Well, there is and I'm going to tell you about one of my favourites: Google Reader
What is Google Reader?
Google Reader is a tool provided by our friends at Google that will keep track of your favourite blogs and let you know when one of them has changed.
Here is what my Google Reader page looks like:
From this, I know that 7 of the blogs that I've told Google Reader to keep an eye on have been updated since I last looked.
To have a look at the blogs that Google Reader is watching for me, I just double click on All Items (7) and then hit the space bar to move down the list a screen at a time. When All Items goes down to zero, I'm all caught up.
You can also see that I've organised the blogs I like into folders. If I don't have a lot of time to read blogs, I can pick which bunch I want to read first and save the rest for another time.
How do you get started using Google Reader?
If you are a total computer novice or would like to get an overview before you take the plunge, watch this tutorial. It lasts for about 10 minutes and covers lots of stuff that beginners would need to know and some that beginners won't need to know until later on. Worth a watch.
If you don't have a Google account, this tutorial will help walk you through this process. Remember that you don't have to use Gmail in order to have a Google account or to use Google Reader.
For more information about Google Reader, check out the FAQs (frequently asked questions, pronounced 'fax').
I hope you enjoy using Google Reader.
2 comments:
I use Bloglines. It looks different but does the same thing. I still have trouble keeping up though.
I've used Bloglines too but prefer Google Reader. Reading through all those blogs just using one finger is simply too easy.
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