Like many people, I use an RSS reader to stay abreast of information on the net. I like to receive my news and updates from a wide variety of sources, and having a piece of software to help me organize that helps out a great deal when sifting through the news.

I like NewsFire because of it’s simplicity. You can either read your updates from within Newsfire itself, or choose it to open the news in a web browser of your choice. What I also like is the interface. I can quickly scan for the items I want to read, and ignoring the items I wish to either save for later or skip over.

The app will sit in your dock and will happily update throughout the day. I did find this a tad distracting though, so I either closed the app or muted the ping noise it made whenever there was an update.

Newsfire does not require a Google reader account, so for many, this is a huge plus – Google already has enough of our information, right?