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Desktop Ticker Portable for Windows

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Desktop Ticker is a free, portable application for displaying RSS and Atom feed headlines on your desktop. It offers quick access to news and articles.
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Desktop Ticker Portable 0/1

  • Pros

    • Displays RSS and Atom feed headlines.
    • Article summaries appear on hover.
    • Full articles open in a web browser.
    • Feeds automatically download updated content.
    • Portable application for USB devices.

  • Cons

    • Stock information display not detailed.
    • Horizontal scrolling might be distracting for some.
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Desktop Ticker Portable for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.7
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 7
Additional Requirements
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
373
Downloads Last Week
1
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Developer’s Description

By Mike Batt
Display your favorite RSS and Atom Web feeds and stock information on your desktop.
Desktop Ticker is a free RSS and Atom web feed aggregator application that allows you to keep an eye on the latest news from your favorite websites whilst you work on your computer. Once feeds have been added, the article titles scroll horizontally across the screen. Article summaries are displayed when the mouse cursor is placed over an article title, and the full article can be opened in a web browser by clicking on the article title. The RSS feeds are automatically downloaded after the specified interval to show updated content. This portable contains the files required to run Desktop Ticker. Download this to manually install the application yourself, for example to store it on a portable USB device.
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