Try www.webbie.org.uk, they have as part of their package an easy to use RSS and podcatcher client. I recommend you choose not to install their web browser since it is essentially for screen readers which can't handle web pages on their own.

I occasionally use their accessible RSS to look at the headlines from the BBC for example, you get them in a list in a similar fashion to emails and can decide if you want to delete or open each one.

As to podcatching, I haven't really tried it but I think it normally just streams the audio, with an option to download if you wish.

Hmmm, the wwebIe thing seems to have some sort of podcatcher on it in addition to the rss, so I might try that, but checking Hal's map files, Hal 7 also works with fireforx. given the fact that web pluggins are the invention of Satan, and Ie drives me up the wall with it's need for them, I'm inclined to at least inquire about firefox.

Sinse it doesn't cost me anything to phone them, I'll probably just ring Dolphin and ask both about firefox and about any recommended pod cast and rss programs which hal works with, sinse I've generally found dolphin's recommendations of programs to be fairly reasonable as well as Hal friendly, ---- such as Avg. Of course, it's also possible that I'll ferrit around and find something better which also works with hal, but I like to get as much info on these things as possible.

Hi Cx2.

sorry if I was a bit abrupt earlier, I've had a look at the webie stuff and it does work with Hal indeed, though I'm not sure if I want all the bits which it has installed, ----- even when you forget the web brouser.

I also would personally like the podcatcher and podcast downloader to be functions of the same program, sinse when trying out new stuff, my decision to download or not download can vary.

i'll probably try out several programs including webie and see what I find most function. this is what I did with media players before I settled on winamp, and unzipping programs before I settled on 7zip, ---- I suppose I just like trying everything before I make my decision.

thanks again for the advice though, --- iwell might be using webie if something else doesn't pop up, ---- though i'll admit having been taken up by rise of the golems, I've not exactly had time to do too much investigation.

with the amount of rambling I do anyway Cx2, I can hardly accuse anyone else of banging on about things, ---- look at my own enthusiasm with rise of the golems, and sinse I did ask in the first place, to dismiss what you said wasn't polite of me and I'm sorry, ---- I probably didn't express things very well.

back to pods though, I'm glad to here you can download stuff in the podcatcher, it's hopeful that that bit works.

Out of interest, sinse all the webie programs are intended to work with screen readers and aren't self-voicing, ---- I'm slightly confused as to why they include a specific web brouser, sinse I assumed any passable screen reader will work with Ie or similar as standard these days.

I know not everybody has Hal, Jaws or Window eyes, but I assumed that anything which could handle windows well enough to start webie in the first place should vaguely work on the net, ---- win vision certainly did.

I'll admit though, I've not exactly tried many screen readers (odd sinse I try just about everything else, ;d).