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Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:26:48 +0000

[…] Thanks Ian! Unless my models numbers are mixed up, you have a Windows-based Treo, correct? Mine is Palm-based (the 650 didn t have a Windows version), so your browsing experience could be very different with Pocket IE. … …more […]

By: David Szpunar

David Szpunar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:45:31 +0000

Thanks Ian! Unless my models numbers are mixed up, you have a Windows-based Treo, correct? Mine is Palm-based (the 650 didn’t have a Windows version), so your browsing experience could be very different with Pocket IE. Possibly better, even. And faster, if you have a faster cell data network (mine is Cingular, which is reasonably slow even with EDGE).

By: Ian Grist

Ian Grist — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:58:49 +0000

Good to hear that GReader works well on your Treo. I haven’t used it much on mine (700wx) but I’m going to try it again.

Great Blog!

By: shellie

shellie — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:15:59 +0000

Great breakdown. I have grown to appreciate Google reader since I can access it anywhere. I used to much prefer a client because of offline viewing. I’m with you, it’s time to play with Gears. The full link)','caption', 'HyperText Markup Language' );">HTML viewing with comments though… wow… that makes Thunderbird look really appealing.

Another tool that has helped me with ‘going back later’ and following comments on interesting posts is Google notebook. I tried co-comment, but it ultimately wasn’t good enough for my work flow.

I have this weird obsession with reading feeds. I can’t just skim them looking for something interesting (I’m guessing that is what people do), but I must sort, read, or mark all as read. Google reader makes this easy from anywhere I have internet access and a few mintes.

With 60+ feeds and over 200+ posts a day, it’s a big task to keep it all organized. Google reader lacks a few things I really want (comments and full text posts) but otherwise it has fit the bill best combined with Google notebook.