Synop finally released a new major release (v2.0) of its free feed reader, called SauceReader. The last version 1.9 was launched in October 2004 (cf. my post here).

So, why did the Synop’s guys need so much time? It seems they had some issues with .NET.

Sauce Reader 2.0 is a complete rewrite and no longer requires the .NET framework. Using .NET for Sauce Reader v1 we were never able to achieve the level of performance we considered appropriate for a heavily used productivity application. .NET is a compelling and powerful platform, but currently unsuitable for widely adopted client side applications.

Oups.

What are the new features?
– Office 2003 style user interface.
– Integrated weblog posting with drafts and offline authoring.
– Comment feed subscriptions, archiving, posting and search.
– One-click subscription to RSS and Atom feeds using IE toolbar.
– Search archived items using Sauce Reader or desktop search tools.
– Feeds tree and newspaper style views.
– Fast, small and scalable to your reading requirements.
– Automatic migration from oldder versions.
This version is clearly *MUCH* faster than the v1.9. Also the memory requested by SauceReader is now reasonable (about 14MB). I like the new interface. Great job!