Tag Archives: Google Reader

A useful, yet undocumented, shortcut for Google Reader

Posted on December 12, 2006 by agrant

This morning, while reading (J,J,J,K-ing) through Google Reader, my girlfriend’s cat (Tigger) decided to walk across my keyboard to get a better look at the buttery muffin next to me. As he did so, the left-hand menu vanished and the reading pane … Continue reading →

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Google Reader changes

Posted on November 28, 2006 by agrant

I’ve noticed that regardless of how the subscription occurred, Google Reader now allows you to assign your new feed to a folder. When this feature was first added it worked only for for feeds added within Reader, a method I found I barely … Continue reading →

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Hello del.icio.us

Posted on November 24, 2006 by agrant

Yeah I know, I’m late to the del.icio.us party. When I started using Google Reader I found the ‘Starred’ and ”Shared’ lists a great way to save or republish interesting links. Those starred items soon mount up though, and because there’s no … Continue reading →

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How to fix Google Reader’s Shared Items for your website

Posted on October 16, 2006 by agrant

(Update: The original bug has now been fixed. I also noticed Johnny K figured out the code required to remove the styling. However, I prefer the output and options offered by FeedBurner so I’m going to stick with my method). … Continue reading →

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Goodbye FeedDemon, hello Google Reader

Posted on October 14, 2006 by agrant

I discovered the benefits of using RSS/Atom Feeds over two years ago. Feeds are a method by which users may subscribe to websites and have the latest content delivered to them, without the need to visit the sites in question. If you read … Continue reading →

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