There’s no shortage of ways to access those RSS feeds, but part of the problem remains.
The huge number of web app tabs has simply been replaced by a single web or desktop system.
Hovering over one of the titles opens a preview pane right then and there.
This might be enough to get the gist of some simple articles.
If not, clicking the title will bring up the full article in your web app.
This article is about RSS feeds, and reading them in your Mac OS X menu bar.
Notifications from these accounts work just like the RSS notifications.
The only thing that’s different is the favicon shown next to the item in the drop-down menu.
Feeds is not intended to replace your default RSS reader (nor should it).
In fact, the app only keeps track of the last 25 items to pass your way.
However, it’s a great app to keep track of your feeds with a glance.
NewsBee adds a similar drop-down menu to your Mac OS X menu bar.
In contrast, the menu is feed-specific.
Intended to reduce clutter and distractions, the menu only shows articles from one feed at the time.
Switching to another website takes just a click of the mouse.
Each will add its own menu, marked with the website favicon.
By default, NewsBee just shows the article titles.
If you want to see more, you’ll have to click through to the full article.
Tick marks next to the titles keep track of which links you’ve already visited.
Like the applications covered above, Moka lets you preview the articles without opening your net web surfer.
Alternatively, click to kick off the full article, or share it with your friends.
What I like most about Moka is its ability to search or sort through the RSS articles.
