Attensa for Outlook 2.0
The folks at Attensa make a slick RSS aggregator that integrates with Outlook and provides a River of News-style view with priortization based on what feeds you use the most.
Not too long ago, they released version 2.0 of the Attensa for Outlook product. Along with a ton of other great features, it includes synchronization with the Windows RSS Platform, so when you hit that RSS button in IE, the feed can automatically show up in Attensa -- which is great if you're using Attensa as your primary RSS reader.
This has been one of our guiding principles in IE7 -- you don't have to read your feeds in IE. By using the open APIs of the RSS platform, developers of innovative new RSS readers like Attensa can gain access to the orange button in IE7 that Steve Rubel loves.
Attensa works with Outlook 2000, Outlook XP and 2003 (Outlook 2007 support is in the works). If you're an Outlook user, you should definitely check it out. It's free -- so it's an easy choice if you're looking to try out something new.
- Sean
Comments
Anonymous
November 28, 2006
Ok, I installed this and it hasn't much improved since v1. Needless to say I uninstalled it and now IE7 only shows the RSS source. How do I get IE7 back to reading feeds the way it is supposed to?Anonymous
December 13, 2006
Same question, I looked on their forums and they point us at MS for IE7 support. It is really frustrating not having the RSS support in IE7 after I uninstalled Attensa dues to significant slowdowns in Outlook.Anonymous
January 31, 2007
Is there anyone at Microsoft or Attensa who can articulate WHAT (if anything) this "IE7 integration" actually accomplishes? I haven't been able to find any links between the IE7 feeds and the Attensa add-on, let alone any "sync" or native consumption of feeds from one platform to another. This feels like vapourware to me, and while I'd love to use it, I'm frustrated with the lack of any visible entry points into the integration.Anonymous
July 05, 2007
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January 18, 2008
Is there anyone at Microsoft or Attensa who can articulate WHAT (if anything) this "IE7 integration" actually accomplishes? I haven't been able to find any links between the IE7 feeds and the Attensa add-on, let alone any "sync" or native consumption of feeds from one platform to another. This feels like vapourware to me, and while I'd love to use it, I'm frustrated with the lack of any visible entry points into the integration.Anonymous
January 18, 2008
Same question, I looked on their forums and they point us at MS for IE7 support. It is really frustrating not having the RSS support in IE7 after I uninstalled Attensa dues to significant slowdowns in Outlook.Anonymous
January 18, 2008
Ok, I installed this and it hasn't much improved since v1. Needless to say I uninstalled it and now IE7 only shows the RSS source. How do I get IE7 back to reading feeds the way it is supposed to?Anonymous
January 18, 2008
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January 18, 2008
Same question, I looked on their forums and they point us at MS for IE7 support. It is really frustrating not having the RSS support in IE7 after I uninstalled Attensa dues to significant slowdowns in Outlook.Anonymous
March 20, 2008
Nice piece of soft. Ran into some problems during set up but overall very good.Anonymous
July 15, 2008
Great article, keep up the good workAnonymous
July 16, 2009
great website. Congratulations, best wishes from Germany and a nice day.Anonymous
October 27, 2009
Congratulations, best wishes from Germany and a nice day.Thanks.Anonymous
October 27, 2009
Keep up the good work. Thank you.Anonymous
October 27, 2009
I uninstalled it and now IE7 only shows the RSS source. How do I get IE7 back to reading feeds the way it is supposed to? Thanks.