Anyone use Google Reader?

[Katuluu]

Just been trying out and I'm still not sure what I think of it so far. Anyone else use this and any opinions on how worthwhile it is to use?

[drezdn]

I really like it as it helps me keep track of blogs I might otherwise not follow. The downside is I spend so much time keeping up on my reader that I get less done.

[Brian the Automator]

Just been trying out and I'm still not sure what I think of it so far. Anyone else use this and any opinions on how worthwhile it is to use?

I use it quite often, and it makes life a lot easier for me. I'm able to quickly go through items, tagging ones I want to read later. There's also a nice plugin for firefox which tells me how many items I haven't read yet.

 

[Katuluu]

Found the Firefox extension earlier today and like it a lot. Between that and my Gmail notifier I can safely do actual work rather then constantly checking for updates.

[Brian the Automator]

Found the Firefox extension earlier today and like it a lot. Between that and my Gmail notifier I can safely do actual work rather then constantly checking for updates.

That's the combination I use too. Now you just need to start using Keybreeze

 

[Katuluu]

With this increase in productivity I now have hours free to spend wasting time on the Internet.

[Brian the Automator]

With this increase in productivity I now have hours free to spend wasting time on the Internet.

Exactly... Just keep subscribing to more RSS feeds, and soon you won't have to worry about filling that gap in time.

 

[1992casey]

Any idea how much bandwidth the Google Reader Firefox extension takes up? The reason I ask is that I have dial-up at home. I used to use Firefox's live bookmarks extensively, but it got to the point that it tied up Firefox for four or five minutes every time I started up the browser.

 

I think the best solution for me would be a standalone reader that I could turn off when I'm not using it. I've looked at a couple, but I haven't liked what they offer. I'm thinking I might give Apple Mail a whirl when I get around to upgrading to Leopard. Since I would rarely be using it for e-mail, I could keep it shut down when I didn't want it crawling around doing its thing.

 

Another thing out of curiosity... is anyone using RSS to keep track of the Brewerfan/LambeauLeap Yuku boards?