Life with BlogLines

Assignment #8 Make Life "Really Simple" with RSS and a Newsreader

A year or so ago Chad did a demo of BlogLines in some library staff meeting, so I signed right up and have been a daily reader ever since. Right now I'm subscribed to 60+ feeds; that number has remained fairly constant as I regularly sign up for new and ditch ones I don't like. Some I rarely read, while others I read at least twice a day.

Through BlogLines I read Post and Wired stories; digitization and technology news; the latest Unshelved and Mutts comics; and find out about local happenings at ARTS/West and the Wire.

Today I exported my feed subscriptions from BlogLines and imported them into Google Reader just to try it out. The main problem with Google Reader for me, is that I read most of my feeds at home, and my access at home is through dial-up. Google is really made more for those with broadband, IMHO. Here is a good guide: Newbie's Guide to Google Reader.