All entries for Sunday 17 April 2005
April 17, 2005
Bloglines & NewsGator
Bloglines has been my primary feed reader for a while now, but given some downtime issues I gave NewsGator's online service a try.
(Either service is recommended to anyone reading more than 2–3 blogs regularly. You can see updates to all blogs on a single page, saving you time in looking at each blog individually – and who doesn't like useful shortcuts!)
Pros
- Easy importing of OPML files
- Ability to rate posts (Given that posts quickly disappear in an active feed, it'd be of more use in a list of deliberately archived posts)
- Read feeds disappear from the list of channels
Cons
- Default headline & text sizes appear smaller than those in Bloglines
- Hierarchy of feeds has a habit of collapsing randomly
- Can't be synchronised with software based readers such as Onfolio and Feeddemon
Overall, it doesn't offer anything to warrant a switch, but functions well as a backup.