I've found a really good (and free) RSS reader....which makes it a doddle to set up and then to be able to monitor your favourite forum (

You can get it from here:
http://www.feedreader.com
It's currently v3.12 (for Windows).
UPDATED:
How to use it to set up your favourite forum?
Start Feedreader and hit the F3 button.
then hit the orange "thingy" at the bottom of THIS page and select the RSS 2.0 feed.
Select the various option from this menu and then you will be provided with a special URL to paste into the Feedreader
You're done !!
regards
Tim