Posts Tagged With: reader
· October 26, 2008 at 5:00 am · Desktop, Online Tools
I love bookmarklets. I love Google. So, mixing the two should not seem like that much of a stretch, right? Sometimes opening in a different tab just doesn’t get the job done. So why not open some of the simple services out there in their own popup window?
Google
To open up Google, just drag this bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar:
+ Google
Google Notebook
To open up Google Notebook, just drag this bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar:
+ Google Notebook
Google Talk
To open up Google Talk, just drag this bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar:
+ Google Talk
Google Calendar
To open up Google Calendar, drag this bookmark to your bookmarks toolbar:
+ Google Calendar
Google Reader
To open up Google Reader, drag this bookmark to your bookmarks toolbar:
+ Google Reader
What other useful Google resources would make for a good bookmarklet? These are the ones I find myself using the most, how about you?
· March 17, 2008 at 5:34 am · Online Tools
This is one of those services that are a little confusing and usually end with the phrase, "I guess that is what you would call that". Planetaki is a really pretty RSS reader fetcher. You take your content from this place, from that place and from the other then combine it into one big lovable planet. You can choose to share that planet with others or keep it private.
To get a taste of what they have to offer, check out the demo for yourself.
Some of the "pros" for this service is that it makes it easy to combine sources into one place, it can be used for corporate use, it works on the iPhone, and it looks like they are really working hard at making the service better for everybody.
· August 21, 2007 at 6:32 am · Online Tools
Want to hide the sidebar menu in Google Reader but you can’t remember exactly which keyboard combination that was suppose to be? For the combination challenged - I have found a great Greasemonkey user script that does the trick.
The GR Menu Hider gives you that option. After installing it just click the link and your sidebar is there - then it is not. By hiding the menu you can have a larger space to read your feeds.
Tip: For those of you who don’t want the extra script, the way you hide the sidebar via the keyboard shortcut is by hitting the “U” key.
You can go pick up the Greasemonkey script here to install. The only thing different was I wish it was a little icon instead of the words “Toggle menu”. That just seems to stick out like a sore thumb to me.
· April 4, 2007 at 5:00 am · Online Tools
Since everybody seemed to enjoy my Get More From Google Reader Guide, I figured it was about time for a sequel. Although a lot of things were covered there, I did not get into many tips that will make Google Reader more usable. Here are a few productivity tips that should help you get through your feeds a little faster.
Tip 1 : Use Expanded View - I like expanded view because it makes it very easy to scroll through all the feed items and speed read my way through them. No I don’t read every single item from every single feed. I quickly browse and watch for things that get my attention.
Tip 2 : Use the “J” Button to Go From Item to Item - Now you could scroll down or use the down arrow key to slowly make your way down the list. If you want to skip down to the next entry though, all you need to do is hit the “J” key. If you want to go backwards, use the “K” key to go back to the previous post you have already viewed. (awesome keyboard photo by paolovalde via Flickr)
Tip 3 : Ditch the Sidebar to Get More Reading Room - To hide the sidebar that shows your lables and links, just hit the “U” key. This will give you even more room to read when you have a long list of feed entries to go through. To un-hide it, just hit the “U” key again. Get more keyboard shortcuts here.
Tip 4 : Get the New Stuff First - I don’t need to see the home page for Google Reader when I want to go catch up on my RSS feeds. Click on the link for “Settings” and then “Preferences” and find where it says “Start Page”. Here you can select what page or selection of labels you will start looking through when Google Reader starts up. I have mine set on “All Items”.
Tip 5 : Watch Your Feed Reading Trends - If you point your browser towards the Google Reader Trends link you can see a plethora of information about how you read your feeds. You can see popular tags, subscription trends, and reading trends. Seeing what time of the day you check your feeds is cool. They will give you the most popular day of the week for your feed reading ways as well. You can also see the number of posts you have read per day in the last 30 days.
Tip 6 : Star Items to Save for Later - I subscribe to a lot of wallpaper related RSS feeds, so when I find one I like - I might not have time to save the wallpaper at this very moment. That is where “staring” entries in the Google Reader can be helpful. You can do so by clicking the star icon at the bottom of any entry. To view all the ones you have starred, click on the “Starred Items” link on your left sidebar.
· August 15, 2006 at 4:18 pm · Web Hosting
I just finished up adding a new Google search Web page to the HostingHoopla.com layout. All you need to do is hit the search link, and you’ll be on your way to finding what you need in no time at all.
I know “search” might not be the most innovative new thing I can do, but it also shows off Google’s new search results within a Web page feature.
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· August 5, 2006 at 8:53 am · Web Hosting
Well I just finished up a new green theme for HostingHoopla.com. You can select it in the top right corner of the screen (where the little green box is). If there are any other different color themes you’d like to see just let me know!
