so whats a good rss reader in 2017?
Now if I could only get Feedbro to sync my read items...
The downside, when compared to an online service, is that you obviously can only access your feed on your laptop. On the other hand, it's freeing that you don't always have to check your feeds. Also, you don't depend on a service provider to keep its product alive.
Newsblur never fails me, kinda impressive how well it works.
screencap: http://i.imgur.com/3GbYB61.png
link: http://digg.com/reader
Now, will my 12 year old Digg account work?
This is how I've read HN for ages.
This is especially nice for my grandmother, who has an iPad. I found no RSS reader there that is easy to use enough, free and ad-free.
I just wanted something I can just give a RSS link to and it fetches this link and shows content. And nothing else. This does not seem to exist.
My grandmother knows how to read and write emails. Blog posts are rendered properly using rss2email in her mailbox. And she knows how to click in the email to go to the blog and comments at times. This is actually even simpler and more optimal than a dedicated RSS App. One unique easy way to get news from the family using the tablet.
And the blog is easier than Facebook (I guess - never used it). There is just our content in the pages and that’s it. No irrelevant stuff around and no notifications.
If you are looking for ways to keep in touch with a group of people in which somebody is not really into computers, this may be one nice solution.
So, thanks to the authors of rss2email.