If you’re not already aware,
NetNewsWire is an excellent program to read RSS feeds on a Mac. Below are just a few tips I’ve come across that have really helped change the way I read feeds.
Use The Spacebar To Read Items
When reading a feed, press the spacebar to skip to the next unread item or read more of the current item. This really allows you to jump through your feeds using one key.
Use “Mark All as Read”
When scanning through a group, if you hit 
, all unread items will be marked as read. This makes it easier to just forget about the items you know you’re never going to read. All they’re doing by being left unread is building stress and taking away attention from more valuable feed items.
Use Enter To Visit Permalinks
Use the enter key to visit a feed item’s permalink. If the feed is summary only or you want to view the actual webpage, hitting enter opens the page in a new tab and marks the feed item with a special color signifying the extra attention.
Group Feeds By Topic Or Priority
I prefer to group my feeds by topic, but many people have good results with grouping feeds by priority. Either way, grouping your feeds helps you stay organized and on top of your feeds. You can see how I’ve grouped my feeds below:
Use Flags
Flags are a way to mark a feed item signifying it needs special attention. To flag a feed item, hit F. To unflag a feed item, hit F again. You can even enable a special “Flag items” group (View -> Show Flagged Items Subscription), which displays all of your currently flagged items.
AppleScript To Post To del.icio.us
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to post NetNewsWire feed items into your del.icio.us account, look no further than the following AppleScript:
tell application "NetNewsWire"
set u to (URL of selectedHeadline) & ¬
"&title=" & (title of selectedHeadline) & ¬
"&extended=" & (text 1 thru 50 of (get description of selectedHeadline)) & ¬
"…" & "&tags=" & (subject of selectedHeadline)
end tell
tell application "System Events"
activate
open location "http://del.icio.us/USERNAME_HERE?noui=yes&jump=close&url=" & u
end tell
Place the following script in your NetNewsWire scripts directory (Scripts -> Open Scripts Folder). Don’t forget to replace USERNAME_HERE with your del.icio.us username.
Post to Weblog
Hit 
to post feed items directly into your weblog editor. You can change your default weblog editor in NetNewsWire preferences (NetNewsWire -> Preferences -> Weblog Editor).
If you’re looking for a weblog editor, check out MarsEdit. It’s from Ranchero, the same company that makes NetNewsWire.
You can also check out ecto. It’s a great little application and I actually prefer it over MarsEdit.
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. In the Collections bar on the left, select “All RSS Feeds”
. Highlight the first feed you want in NetNewsWire, and drag it over to the NetNewsWire icon in the dock. NetNewsWire will ask where to put the feed in your folder hierarchy. Choose, then go back to Safari and repeat this for all your feeds.
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