Internet Explorer 7
You can download Internet Explorer 7 from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
(Note: You must have Service Pack 2 and a validated genuine
version of windows to download IE7.)
Internet Explorer has many good RSS features such as Easy
Click to subscribe to RSS feed and Auto-Discovery of
RSS Feeds. Even so, I have a hard time giving it a good rating
because you have to download a bulky browser that asks too many
questions after installation, like "Who do you want for your
search provider?" and "Do you want to enable phishing scam
filter?". Also the Menu Bar is missing until you enable it.
The other reason why I have a hard time giving it a good rating
as an RSS Reader, is that even though subscribing to RSS Feeds is
easy, finding out how to read them is not as easy. There is no
easy button that links to your subscribed RSS feeds. In fact the
buttons for Search, Favorites, and History to open
up in a side-panel are also missing.
To read the RSS feeds you can go two ways: 1. If you have the
"Menu Bar" activated (Hint: Right-click on a blank space on the
top toolbars and check "Menu Bar" to activate menu) then you can
click on "View" -> "Explorer Bar" -> "Feeds". 2. There is
a new item on the toolbars called "Tools". Click on "Tools"
-> "Toolbars" -> "Feeds". You can also find the old Favorites
and History side-panel buttons in these same two locations.
So even though RSS is built-in to Internet Explorer 7 as you
can see from their way of getting to it, it is still a toolbar.
Toolbars cause poor performance from browsers.
Pros:
1. Easy Click on RSS or XML buttons to subscribe to the
feed.
2. Auto-Discovery of RSS feeds.
3. If you can find the button to read RSS feeds (See above) then
it opens up a nice side-panel to read your subscriptions.
Cons:
1. Have to download a new bulky browser that requires a validated
genuine Windows XP SP2 or similar product.
2. The RSS tools are integrated into IE7 as a toolbar.
3. Difficult to find the button to read RSS feeds.