09/30/06 02:58 PM: Let's talk Google Reader

I’ll be honest, I’ve always thought RSS was pretty neat, but I was not one of those feed-junkies, who get their daily blog fix through some slick feedreader application. I don’t even know if there are any good feedreading applications for Windows. (And yes, I’m currently on Windows for the time being, until I can afford a MacBook or mayhaps a Mac Mini).

A couple months ago I started reading a few feeds using Thunderbird, but I still ended up just visiting the actual blogs—mostly out of habit I assume.

But now, Google has revamped their RSS Reader, aptly named Google Reader. I must say, I’m a big fan. This allows me to read the latest posts regardless of what computer I am on, and regardless of what operating system I am using, and all of that.

The interface is also well done, it’s clean and is both easy to understand with no previous experience and powerful when it comes to customization. Or at least, for me it’s powerful enough. I don’t need to perform a lot of ju-jitsu, and I don’t read more than maybe a dozen feeds. I suggest checking it out, even if you already have an application set up to read RSS feeds.

Dave Stroup  Technology