Jun 22, 2009 -
As a devoted Google Reader user, I relish any tips I can use to make it even more useful — so imagine my delight the other day when I let my laptop slip (I told you I was a klutz) and grabbed for it, panicked — and accidentally had hit a key combo that brought up a key of Google Reader keyboard shortcuts.
Don't worry, I replicated it — it's shift + ? — and you can also open it as a separate page.
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Dec 05, 2008 -
- Yay! Google Reader received a much needed facelift which includes a much cleaner, softer interface with more space and a collapsible navigation. — Lifehacker
- Apple's new $79 in-ear headphones get taken for a test drive.
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Nov 06, 2008 -
You know I'm a freak about Google Reader, and one of the reasons I love it is the Share function. I have a few buddies with whom I exchange interesting posts — for those unfamiliar with it, you can share posts from the feeds that you subscribe to with people on your shared list on Reader. I love sharing so much that I was shocked when my friend told me I could share anything, from any site, whether or not you're subscribing to that feed (or if they don't offer a feed to subscribe to).
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Nov 01, 2008 -
My devotion to Google Reader has been well-documented here, and I relish any new opportunity to get more of it (though I'd have to be a superhuman to read everything in my reader daily).
Read It Later is a free Firefox extension that just adds little empty check marks to stories in your feeds, and when you come to a post you want to read but don't have time to, simply click the check marks.
All checked stories are then saved in a separate reading list — either from Read It Later's site, in your RSS Reader, or for reading offline later!
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Jun 16, 2008 -
Sometimes the best geek tips aren't something huge and revolutionary — sometimes they're "duh" things that you either forget you can do, or they're so simple you feel like you should have known but just never learned for some reason.
My "duh" geek tip is being able to use drag and drop in Google Reader to organize your feeds. I've been using the "Manage My Subscription" button ever since I've been a Reader user, and manually going to arrange and organize my feeds.
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Apr 22, 2008 -
Do you have a personal blog and use Google Reader? If so, you can display your shared Reader items as "clips" in the margin of your blog and keep your blog fans up on what you're into!
Whether you use Google's Blogger or not, you can add your latest fave posts as just another way to customize your blog.
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I've given you plenty of reasons to sign up for an RSS reader, but in case you need one more here it goes: Google Reader has released a new version with a more comprehensive friend feature that allows you to keep a close watch on your friends' activity. Wondering how much Internet ground your pals cover? Now you can check the stats to find out.
Do you want to follow someone's updates on Twitter, but don't necessarily want them to see that you're following them? Or maybe you're reluctant to join Twitter, but still would like to see what someone is tweeting. You can actually add someone's Twitter feed to your RSS reader.
Change can be hard. Maybe, for instance, you committed to an RSS Reader early on and then decided to switch to a different RSS Reader later on. I'm not here to judge — just to guide.
For my geeks rocking on with RSS Readers, can I just say I'm proud? An impressive amount of you use them (seriously, I feel like I'm always evangelizing about it to my friends and family and two percent listen), so just for you, I've compiled my top ten favorite RSS reader tips to make your blog-rollin' just that much more enjoyable and efficient!
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