SharpReader for Windows

User Reviews

• This product sucks!! BEWARE SCAM ALERT!!

  112664September 7, 2011

  Pros

  It was free?

  Cons

  The program runs but cant be found in program list or add/remove programs. No uninstaller. Run a search and there are websites offering to sell you an uninstaller just for this program. Sharp Reader is a scam. Can not remove!!

  Summary

  Do not install this. You can not uninstall it even with a 3rd party uninstaller that I downloaded from cnet just to get rid of Sharp Reader! I still can not find a free way to get rid of it.

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• Great aggregator!!!

  kettetiNovember 7, 2009

  Pros

  has not been updated in 3 years but still works very well, should work find on a modern machine, I use it on Vista with no problem.

  Cons

  works best if you have 1GB or more of mem.

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• Excellent aggregator I'm using for several years now.

  MBoskovicApril 13, 2009

  Pros

  Simple. Efficient. With advanced controls over feeds. Simple highlighting and marking. Tried several aggregators a year ago and always returned back to SharpReader.

  Cons

  Memory hungry .Net application. Sometimes a little bit slower. Not updated for a long time. Could have some face lifting.

  Summary

  For several years my favorite RSS aggregator.

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• Rated Excellent because it is a Reader and works nicely

  phatso0January 15, 2009

  Pros

  Easy to install and no complicated installation prompts. Running is the same, add a feed address and it is added to the left view and updated immediately.

  Cons

  An almost complete lack of documentation.

  Summary

  Once installed started it up and checked all my system was working. I have a notebook with Photographic software and Video capture hardware that is critical. This all worked fine. None of my antivirus or system protection software complained. And the SharpReader worked, and 20yrs in IT tells me that's good. Adding a feed is simple, you add the feed address with the option to subscribe. On hitting OK it is added to the left view and immediately updated. I added a feed and clicked on an article, the browser showed a short "email" type paragraph!!! but couldn't figure out why the browser was not displaying the full article. Checked option settings, nothing. Checked documentation, worse than nothing which spoils an otherwise good product. and the when I was getting really mad I double clicked by accident on an article and noticed a little bar in the bottom right corner, and Voila, up came the HTML version of the whole article. With each feed there are options for feed and auto purge, otherwise you can leave them set to Default. You can also configure the Default options as well, handy. The product is exactly what it say', a Reader. It is simple to install, simple to run, and simple to configure. The user interface is also simple. Easy for the inexperienced, and also the more experienced just looking for a reader. On the author's needs to fix list: Documentation is very poor. There is not much to document but doing so makes the difference between a good and bad product in a market that has thousands of packages on offer. The FAQ is a FAQ, not documentation.

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• Easy, Simple and does the job perfectly

  evilfishOctober 4, 2007

  Pros

  This piece of software gets the job done. It has just the right set of functions that you need and nothing more. The pop-up system when RSS feeds changes is good, simple and informative. Makes my day alot easier.

  Cons

  The program does have it's minor bugs. But once you use it, you really dont care. It's mostly GUI refresh related bug that appears. Nothing major, and nothing that I cant look past.

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• Fine news aggregator

  greenswtrFebruary 23, 2007

  Pros

  Works as described, updates feeds, easy to install & use. Small memory footprint. You can even get a complete zipped binary from their site, if you don't have admin rights to install. <p> <p>(It's on .NET so you need the .NET runtime to use this application.)

  Cons

  Not particularly beautiful to behold. Apparently the documentation is lacking some crucial information (like you need .NET runtime to use this!)

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• Great Software!

  matthewpilonMay 8, 2006

  Pros

  This program does exactly what it says, and does a fine job of it! I first heard of this program on Dotto's Tech show and it prompted me to try it out. I'm so glad I did! It's simple and straightforward - so easy to use!

  Cons

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• Doesn't work and no documentation for setup

  Mariejack22May 7, 2006

  Pros

  Cons

  This product doesn't work and maybe that's due to no documentation as to how to set up the file for use. <p> <p>Not worth it. You're better off finding something with documentation.

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• doesn't work

  npinfotechJanuary 28, 2006

  Pros

  none

  Cons

  doesn't update feeds; error messages when you try to open a feed (had to drag & drop feeds)

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• does not work..

  TJonLongIslandNovember 28, 2005

  Pros

  nothing. does not work.

  Cons

  doesn't work.

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