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So this google reader..
After an endorsment by Vlad i figured it would rude not to check out google reader!
So far i’m pretty impressed. I like the speed of it. One thing about a lot of web services is clicking then waiting which you obviously don’t get with a desktop reader.
The shortcuts are a god send! I like how the tagging “just works” as i’d tried to use a combination of categories, flags and search folders in outlook to help find stuff but found it too much hassle. The ease of which you can add subscriptions whilst still in reader is great and the fact the interface is pretty similar to google mail is helpful.
I also like that when i select a folder it shows all the items of the feeds inside. It’s something i had wished for in Outlook
What dont i like?
Not much to be honest. I wish there was a “mark all as unread” (or mark selection as unread) option as i’d subscribed to a couple of feeds and they were already marked as unread. I didn’t fancy going through each item
I also had some strange things going on..I tried added the subscribe feature to my links bar and it worked at the office but not at home. Also on some feeds (not all) when i press the ‘M’ button to toggle the read status i just get a script error. Of the ten feeds i’m current subscribed to it only happens to two, Vlad’s feed (spooky!) and the google reader team blog (even spookier!). This happens at the office and on the home pc as well
Those problems aside my initial impression is good so i’ll run with it for a week and make the move after that
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Bye Bye Outlook RSS
I’ve never found an RSS reader i’ve been 100% happy with
I started with NewsGator (online version) and tried various desktop offerings such as RSS Bandit but thought Outlook 2007 would be the answer to my prayers. I know that it doesn’t have the features that other readers have but it does mean i keep my main sources of info (email,calendar,tasks,contacts,etc) all in one happy application and i can flag and categorize items of interest and also easily shift things into OneNote
I also cheated a little to enable me to use my PDA for keeping up
Before i leave the office i make sure i keep Outlook open. That way when it updates the feeds they automatically get saved to the Exchange server so that when i do ActiveSync over the Internet i get them delivered to me automatically. The same applies to OWA so i can access while i’m away or at home
The down side is that if Outlook loses it’s connection to the exchange (for whatever reason!) i then lose that ability. As i’ve been out of the office most of this week it’s meant i’ve missed lots of stuff i normally would have read and i’ve now got loads to catch up on
So for now i’ve going to give Google Reader ago as i know it’s quite popular and ticks all the boxes i’ve mentioned above
For now i’ve going to just add my frequently read feeds and leave the rest in Outlook. If i’m happy i’ll move the rest across
Anyone else using anything different am i just really late in coming to Google Reader?
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