Feed Readers and Tablets

Today,  decided to get a feed reader for Ipad. I spent a lot of time trying to make the decision whether to go for the free or the costly. To be honest the battle for good software has been raging for a while now. My challenge is to establish if what i purchase will deliver value for money.

If you are like me, every time you question your skills, you often find yourself giving out your stuff for free. The volunteer is  faced with the same challenge. Realising he may be lacking in his skills base, he is often more willing to do anything he can including work he knows is way below his abilities. Those that have confidence in their abilities on the other hand is more likely to stick to his guns.
The battle between free and costly is probably beyond the scope of this article, but is worth mentioning.
 
I had to make my choice for the best app firstly by distinguishing between free and for sale.
Secondly, I had a keen interest in the designer. Third was the interface or look of the app. Fourthly, there was a desire to find an app that will let me work with the media that I already have going like facebook, twitter and my blog platforms. As someone with a measure of skill in the design of web pages, I also have to make sure that  can integrate my personal website with some of the latest aggregators. There are generally two options for feeds: Atom and RSS. 
the former is said to have a lot more features while the latter is more widely used. Sixthly, I had want to make sure that  am not overwhelmed by an aggregator whose content cannot manage by its sheer mass.
 

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