Here's how to activate your ATOM feed.
1) Log on and click on the "settings" tab.
2) Click on the "site feed" tab.
3) In the "publish site feed" menu choose "yes"
4) In the "descriptions" menu choose "full."
5) Copy the "site feed URL."
6) Save changes and republish your blog.
Instructions with illustrations can be found on the Blogger help site. You can find them here.
Here are some free Newsbrowsers:
Newz Crawler (Windows)
News Monster (Windows)
News Gator (Windows)
Net News Wire Lite (Mac)