NewsLeecher is a Usenet downloading (leeching) application. It downloads movies, pictures, MP3 files, and software applications, and uses it's inline engine to assemble and decode all the downloads. NewsLeecher takes the best features from NewsBinPro, NewsPro, BNR, GrabIt, and other popular newsreaders and mix them together. As the originator to the NZB format, NewsLeecher has a full support for downloading via NZB files. With the built-in Super Search engine, you can search all the binary Usenet groups at once, for a specific keyword or keystring. NewsLeecher has advanced support for leeching from multiple servers at the same time, and an unlimited number of Usenet servers can be used to download files simultaneously. The built-in automatic multipart posts processing removes the hassle from combining binary post parts one by one. NewsLeecher detects and combine parts by itself.Editor's review of NewsLeecher This powerful tool is great for downloading and reading posts to Usenet groups. NewsLeecher has a slightly busy interface, with lots of buttons and multiple panes, which might intimidate first-time users. But spending some time checking out the program, which provides pop-up explanations for each button when the mouse rolls over it, will soon relieve any confusion, and will verify that the interface is actually well-organized. (We also found an excellent tutorial at http://www.binaries4all.com/newsleecher/ .) The program quickly grabs (or "leeches") updates from user-specified groups based on user-defined search phrases. However, NewsLeecher doesn't automatically detect servers, so you must enter that information manually while configuring the app. Therefore, this free program is best suited for intermediate and power users. Despite the learning curve, we found this brawny Usenet newsreader to be very satisfactory.

40tude Dialog is a feature loaded, multi-server, multi-threaded Windows newsreader with Unicode character support. It supports multiple servers and identities, has filtering/scoring support, integrated email functionality and binary support including support for multiparts. 40tude Dialog has a multilingual GUI. Currently English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Croatian and Greek translations are available. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

QuadSucker/News is a multithreaded news downloader that downloads four binaries concurrently 4 times faster than single-threaded downloaders. Designed to handle all kinds of binary newsgroups, from picture groups GIF, JPEG to music MP3, movies MPG, M2V, and archives RAR, ZIP, EXE where the attachments can reach hundreds of MB in size. Supports yEnc, uuencode, and base64. Advanced built-in multi-part message assembly. Supports encrypted usenet services. Includes built-in JPEG auto-comment feature and built-in image viewer. Version 4.7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. Editor's review of QuadSucker-News This newsgroup reader offers optimized, five-thread downloading and ease of use, but its filtering features don't quite reach the promised mark. QuadSucker-News has a nicely arranged interface, designed for easy and intuitive use. It offers two modes for downloading posts: the Streaming mode automatically downloads newsgroup posts as they appear, without your intervention; Pick and Choose mode requires your interaction and allows you to specify which files you want downloaded. You can configure whether the program downloads all posts to a single folder or to a series of subfolders categorized according to their newsgroup source. To optimize downloading, QuadSucker-News can download up to five threads simultaneously instead of only a single thread (depending on limitations set by your ISP, you may not be able to use this feature to its fullest). A wizard leads you through setup, which is particularly handy for novices.Our one complaint is about its download filtering. Although you can add filter words during the download process, the filters did not kick in on the fly. Other than that slight drawback, the program works quickly and well. We can easily recommend QuadSucker-News for anyone interested in a user-friendly newsgroup reader.

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This is a free RSS client that has several nice features. You can create and delete groups to sort your feeds, and add favorite links. Downloads and parses dozens of feeds in seconds. Best of all links open in a browser built into the program. Version 2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of CK Rss Client If you're looking for a straightforward, nicely designed, no-frills RSS reader, look no further than this freeware.The design of the CK RSS Client (which installs as QuickRSS) is based on the familiar three-pane e-mail client interface: The left, vertical pane lists the directory tree of feeds; the upper-right pane lists headlines from a selected feed; and the lower-right pane displays the story source page as a built-in minibrowser. QuickRSS' uncluttered look and feel makes it very easy to comprehend. Tabs appear at the top of the headline pane for each feed we opened, making it very easy to navigate among them. Another favorite of ours was the drop-down list of headlines that built as we opened new ones. It pops up from a small icon at the end of the tabs if you want to select an item you've already viewed.The app responded quickly during our tests, updating feeds and opening selected stories almost as soon as we clicked an item. Also, adding and deleting feeds was very simple to do. Anyone looking for a simple, reliable RSS client will want to try out this free one.

Read, manage and archive your rss, rdf and atom feeds comfortably and easily. With the integrated scheduler and many other configuration features FeedBuster is the tool for professional feed reading. Version 1.0.15 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of Alnera FeedBuster RSS Reader Easy to use and quick to respond, this program includes everything you'll want in an RSS feed reader, plus some unique extras that are sure to impress.Alnera FeedBuster RSS Reader sets up quickly to display a clean, professionally designed interface that's easy to comprehend and navigate. Its look and feel is based on the familiar e-mail client design: a vertical pane with a directory of feeds, and two horizontal panes at the top listing a feeds headlines, the bottom displaying a selected headlines story. We liked the little tone that sounded when feeds were updated, and a small pane rose in a stately manner from the system tray with a list of updates. The scheduler for configuring updates was simple to use, and adding a feed to the preloaded list was just a matter of adding an URL.The reader performed very quickly in our tests, and we were pleased with its ease of use and uncluttered interface. The little extras show that the publishers put some real effort into making the Feedbuster RSS Reader stand out from the crowd. The demo is generous in its lack of limitations. While there are lots of free RSS readers around, this one isn't too pricey for its ease of use and sleek design.

News Jungle RSS Reader is a free blog, news, and RSS reader. An easy to use interface and built in browser support allows the user to view the news and Web blogs quickly. Pre-loaded RSS Feeds from NewsJungle.com allows user to view news and blog Web sites from people throughout the world using our RSS Reader. Additional features include adding your own favorite RSS feeds fast and easy, keyword filters for moving articles to specified folders, Smart views to find unread articles, and supports many formats including RSS 0.9, 0.91, 0.92, 1.00, 2.0 plus Dublin core and Slashback extensions. This version includes several viewing styles including newspaper view for reading RSS feeds easier. Additional features include the ability to right click on any RSS feed while browsing the Web and adding a RSS entry on the fly.Version 1.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

News Rover is a Usenet newsreader that features a built-in search service for finding files in any Usenet newsgroup. Just enter keywords and News Rover will find matching files in any newsgroup. News Rover is the ideal tool for downloading MP3 music files, JPEG pictures, or full-length movies. News Rover includes a built-in RAR/PAR processor for handing RAR file posts. News Rover also has a JPEG picture gallery, and password protection and file encryption for privacy. Version 11 adds a new screen to display a comprehensive view of the messages queued to be downloaded and currently being downloaded. Using this screen you can boost the download priority of a queued entry or give it a low priority.Editor's review of News Rover Most newsreaders can execute a few tasks decently. News Rover does everything and does it well. The built-in search feature finds text, music, pictures, and movies. News Rover easily handles encoded binaries and even decompresses RAR archives. The interface, though not the most stylish ever, makes the program very easy to use. The privacy option, which costs an additional $9.90, lets you password-protect newsgroups of your choice and hide your filing folders from other users. It even will encrypt the names of pictures, handy for adult content on a shared computer. In a competitive niche filled with free newsreaders, users who don't mind paying for such software might find News Rover completely satisfies their newsgroup needs.

You can dock the BottomLine to the top or bottom of your screen or drag it around on your desktop, without even worrying about a browser. As long you keep the BottomLine running, you will continue to receive live scores and breaking news, and by clicking on any score or news item, you will be taken directly to the corresponding page on ESPN.com for a full break down.Editor's review of ESPN BottomLine You don't have to keep a browser window open to stay up-to-date on sports scores, thanks to this stellar newsreader bar. ESPN BottomLine is a tastefully designed bar that scrolls the top sports headlines and scores. You can drag it anywhere on your screen, so it can remain in sight or out of the way of your work. The bar is divided horizontally. The top lists a variety of sports--NFL, MLB, College Football, Golf, and so on--which you can use like tabs to view the category you want. The bottom displays headlines and scores, which scroll upward. Click the displayed story, and ESPN BottomLine opens a browser window with the story at ESPN.com. Clicking the Options icon opens a simple menu that lets you choose the sports categories you want and specify whether ESPN BottomLine displays both headlines and scores or just one for each category. This tool worked great in our tests, but we were disappointed that clicking a story link opened ESPN.com with Internet Explorer instead of using our default browser. But sports-minded users shouldn't let this one flaw deter them from trying this exceptional free tool.

Digibin is a feature-packed newsreader that combines many great concepts in binary downloading from Usenet newsgroups. Supporting automatic combination of multi-part files, automatic combination of multi-file groups, multi-threaded multiple connections, multiple servers, agents, grouping of newsgroups in collections, automatic NFO preview, yEnc, and more. Digibin is the next step in newsgroup downloading.

Giganews is a newsreader specialized for reading mediafiles from the internet newsgroups. If you are interested in audio, video, or pictures, Giganews is a right choice. In the newsgroups, you will find a lot of media files downloadable with ease. Giganews has an integrated browser with the capability to display all common filetypes and even movies. Features: Easy setup with the configuration wizard, support for an unlimited number of newsservers, multipart decoding and display in a single line, integrated browser plays even movies, publishing tool includes file manager with special commands like file join or split, file database avoids downloading duplicate files, global search through your database content, background downloads while viewing other articles, completeness check for multipart posts. The detective tool finds missing parts of your collections.Editor's review of Giganews Binary Newsreader This Usenet reader expertly accesses a variety of media files, in a simple fashion suitable for any level of user. While the interface has a simple and uncluttered design, its simplicity may hide its usability from first-time users. However, the help file and some practice using the app will quickly fill in any user's knowledge gaps. The initial search through newsgroups for those that fit the user's specifications may take several minutes, but Giganews Binary Newsreader functions quickly thereafter.The buttons and menus are clearly set up for simple use to select files, view images or video, read text messages, or listen to audio. The app makes saving selected files to a separate folder very convenient. The occasional appearance of the nag screen (to encourage registering the app) is a bit disconcerting, but not so distracting that the tool isn't useful.All Usenet newsreaders have their quirks, and some suit users to differing degrees. Giganews Binary Newsreader offers users of any level a robust and reliable tool for accessing a variety of file types according to the user's specifications.

NewzTrix is a multithreaded newsreader, primarily aimed at downloading binary content from newsgroups. It can connect to any number of news servers, and view any number of newsgroups at once. yEnc decoding supported, resume transfers on restart. NewzTrix enables you to find the files your looking for, quickly and easily. Alerts provide you with a constant search facility, NewzTrix will keep looking for the things you want to find. Automated downloading has never been easier, NewzTrix has advanced filtering and search options to find and download automatically any binary content. Scans, group multiple newsgroups into one viewable group, apply a filter and you have very powerful tool for finding what you want.

Xnews is fashioned after NewsXpress, a program no longer in development. Xnews features a quick filter, a score file for more advanced filtering, support for multiple servers and identities, binaries handling, optional header and article caching, and folders for permanent archival. Version 5.08 adds a free-floating editor window, support for the yEnc binary encoding scheme, and many other enhancements and bug fixes.

Powerful newsreader and file downloader optimized for images, sound & video with a built-in cross-group search engine. Ozum lets you preview and listen to individual parts of multipart audio or video files before downloading and assembling the whole file. Includes a built-in viewer for images, programmable automatic news scanning robot and free autoposter with auto generating image indexes. Automatically downloads, assembles and decodes binary files, including rar and par files, supports yEnc. Use Ozum search engine and active binary groups directory to instantly find and download Usenet files. Ozum lets you do in seconds what normally takes hours. Version 4.12 improves automatic recognition of multipart files without use of nzb.

Usenet Explorer is a multi server, multi windows, multitasking newsreader for text and binaries. A powerful binary downloader, without compromising support for text. Supports virtual groups and grouping binary posts into collections. Full download automation capabilities. Fast and reliable. Includes comprehensive Usenet binary indexing service. Version 1.9.5 adds ability for users to group headers into custom collections.Editor's review of Usenet Explorer Tired of the run-of-the-mill newsreaders? Try this robust reader, but novices should keep their distance. Interfaces based on the typical friendly and ubiquitous e-mail client are usually a snap to learn. However, Usenet Explorer offers one of the most confusing arrays of buttons we've seen on such an interface. Novices and perhaps even those with more Usenet newsreader experience will probably be intimidated by all the icons and check boxes. Fortunately, the publisher provides a great tutorial online, with step-by-step instructions that clear up all the mystery; we give high marks for that. Once we mastered the tutorial, Usenet Explorer performed quickly and smoothly. It led us through connecting to our ISP's news server, and selecting (and filtering) groups and downloading headers was a simple matter. This app is very robust and reliable, but the appearance may drive away potential users. The 15-day trial limit is a little brief, and the $35 price tag seems a bit steep. Still, this feature-full newsreader is worth trying if you're looking for a new Usenet reader.

Forte Agent is a multi-server newsreader. Agent is also an excellent multiple POP and SMTP e-mail client. This high level of integration between Usenet news and POP e-mail separates Agent from all other communication products. Whether you are downloading binaries or responding to e-mail, Agent provides you with all the right features. Has HTML support, image preview, and crosspost improvements. Version 4.2/32.1118 includes support for NZB files.Editor's review of Forte Agent Once you get past the confusion caused by the multipaned interface, this multiserver newsgroup reader offers plenty of robust features for reading posts and sending and reading e-mails. The download was a bit slow for our tastes, but the app installed quickly and offers a wizard-like setup feature to help any level user configure its connections. Forte Agent's interface presents a number of panes that may stymie novices, but the Help guide is thorough and includes a tutorial on configuring the interface according to user preferences.In our tests, Forte Agent downloaded groups and headers quickly. Selecting posts to read was simple, although we found that retrieving a selected message was a bit clunky. Forte Agent is a passable e-mail client, though it offers no more bells and whistles than other dedicated e-mail programs. After you figure things out, this app is a worthwhile choice for anyone interested in a full-featured newsgroup reader.

NewsWolf is a tool that searches for public access news servers in specific news group. On selecting a newsgroup of interest, NewsWolf will directly connect to your default news server and begin importing the selected newsgroup's article headers. The program will expand news server names from downloaded article headers and check them automatically. The result lists of news servers include their details and whether they accept non-member postings. This program is an excellent companion to your newsreader, greatly extending the speed and access to free newsgroups. Version 1.41 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of NewsWolf Designed to complement your Usenet newsreader by searching out public-access news servers, this tool offers real usefulness only to those who post to newsgroups frequently throughout the day.NewsWolf's interface has several buttons and multiple panes; the resulting design is slightly cluttered and confusing. Once you enter your ISP's news server, NewsWolf downloads and displays its list of newsgroups. The on-the-fly filtering feature worked well. After we specified newsgroups of interest, the tool searched for free news servers and determined which ones didn't require authentication after making a successful connection. It worked quickly, but the process of working through the entire list of servers required a long wait.Despite the publisher's claims, the app didn't download article headers from our selected newsgroups. A help guide would be a welcome addition to this free program. Incessant posters to Usenet groups and experienced users may find NewsWolf a handy addition to their newsreader tool pack, but novices will be left confused.

BinaryVortex downloads files from Usenet Newsgroups. It is optimized for downloading images, and includes both thumbnail and full-screen image viewers. Movies, sound files, applications, and other types of files may be downloaded as well. BinaryVortex is designed to be very easy to use, and is well suited for novice users. Supports yEnc, uuencode, and mime. Includes built-in kill list feature to control spam. Built-in support for encrypted usenet services. Version 3.9 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. Editor's review of Binary Vortex This free tool for grabbing files from Usenet newsgroup is supposedly optimized for downloading images, but it has one doozy of a drawback: it doesn't let you preview images before it grabs them.Binary Vortex sports a rather bland interface based on Windows-style tabbed dialog boxes, and it may not be simple to comprehend for novice users. (Visiting the help manual is nearly a requirement for using this tool.) The search feature is very effective for locating Usenet groups from which to grab images. The downloading process performs quickly, even for large files.However, Binary Vortex doesn't allow you to preview images. It simply starts downloading, revealing the current image in a pane of the Download tab as it's being saved. You can view downloaded images as a slide show in a separate viewer than opens for that purpose. Binary Vortex works well enough to suit anyone interested in downloading image files posted to Usenet groups, but being unable to preview images before downloading them is a limitation most users won't appreciate.

Free News Aggregator--monitor RSS&Atom formatted feeds as well as ordinary webpages; NewsBar and SystemTray Popup Notifier Support; Virtual Channels, Bulk Channels, and Word Watchdogs; Read fast with News Highlights & SlideShow; Manual&Automated Maintenance; Import&Export OPML.Version 0.99.8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of Newzie Wow. A feed reader, an HTML scraper, and an information manager rolled into one, Newzie is so packed with features you almost expect it to go nuclear. Newzie displays recently updated feeds in a cleverly color-coded list, and can combine them into filtered virtual channels. It also can monitor HTML changes in sites that don t publish in RSS. In addition, there s a news ticker, a powerful clean-up tool, and support for the popular Bloglines Web aggregator. And that s just scratching the surface. Unfortunately, Newzie s interface is a complicated jumble of toolbars that makes even simple operations frustrating. This is a beta release, so some glitches are inevitable. Also, the installer may not work on systems other than Windows XP. For everyone else, another installer is available on the publisher s Web site. Right now, Newzie is only fit for RSS junkies, but we re eager to see how this powerhouse program evolves.

Usenet newsreader application that combines the features of a newsgroup browser with those of an automated post retriever. A true multi-threaded 32-bit application that spawns up to 8 simultaneous Internet connections (streams) to each news server or newsgroup to download multiple files simultaneously. The latest version of Nomad News also decodes yEnc encoded postings (along with all other encoding methods like MIME, UU).

This light weight Rss Feed Reader let's you store your feed channel's with some descriptive label's and collect the Feeds as you like. This is an optimized tool for reading RSS Feeds only. ATOM Feeds are not supported.

RSSvp Reader is a customized software application which allows you to pull news feeds directly from Web sites onto your desktop. Podcasting capabilities allow you to subscribe to your favorite radio shows.Editor's review of RSSvp News Reader There are many RSS feed readers in the world, and we find it hard to rev up enthusiasm for another newsreader that's based its look and feel on the typical e-mail client interface, as if Outlook were the epitome of user-friendly design. RSSvp News Reader offers nothing new or unusual to throw experienced users for a loop, although the podcasting capabilities are handy for grabbing audiocasts and tunes. On the other hand, this free tool is a great introduction to reading RSS feeds for novices, simply because of its familiar design and ease of use. Navigating the three-paned interface is simple, with a directory tree of feed names in the vertical left pane, hyperlinked headlines from the specified feed in the upper-left pane, and the headlined story displayed in the bottom-left pane. Setting up preferences and adding feeds was easily accomplished from the File menu in our tests, and RSSvp News Reader performed with no glitches during our assessments. This newsreader offered no real surprises or delights, but novices will find it handy to use and easy to master. Experienced users will want something more robust, however, and we suggest they search elsewhere.

This program allows you to read articles online or offline, post articles to a list of designated news groups, automatically detach binary files, play slide shows, and search articles with sophisticated 'and/or' search criteria. It decodes MIME (Base64), HexBin, UUEncoded, yEncoded, multi-part binary attachments. It can view and play multi-media files.Version 3.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

ILook is a newly developed desktop application that brings you much closer to the streams of news and other information from the Internet. By using this program you're served updated news around the clock without having to surf around an unlimited number of homepages and without having your mailbox filled with newsletters an unwanted spam. ILook also gives you lightning fast access to more than 200 radio stations, providing uninterrupted entertainment, news, sports, and classical music.Editor's review of iLook News junkies can stay on top of the news through the Web or Net radio with this newsreader. iLook has a unobtrusive, vertical window that lists options depending on the function you choose: newsreader headlines, Net radio stations, or search engines. Selecting newsfeed sources from a preloaded list was easy to do in our tests, and we were able to specify the time interval for updates. Clicking a headline quickly opened the story at its source site with our default browser. However, although adding RSS feeds from unlisted sources was simple to perform, the feed headlines from at least one source never appeared. (While the source site may have been the cause, iLook didn't alert us to any problems in retrieving the news.) Available Net radio stations include a variety of international sources, so nearly every taste for news or music should be satisfied. Likewise, the list of search engines includes German as well as the most popular English sites, although the program offers no way of adding other engines. iLook is free and easy to use, so any level of user will find it a handy little addition to their bag of Internet tools.

TimelyWeb helps you track updates of Web pages and FTP resources. When the change is detected, TimelyWeb can notify you in a number of ways including automatic opening of the Web page in browser, sending an e-mail, SMS, instant messenger message or just showing a message so that you can do proper action manually. TimelyWeb can check keywords in Web pages or exclude parts of Web page text (like counters or time). It can also highlight all changes in Web pages. Both static and dynamically generated resources can be monitored. If the resource is protected, TimelyWeb will login automatically. You can vary check interval from minutes to months, and secify it individually for every page or resource. TimelyWeb can also be used to monitor availability of the site. When the site is not available for any reason, you are immediately notified. Version 4.2 build 215 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of EldoS TimelyWeb Don't be discouraged by this application's initially daunting interface. TimelyWeb makes it much easier to monitor your favorite sites for changes than it seems to at first. It automatically detects changes to user-specified Web links. Its structured GUI is similar to that of a Windows application, and it has a multitude of options to tailor the program to your needs. You'll like how TimelyWeb allows you to make configurations per link as opposed to one sweeping determination. You can monitor numerous sites, each with its own individual schedule, although the trial limits you to 20 links. TimelyWeb scans and automatically downloads updates, or you can have the program notify you through e-mail, MSN Messenger, or ICQ when a monitored site changes. The application performs immediate checks as well, and you can get update information without having to visit the site. We liked the at-a-glance stats displayed in a sidebar so you can see when selected links were modified, unreachable, dead, etc., and how often each happened. Multiple options and windows to get the program set up may appear overwhelming to first-time users, but testing proves otherwise. You won't waste time visiting unchanged pages again with this handy little program.

NewsPro is an easy-to-use, multitasking newsreader with advanced support for multiple news servers. It allows you to perform searches on servers in a large number of newsgroups. It includes an option for quickly synchronizing newsgroup content with servers for effective downloads of multipart binary attachments. The program can download bodies directly using header information from other servers, thus saving bandwidth. It has options for scheduled or immediate downloads, as well as for downloads with certain priority for article tasks. Several newsgroups can be joined into folders or opened in a single view; several servers can be put into a subset to meet Usenet providers' connection limits. yEnc is fully supported. Posting has been extended to multiple servers and newsgroups can be associated with posting servers and identities. There is support for NZB files.Version 3.8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of NewsPro This program helps you join Usenet, a worldwide-distributed discussion system. Although many find Usenet old-fashioned, it has accumulated a huge array of articles on all kinds of subjects. NewsPro's conservative interface lets you browse messages with comfort. The context menu lets you invoke common newsgroup operations such as Download, Save Attachments, and Mark as Read. Unlike many of its competitors, NewsPro displays articles from all news servers for a particular newsgroup in a single list. Every newsgroup can be viewed simultaneously in several ways, such as one view that shows messages with bodies and another that shows messages by a particular author. It displays JPEG images automatically, and other types of attachments appear as icons, opened with a double-click. Dial-up surfers will appreciate the automatic reconnection. NewsPro will satisfy both novices and advanced users.

Guru News Ticker loads RSS and RDF newsfeeds from news agencies from around the world and displays them as scroll text on your desktop, inside your Windows taskbar or inside Microsoft Internet Explorer. With a click of the mouse, users can open the selected news article in their favorite Web browsers. Users can select an unlimited number of news channels through a channel-subscription wizard. Additionally, the built-in search functionality of the product allows users to monitor eBay auctions as well as create their own custom news channels from Yahoo and Google News sources.The program has the ability to show a preview of an entire news article in a drop-down window by the user simply hovering the mouse over the scrolling headline of interest. Once the mouse is moved, the article fades out. Other included functions are customization of colors, fonts, the scrolling speed, and the frequency of headline updates. Version 2.0 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of Guru News Ticker If you like news tickers, you'll find this RSS reader hard to beat. During installation, you choose whether to place Guru News Ticker in your IE toolbar or in the taskbar at the bottom of your desktop. From there, you can select what type of headlines you want. You can click a passing headline to open a browser window that shows the story, or you can mouse over the headline for a small and scrollable drop-down window. We encountered a few script errors while running the program but nothing that made it quit or freeze. We liked the instant access to news items, the configurable fonts and colors, the feed options for different types of news, and the ability to add our own RSS feeds. The 20-day demo limitation is a bit short for our tastes but still gives you enough time to check out the program. If you want headlines scrolling past your work space or browser window all day, Guru News Ticker provides flexibility in both story options and appearance.

NewsBin is a multithreaded news robot that automatically downloads and decodes binary posts to Usenet newsgroups. The program will take full advantage of high-bandwidth Internet connections by allowing multiple, simultaneous connections to your news server or servers. NewsBin includes resume capabilities to recover from lost connections. It reassembles multipart posts across multiple servers and includes real-time rendering of thumbnails when downloading images. Other features include yEnc encoding support, corrupt-post detection, per-server configurations including connection limits and download limits, NZB and BNS message ID file support, and advanced connection management.Editor's review of NewsBin Pro Primarily, this program automates the downloading of binary files and news headers from Usenet. Its interface is much more attractive and easy to use than most Usenet programs. NewsBin Pro monitors specified groups, decodes all the binaries, and copies them into a directory. It automatically displays thumbnails of downloaded images.NewsBin downloads headers from all active servers across up to eight connections. All files are spooled, not just multipart ones, which helps you eliminate junk. The program downloads, decodes, and reassembles any file, including movies, music, pictures, and even software. If you want to save time on newsgroups, NewsBin is a must. However, only Usenet addicts are likely to pay $35 for the client.

NewsShark is designed to get large files in formats such as MP3, RAR, and ZIP from Usenet. Mission-specific features include a partial file preview that will download, decode, and play the first segment of an MP3 or MPEG with just a double-click, and Emergency Restart, which automatically resumes interrupted downloads without starting over. This new release includes improved stability, speed, and yEnc support.Editor's review of NewsShark In the realm of reliable newsreaders, NewsShark is a top contender. It specializes in downloading large files from Usenet, preventing partial or failed downloads with a multipart Resume feature. The partial file preview features downloads, decodes, and plays the first segment of an MP3 or MPEG, giving you the chance to decide if you want to download the full file. The program supports all popular encoding formats and has sufficient speed to meet the needs of most computer users. You shouldn't have any problem negotiating the user screens with its modern-looking interface. The trial download is reasonably small but only offers limited functionality.

PictureAgent is an NNTP client designed to search specified newsgroups for posts that meet your criteria. It will then download and decode findings into a specified directory. PictureAgent is perfect for newcomers to Usenet, since it requires only a hostname and download directory to set up. This release offers separate download directories for each newsgroup, maintains a history list to reduce duplicate files, offers thumbnail and full-size images of the last picture downloaded, features authentication capabilities for hosts that require usernames and passwords, and more. This trial will only download a limited number of pictures before registration is required.

CyberBuddy freeware desktop utility program using MicroSoft Agents. Animated cartoon characters using text to speech deliver news headlines, local weather, time, reminders, stock quotes, email, internet speed, Caller ID and more. Along with with spam filtering, instant messaging with text-to-speech or voice make this the most versatile and fun desktop utility available. The cute animated characters work in the background, gathering information while you do other things. When they have something to tell you, they popup, deliver their message, then disappear.

Better user experience - clear and modern user interface, no useless fancy features. Easy configuration--we tried to simplify the configuration as much as possible, with only the most usefull parameters. Image Thumbnails and SlideShow - very easy to see downloaded images, the thumbnails are updated automatically for each new downloaded image and the slideshow allows to see images one by one. NZB and ZIP file support--you can search binaries files via NZB indexers web sites using the integrated web browser. These nzb files will feed Tamara reader. Wizards and Top newsgroups--Wizards are used to simplify the configuration, and TOP newsgroups helps to choose the best available binary newsgroup. Version 1.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

This software allows you to read all 2300+ worldwide newspapers directly. A very quick and easy way to stay in touch with your favorite newspapers around the whole world. Read your papers in just minutes and few clicks. Anywhere in the world. Content include England Newspapers (118), Germany Newspapers (180), American Newspapers (66), France Newspapers (40), China Newspapers (23), Italy Newspapers (41), Russia Newspapers (24), Norway Newspapers (45), India Newspapers (70), Canada Newspapers (32), Spain Newspapers (56), Australia Newspapers (48), South Africa Newspapers (24). It has a lot of information, including news. If only your computers connect with Internet, you can free browse 2300+ Worldwide Newspapers. Total 186 Countries Newspapers. Version 2.8.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Android Newsgroup Downloader is an advanced multithreaded newsgroup downloader program for alt.binaries newsgroups. It is designed especially for handling large files such as movies, music, applications, and archives. It's also good for downloading pictures and other small attachments. Android uses a queue-oriented design. Drag and drop the files you want into the queue (or "to-do list") and Android will download them for you automatically. Android downloads any type of file from a newsgroup, including VOB, MPEG, AVI, MP3, WAV, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PCX, RAR, PAR, and EXE. Supports yEnc, mime, and base64. Android has many user-friendly features, including a built in queue manager that saves your "to-do" list from session to session, and a history that keeps track of what you have downloaded. Includes support for encrypted usenet services. Built-in newsreader and message and file posters. Shareware version is fully functional with no time limits, expiration, or disabled features.Version 6.1 adds enhanced Windows Vista support and configurable header limit for very large groups.

EasyDeskTicker is an RSS ticker for the desktop. Very easy to use. News are freely configurable. One or more feeds are read continuously. Line position and size, scrollspeed, colors and fonts can be set. Quick-configure-buttons to set it to the top or bottom of the screen. It stays always on top of other windows. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.Editor's review of EasyDeskTicker As far as newsreaders go, EasyDeskTicker is nothing special in terms of extras. However, it works well and its simple design will appeal to novice users. At the start, a resizable, floating ticker bar appears on your desktop. A help menu isn't included, but adding/deleting feeds was a piece of cake. Clicking a headline immediately brings up a window that includes the headline's title, source, read, and article link. From that same window, you can navigate between headlines without skipping a beat. There are a lot of customization features available with EasyDeskTicker, but we found many of them were more for kicks than substance. We would have liked to see an option to place the ticker on our taskbar or the option of hiding the ticker using a hot-key combo. While it won't blow newsreader veterans away, EasyDeskTicker is a good choice for those new to RSS feeds.

NewsBin is a multithreaded news robot that automatically downloads and decodes binary posts to Usenet newsgroups. The program will take full advantage of high-bandwidth Internet connections by allowing multiple, simultaneous connections to your news server or servers. NewsBin includes resume capabilities to recover from lost connections. It reassembles multi-part posts across multiple servers and includes a thumbnail view when downloading images. Other features include Internet and Local search, built in RAR file processing, SSL Support, NZB message ID file support, and advanced connection management.Version 5.34 adds Search Usenet option for posts matching your search criteria, built-in RAR processing: autoRAR combines split RAR files and extracts the contents, supports SSL to be secure when using news servers providing SSL connections.

GrabIt is a newsgrabber that enables you to use Usenet without downloading headers. Its features include fast selecting, downloading, and decoding of binary attachments; a familiar-looking user interface; and advanced error checking while downloading. Download and decode multiple articles at once. Other features include filters for showing/hiding downloaded or deleted articles, a search option for groups and articles, and a pause function to free bandwidth.Version 1.62 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of GrabIt GrabIt helps you collect Usenet posts and binary files as groups instead of one by one. The program installs quickly. At startup, GrabIt asks you to enter a default newsgroup, which you can change later. After downloading posts you can sort them by category, name, or date. You can automatically download new articles every so often and decode them either right at downloading or after. The program also checks spelling. GrabIt shows you clearly at what speed the articles are downloading, how many are already downloaded, and how much time it will take to grab the rest of them. The biggest problem with the software is its complicated interface, which is overstuffed with buttons and notes. While the interface leaves something to be desired, the program's output looks good.

TIFNY searches your favorite Usenet newsgroups and downloads images, music, video, and other files that interest you. It has extensive filtering and automation features, opens up to 6 simultaneous connections, supports UUencode, Base64, and yEnc formats, and handles multi-segment files. It has a built-in MP3 player, an image viewer, a video player and a thumbnailer to easily browse files by directory, newsgroup, date, file type, and keyword.Version 5.0.3 corrects to non default port handling and fixes handling of repeated segments.

Newsgroup Commander is a fast way to find any information you're looking for in news group archives. The program allows the fastest messages downloading from selected newsgroups. Newsgroup Commander extracts information from newsgroups using multiple include/exclude keyword filters based on article contents and subjects. You can use your selected keywords to scan the target audience and only return the information you are interested in. Version 8.3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.Editor's review of Newsgroup Commander This newsgroup reader is well-designed and easy to use, but testing revealed some problems that keep us from recommending it.Newsgroup Commander downloads and installs quickly. Its interface is nicely designed, but uncluttered and easy to comprehend for novice newsreader users. Buttons are large and labeled with simple commands, so the lack of a help feature isn't really a drawback. (For those who may need some help, a handy tutorial is available at http://www.internet-soft.com/nntp/index.htm.)While many newsreaders require users to supply only a news server name at setup, Newsgroup Commander requires both a news server name and an NNTP Host name, an additional step that may prove a stumbling block for some novice users. Despite its visual appeal and ease of use, the program hung up and ceased responding during every one of our tests, even after multiple reinstalls and launches.Although Newsgroup Commander is free and looks good, its failure to perform after downloading the list of available newsgroups makes us unable to recommend it.

Binjet Downloader helps you locate and easily download millions of Usenet pictures, MP3s, videos, games, software and other files. Use Binjet search engine to choose files, and then Binjet will automatically get them for you from one or more Usenet servers. Binjet accepts .NZB and .BFT files from Usenet search engines and Ozum newsreader and does downloading jobs at maximal possible speed. It features convenient and easy Web-like interface to Usenet contents, automatic downloading and decoding files, full yEnc support, automatic downloading and assembling multipart files, transparent and economic use of multiple Usenet servers, cross-group search. If the file is there, you won't miss it. Version 1.08 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

A yEnc/NZB compliant newsreader that makes finding and downloading files easy. Enter a search term, browse the results, and then select the files. Binary Boy can combine parts from multiple servers to assemble a complete file. If pieces of a file are missing, the Dr. Binary feature can attempt to create a playable file from the available parts. This is also handy for previewing movies and music. Binary Boy can keep your files organized by creating a folder for each newsgroup. The folder can use the name of the newsgroup or you can manually assign each a name. You can also send related files, such as music from the same artist, to the same folder. The built-in scheduler allows you to download files matching your search criteria and disconnect automatically after an optional time limit. Version 1.696 adds redesigned cache system that improves search speed and uses nearly 70% less disk space, handling of larger newsgroups with less RAM, minor bug fixes.

Read yEnc posts directly in Outlook Express or any other Usenet newsreader. Easy to use, auto-save of yEnc attachments to folder of your choice, proxy with IP filtering, selectable list of NNTP servers, connection logging/monitoring and more options. Outlook Express is auto-configured easily using the wizard. Works with any newsgroups reader software. Features: decodes yEnc messages on-the-fly - Works with Outlook Express, Netscape News, Agent or any other newsgroups reader - Easy to use - configure once, use many times - automatic operation in the background.

Scrolling news ticker for your desktop. View news via your choice of category or keyword. Incorporates millions of continuously updated news articles from thousands of sources. Easily customize the speed and color of the ticker or have multiple tickers displayed, each with different content, speeds, and colors. Import any RSS or Atom feed: simply enter the URL to view. Version 3.05 features Blog with ENewsBlog: easily add any headline to your blog; Article Summaries: view summaries and related information; Games: play free games on EnewsBar; more categories, new sources: expanding news coverage.Editor's review of ENewsBar In the modern blog-heavy, instant-news world, a good RSS reader is welcome on almost every desktop. ENewsBar is aimed at computer users who want the latest news without having to take the trouble to configure a full-blown reader. Once installed, the software creates a ticker at the top of the computer screen on which news headlines scroll past, a little like a CNN TV news screen. When a user hovers the mouse over the ticker, the headlines freeze, and actually clicking a headline pops up a Web browser window with the full article text. The application comes with more than a hundred preset news channels, but users can add just a single new custom feed, making it impractical for people who are heavy blog readers. It also uses a fairly large chunk of system memory to operate. In all, ENewsBar makes a good choice for computer users simply looking to have the latest news at their fingertips, but those who are looking to customize their info-gathering experience more deeply should probably look elsewhere.

Autopix is an automated NNTP downloader/decoder/previewer for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. All you need to do is set up the news server name and pick some newsgroups; the software does the rest. AutoPix will download the pictures from the subscribed newsgroups and place them in the directory of your choice. Decodes multi-part files. Handles yEnc encoded files. The unregistered version has a nag screen for every 20 pictures downloaded.

Another file is intended for downloading pictures and other file attachments automatically from newsgroups. Just select the groups to scan and Another File does the rest. And it saves your bandwidth by remembering articles that you downloaded before. During scanning you can preview last downloaded picture as a thumbnail or a full-size image and delete it immediately if you do not like it. Version 2.03 improves ovrall stability

NewsReactor is a tool to download binaries from usenet newsgroups. NewsReactor scans, combines and downloads files from a selected newsgroup. Download all the MP3, GIF, WAV, JPG, AVI, MPG etc. files that you've always wanted.

UseNeXT is anonymous and ad-free access to over 200 terabytes worth of MP3s, videos, games, pictures, and software. UseNeXT offers anonymous and lightening fast access to over 60,000 Usenet discussion boards packed with MP3s, videos, games, pictures, and software. Forget file sharing or partial files--UseNeXT users never need to upload anything--and with direct access to our high-speed Usenet servers you'll be able to search for and download files faster. The tailor made browser automatically unpacks and repairs failed downloads, and the built in media player allows you to preview play files before downloading even when archived. To get the free trial offer simply enter your e-mail when starting UseNeXT for the first time and you will get your access information for the free trial immediately. Version 4.34 adds access via Web interface access with browser in local network or from any other location along with many little improvements and bug fixes.

As an excellent newspapers reader provided by Xiaoa Tech., ABOT News Reader allows you to read more 2000 well-known publications electronic version of newspapers directly. You will trouble nothing about spending money and buying newspaper with this tool. On the other hand, you can get the latest news all over the world at home if you computer is connected to the Internet.Note: Please contact the developer for pricing information.Editor's review of Abot News Reader Abot News Reader touts its more than 2,000 newspaper links, but unless you're fluent in Chinese, you'll miss out on most of its features. At the start of the program, a nag screen asks you to register and buy the product, but you'll be able to try the product by clicking OK. The interface is very plain with a tree menu on the left listing "National," "World," and "American State" newspapers and an expandable screen on the right for viewing them. It comes with three different skins, none of which are very attractive or noticeably different from each other. All the links that we selected during our tests loaded very fast and we were able to view our desired newspapers, but the American State links displayed sites in Chinese. There's a Favorites folder, but you'll have to choose from the preloaded links as you can't add newspapers to the list. A help menu is included, but it takes you to the publisher's site and offers no real help. Additionally, our IE home page was changed without our permission and the program didn't block any pop-up ads. It should be no surprise then that we can't recommend this program as a viable newsreader.

This software downloads RSS feeds from any Web sites and then reads them using Text-to-Speech and shows the feeds on good-looking black screen. After installation the program will use default computer's voice. There are many high quality voices across multiple languages that can be used with the gadget (they must be SAPI 5 compatible).Editor's review of RSS To Speech RSS To Speech downloads feeds and reads them aloud, proving that what's good in theory isn't always good in practice. As far as an interface is concerned, there's not much to this newsreader. A superplain black box appears on your desktop that can be moved anywhere you like. As soon as you activate the newsreader, a very choppy voice begins to read the headlines. After about the fourth headline, we had to turn it off because it was so distracting and, well, annoying. Through the Options menu (a right-click away), we were able to change the volume and speed of the voice as well as how often we wanted to reload the feeds. You can add your own feeds to the reader, but you have to register and purchase the product before you can perform this function. Supposedly, more functionality, including additional voice options, is offered with registration. The strict trial limitation certainly prevents users from testing this product's full potential. It's a shame, because RSS To Speech has the makings of a great program for visually impaired users. As is, users should bypass this newsreader for one with more available options.

The BigBlogZoo is a rich source of current categorized information from all over the world. Using the DMOZ Classification Schema, the BigBlogZoo is one of the world's first semantic web browsers. It's not just about blogs. Press releases, news, stock reports, podcasts, forums and blogs are ready for you to mine for your information requirements. For example, find out what your customers are saying about your company, create a media portal or just support your Web site with news. The BigBlogZoo lets you: search over 60,000 categorized news feeds, republish content from these news feeds as XML (RSS & ATOM), highlight what you are looking for in Web pages (find easily what you seek), manage your own collection of news feeds, submit news feeds ( submit your feed for other users), search multiple search engines and save the results as XML or PDF, and browse with Tabs. You can also save podcasts in pdf documents and send them to your friends. To transform RSS using XSLT try MediaMiner.Version 1.0.8 features support for podcasts, better hits highlighting, spidering of search results and proxy servers.Editor's review of BigBlogZoo This news and blog aggregator lives up to its name by offering a huge selection of feeds, but you'll need a map to navigate this zoo. BigBlogZoo's interface is so user-unfriendly that we had a difficult time finding our way around. It takes over your entire screen, so there's no hiding this program from your boss. The tree menu houses more than 70,000 newsfeeds and blogs, all organized into channels. We found ourselves doing more clicking than we would have liked to drill down to a link. Once we drilled down, selecting a link did pull up the corresponding site very quickly. We liked the keyword search, which pulled related links and promptly placed them in the Bookmarks folder. What we didn't like is the error message we got when we tried to add a new channel to the list. This program is a great source for all the latest blogs, and it promises some great features. Unfortunately, it's too much of a hassle trying to figure out how to get those features to work. If you're looking for a tool to help manage your blogs and newsfeeds, look for one that's easier to navigate.