MY “RSS reader of choice” is Google Reader, primarily because it ISN’T on my own computer.
Check out http://reader.google.com
If you already have a GMail account or use any of the other Google services (Picasa, Blogger, etc), then Reader’s just another click away, otherwise you’ll need to register.
The primary benefit of Google Reader (or any RSS reader, for that matter) is its ability to aggregate and organize input from diverse RSS feeds so that you only need to go to one web page to “catch up” on the latest from the many RSS feeds wo which you’ve subscribed.
My Reader includes feeds from FR, Design News, Patriot Post, and others. Just a few minutes browsing my Reader and I’m caught up on the latest from each of the RSS feeds.
Also, if I’m browsing the FR feed, and run across an article I want to coment on, I can click right through to the article here on FR, and post to it, just like always. Pretty danged slick!
Try it. You just might like it.