October 9, 2006
Google Reader > Official Switch
I started trying out Google Reader over a week ago, and I haven’t checked NewsGator a single time since then, so it looks like I’m going to stick with Google. They’ve done it again! There are really very few things that I can complain about with Google Reader. I’m a huge Google fan anyway, and I was extrememly disappointed with their first try at a reader, but the new version really does a good job.
Being able to “star” and tag blog entries is great. It’s a great tool for all of those things I don’t really want to save in my del.icio.us account, but still want to make a temporary note of. Also, although I haven’t really tried it out yet, I like the ability to share some posts on an easily accessible page. It only takes a couple of clicks, and they’re all there on one page that actually looks good.
Anyway, check it out for yourself. As for me, I’ve officially made the switch, and I’m not looking back!
October 10th, 2006 at 6:11 am
I don’t like how Google Reader allows me to read old posts, I get caught up in stuff that I’ve already looked at. Unless there is a way to disable that I’m still sticking to bloglines even if it is ugly.
October 10th, 2006 at 8:58 am
Orrin: Actually, there is a way to disable that, and Google Reader has one thing that I liked more than bloglines when it comes to that. You can set it up to only show you unread posts, and you can also set it so that it marks them as read when you scroll down over them. It’s actually saved me a lot of time and confusion doing it that way. I’m not sure which way you’re referring to, but if you explain more, I’ll tell you exactly how to set it up that way. It’s in the options though.
Hope that helps.