NewsGator Outlook 2.6 Public Beta

As Greg mentioned, and as posted in the NewsGator forums, NewsGator Outlook Edition 2.6 is now in public beta.  This is exciting on a couple levels.  First and foremost, there are many cool new features in 2.6.  To name a few:

• Podcasting support via FeedStation
• Clippings synch with NewsGator Online
• Option to retrieve webpages - this is a great feature since many RSS feeds only contain links.  So, in lieu of clicking through, you can opt to have a snapshot of the webpage display in Outlook.  Great for offline reading!
• Integrated search bar
• Nick Harris, the head Outlook developer, will be making periodic posts (like this one) in the beta forum that will contain tips and tricks for the new release.

It is also exciting because now we have two products in beta ... FeedDemon 2.0 has been in beta for a couple weeks now, and is getting rave reviews!  And, in a few weeks, NetNewsWire (with NewsGator Online synch) will enter a public beta.  Needless to say, the amount (and more importantly, the quality) of work that is going on around here is pretty astounding!  Not only in development ... QA, product management and support all work closely with development so this kind of magic can happen!

Finally, the standard disclaimer about beta software...please do not use this software if you are uncomfortable using unfinished software!