacts (full details are here and here). I currently use FeedDemon; the GUI looks awful with the Windows skin I use on my home PC, but it's lightning fast and has a small footprint as it's written in unmanaged code. This sets the bar pretty high, and I haven't seen good memory usage with other managed feed readers (mainly sharpreader, but I've heard it's gotten better). I will give this product my usual 48-72 hour test frame and post more thoughts about it as I come across the good and the bad. In the meantime, if anyone has any comments on their experience with Omea, feel free to share.
The GUI looks pretty good so far btw. More to come...
Posted
Oct 04 2004, 11:52 PM
by
Jayson Knight