Akregator

Part of creating this website meant that I needed to understand more about writing, specifically writing on websites. A tool that I’ve been using daily since I discovered it is Akregator.

RSS feeds are useful for checking Slashdot, your friend’s personal website, Gmail, and now a host of news services. While some new browsers (like Firefox) are beginning to offer RSS support, it can be handy to use a tool that understands how to organize and combine all your feeds into one.

Akregator is an aggregator for Linux. It’s specifically designed for KDE (it’s part of the kde package as of 3.4.0) but it’ll run in any desktop environment (as long as the required KDE dependencies are installed). It’s not perfect yet but it’s a great tool for reading your favorite syndication feeds - like the one here at Distro Jockey.

If you want to get started with RSS or Akregator, hook yourself up to the Distro Jockey RSS Feed.