Shrook 2

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  v2.01 - 854 KB Disk Image

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  Requires Mac OS X v10.2.7 or v10.3.

  Fully functional for 30 days, register to continue use.

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  Register Shrook for $19.95

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Access Anywhere

Staying up to date when you're away from your news reader can be hard, but not with Shrook. Set up a free account at shrook.com and you can log in from any web browser. All of your channels will be there, with up-to-date information on what you've read. When you get back to Shrook itself, it'll know what you looked at when you were away.

Synchronization

Use more than one Mac? Set each one to synchronize with shrook.com and they'll all be kept in sync with each other - your channel library and the read status of items (Shrook was the first news reader on any platform to offer this). You don't even have to remember to synchronize before you leave home, since it happens constantly in the background. It's easy to set up, too - just enter the username and password of your shrook.com account on each computer, and Shrook does the rest.

Find Out First

Other news readers typically only check for new items once an hour, which can leave you hopelessly behind. To get around this, without placing undue burden on publishers, Shrook has its own central server that keeps track of what's changed and when. That way, you only download what's new, as soon as it's new. For most channels, the average time between an item being posted and appearing in Shrook is just five minutes. More on Distributed Checking.

Smart Groups

News readers have the inherent ability to show your data an almost infinite number of ways, yet most limit you to only one or two pre-defined options. Smart Groups let you define almost any combination of rules to pick out the items you want, all updated in real time. Combined with Shrook's flexible interface, they put you back in control. Want to keep a list of unread items 2 to 4 days old containing the word 'mackerel', sorted alphabetically by author? No problem.

No Browser Required

Shrook uses the power of Apple's WebKit technology (the rendering engine behind Safari) to show full web pages without leaving Shrook. This lets you view channels that only provide excerpts in the same way as you browse other channels. You can even expand the web page to fill the window, saving awkward scrolling.

And more:

• iPod Export - Take full advantage of the Notes reader on your Dockable or Mini iPod.
• Mark for later - Flag items to look at later
• Real-time search - Enter a word into Shrook's search box, and the list of channels or items instantly reduces to those matching the search.
• Secure access - Shrook provides access to private channels via HTTPS encryption and password protection. Passwords are stored securely in your Keychain. It also shares credentials with Safari, so if you log in there you can read private channels in Shrook.
• Channel Guide - Shrook comes with an integrated channel guide to help you find new channels. It's loaded from the web, so it's always up to date.
• Quick subscription - Shrook supports feed: links, which allow you to add a channel to Shrook just by clicking a link on a web page.
• Per-channel settings - Make exceptions to your preferences for specific channels.