Bloglines at one point was on the chopping block and was going to go away permanently, but then in very-late 2010 it was saved and has been running ever since. Basically put, the only way to use RSS the right way the first time is through a web service, namely Google Reader; a service a ton of people use for keeping up with the web sites, public Facebook pages...

If you are an iDevice and Google Reader user, an app you might want to look into is Reeder which adds lots of functionality to your Google Reader service. Feature of interest include:Sync’s with Google Reader (as you can probably imagine) Mark as unread Option to order by oldest first (for unread items) Post to TwitterThe ability to change the sort...

For whatever reason, RSS feeds just refuse to die. I think this is because they’re found renewed life on other mediums such as mobile platforms (it is very small data that would be perfect for that platform). On the PC side, I personally believe one of the best use of feeds is when they can be delivered to your e-mail easily. This video will show you how...

If you are looking for an easy way to keep up with you favorite comic, treat it the same as you would your favorite content/blog sites and subscribe to the RSS feed. Pretty much every site now is offering their content over RSS, so why would these sites be any different? I know the two I like to read (Dilbert and Dork Tower) are available. We all need our daily...

I use Google Reader for all of my RSS feeds. While I love the ability to open it from both my home and work computer and have all my items available, one thing it really lacks is the ability to easily ‘reorganize’ your feeds. Moving items is simple enough as you just need to drag and drop, but when it comes to renaming, the process is not...

A really cool thing (for lack of better words) I ran across is something called MappedUp. MappedUp is an application that tracks a large number of RSS news sources and displays their latest items on a world map. You can download MappedUp as a screensaver or active desktop. You can also download MappedUp for your blog or website. If you take a look at their...

Your home page in your browser is most likely set to yahoo.com or google.com. I would suggest changing this to one of the following alternatives:my.yahoo.com www.google.com/ig (iGoogle)Each one of the above is a portal-style version and will serve your needs far better than just standard search. Why? Because you can customize it to the way you want instead...

Mandriva Linux 2009 now available Back in 1998 (a long time before many people ever heard of that thing called "Linux"), Mandrakelinux (sometimes just called "Mandrake") was released. People liked it. A lot. Well here we are ten years later and Mandrake, now under the name Mandriva, has a new release. It’s packed with GNOME v2.24,...

With the popularity of RSS, many of you may have an extensive list of feeds you are subscribed to which can quickly become overwhelming. While there are always different strokes for different folks, I thought I would throw out a few tips which you may find helpful.If you seldom read feeds from a particular site, unsubscribe from it. You can always go to the...

Do you feel way behind when it comes to technology? Do you find that most tech sites are throwing terms around that you’ve never heard of? You’re not alone. Some people (like myself) follow this stuff full time. We’re early adopters and we’ve generally tried something and gotten bored with it by the time the rest of the internet catches...