I don’t know about you, but I use Google Reader for my feeds. Sometimes, though I wish that I could read them offline easily. I know there’s Google Gears, but there’s also another solution. Lifehacker reports that RSS Bandit, a popular desktop feed reader, now syncs with Google Reader. That means you have your feeds up to date in both places, which is a really cool idea. What’s your preferred RSS reader? Is it online or a desktop program?
Digital Inspiration suggests a way to create a feed reader using Google Spreadsheets. Basically, you create an aggregator, Popurls style, and it constantly updates. You can even publish your aggregator to the web if you want. All you have to do is use RSS feeds as the source for the individual cells.
I can see the attraction of creating an RSS home page with a dozen or so feeds, but I can’t see the point of using it as a reader when you have more than 100 feeds to go through. Google Reader works well already. Am I missing the point? You decide.
Everyone wants a great way to keep track of their feeds. Google Reader is the best one I’ve tried so far, and IPhone users now have a version of Reader designed especially for them. Google says:
This new version is designed to offer many of the same features as the desktop, while making it quick and easy to act on items.
You’lll be able to do all the things you take for granted when using Reader with your usual web browser, and you’ll be able to do them fast. Check out the full announcement.
User feedback so far indicates that this new version is an improvement, but there are still some features that IPhone users would like to see, such as being able to email items easily or use the zoom function.
It’s a nuisance. You’ve found a site you really like and want to find a way to keep track of new content on the site. But alas, there are no RSS feeds. There are many sites that still don’t make these available, so what can you do? MakeUseOf.com provides an article on monitoring sites without RSS feeds that highlights a couple of tools you can use. Of course, you’ll need Firefox to use them, but that’s a great browser and a small price to pay, in my opinion.
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