Shrook

Shrook is a next-generation news reader that is easy to use, but offers advanced features not available to Mac users anywhere else. It supports all versions of RSS and Atom. Oh, and it`s free.-Smart groups without setting up rules Using the same Bayesian statistical filtering as Mail`s Junk filter, Shrook`s Learning Groups are able to pick out items of Interest based solely on examples you provide. The system is smarter than setting up search keywords, since it can Detect and ignore irrelevant results. -New items without the wait With Shrook, new items appear on your desktop just five minutes after they were published, quicker than any other news reader. This is down to Shrook`s sophisticated Distributed Checking mechanism. Each time one copy of Shrook finds a new item, it tells the central server, which tells all of the other copies, including yours. -Podcasts without missing the text Shrook has the most comprehensive built-in podcast implementation of any Mac newsreader. When Shrook encounters a podcast, it is downloaded and added to iTunes. When you Connect your iPod, not only does iTunes copy the audio, but Shrook downloads the text content of all your feeds to read on your iPod`s screen, complete with links to access the audio. -Synchronization with no hassle and real privacy To get synchronization working, you just need to enter the username and password of your shrook.com account on each computer, and Shrook does the rest. Synchronization happens every five minutes while you`re connected to the internet, meaning you never have to remember, or forget, to do it. None of your data is shared with the public, other users, corporate overlords or marketing Droids. shrook.com values your privacy. -Get news without your Mac With a shrook.com account and synchronization, you can log in from any web browser, and all of your channels will be there.