Thank you, Alan, for posting this article. Here are some comments about the readers it mentions that I know something about.
When looking for an RSS reader, the most important question, of course, is whether it is supported by an accessible iPhone or iPad app. Many are not. The Old Reader is supported via the Feeddler and Feeddler Pro apps. It is currently in transition, having recently migrated to a much more powerful server environment. It looks as if it is going to remain a free service, but some feeds do not update frequently. This may not be a problem if you are reading it for blogs, which are not posted often. However, if you are looking for breaking news, whose content refreshes often, you may wish for a service that updates more frequently. It may be that as The Old Reader grows, update times will be more frequent. Feedly has its own app, but despite significant efforts on the part of AppleVis users, it is still not fully accessible. Fortunately, you can access a Feedly account through the Newsify app, which is very VoiceOver-friendly. This app is currently free although it used to be a paid item. The article mentions a Digg app for the iPhone. I don't know if it has been tested for VoiceOver compatibility. A check on AppleVis might be helpful. If you're looking for an RSS app that allows logons from accounts from different services, the free Feeddler or the paid Feeddler Pro may be the way to go. You can choose to use accounts from The Old Reader, BazQux, FeedHQ, or InoReader. Google Reader is still on the accounts list even though the service shut down on July 1. If you're looking for an app that does not depend on remote servers,Lire is an excellent option. It has been developed by a software designer keenly aware of the needs of VoiceOver users; in fact, he actually does extensive testing using VoiceOver. Craig On 8/15/13, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know there has been traffic on the list for those looking for a > cross-platform RSS solution since Google Reader's demise. I'm not one of > those but I got an email from the PC Mag Buying Guide with an article > called > 9 Great Google Reader Replacements. This doesn't address accessibility but > it does contain a decent summary of what the author thought were viable > alternatives. Here's a link to the article for those who may be interested: > > > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421283,00.asp?mailingID=@@SUBJECT@@-Bu > yingGuide-635121216000000000 > > > > Alan Lemly > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
