RSS Feed - But how do I eat? (en francais)

Since RSS seems to be my theme this evening, I figured I might as well go all the way.

For those not familiar with RSS here's a real quick explanation from the Feedburner site and a list of some free readers to try out.

What is RSS?

"RSS" stands for Really Simple Syndication, Rich Site Summary, and/or Rockdale, Sandow, and Southern (Railroad) (if you trust the good folks at AcronymFinder.com). Really Simple Syndication is probably the most widely agreed-upon choice. As far as we are concerned, all three acronyms do an inadequate job of describing what RSS actually is:

RSS is a standard for publishing regular updates to web-based content. Using this standard, Web publishers provide updates, such as the latest news headlines or weblog postings. Meanwhile, consumers use RSS reader applications (or one of a growing number of online services) to collect and monitor their favorite feeds in one place (RSS content from a publisher, viewed in one of these readers, is often called a "feed").

Consumer Bottom Line: RSS makes reviewing a large number of sites in a very short time possible.

Publisher Bottom Line: RSS permits instant distribution of content updates to consumers.

Some readers to try:

Sharpreader - is a simple, but easy to use reader. This has been my favourite for a while.

Feedreader - another free, easy to use Windows reader

RSSBandit - I just started using this one myself and love it. It's a full featured reader based on Microsoft's .NET framework. This little puppy can really move and shake.

Newsgator - offers a free, online reader. They also have a paid version that integrates with Microsoft Outlook.

MyYahoo - if you use a MyYahoo page, you can add feeds.

MyMsn - will accept RSS feeds in their 'Add Content' search box. I have found this to be a little hit and miss though.

By no means is this an in-depth review of everything that is out there. This barely scratches the surface, but hopefully it's enough to get some people up and running.