Feed grazing with the Optimal Browser

Feed grazing just got a lot easier, because Dan MacTough has released an open source OPML browser called Optimal. It is still an early version, but it is already good enough to allow people to view OPML reading lists without having to install a desktop aggregator. Optimal is written in PHP, so it shows up right in your browser. I was able to install it by simply copying the files into a new subdirectory on my server. I also made a few simple changes: I modified the title of the page, added a link that will load the dynamic Tech Memeorandum reading list I've been working with for the last few weeks, and added code to refresh the page every hour. Now I can just keep this page open in a browser window and have a true river of interesting feeds.

Optimal doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a full aggregator. Most importantly, it doesn't keep track of the posts you have already read. But it does satisfy the current demand to finally see what an OPML reading list looks like. You can enter the URL of any OPML file and start grazing right away.

(via Eirepreneur)