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      1 +++
      2 title = "Google Reader"
      3 date = "2007-05-30T00:00:00Z"
      4 slug = "google-reader"
      5 tags = ["Software", "Web"]
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      7 
      8 For years, I've been a fan of [Brent Simmons'][inessential] OS X-based feed
      9 reader, [NetNewsWire][nnw]. It's a fantastic application, and I've definitely
     10 got my money's worth out of it. After partnering with [NewsGator][newsgator], I
     11 started using their online feed-reader on and off, with mixed
     12 results. I like that it keeps my feeds in sync between my computers,
     13 and that I can browse articles at lunch, but the interface is still not on par
     14 with NetNewsWire itself.
     15 
     16 While NewsGator's implementation was lacking, I really did like the idea of
     17 dropping the desktop app altogether and going with a fully online solution, so
     18 I started exploring other options. The obvious free alternative is [Google
     19 Reader][google_reader], and I have to say, I'm impressed. While the
     20 presentation isn't as customizable as NetNewsWire, the functionality that I use
     21 is all there, and in fact, it has some extra search features that I miss on the
     22 desktop. It was only when I launched NetNewsWire today and saw 290 unread
     23 items, that it hit me I hadn't used it in almost a month. So while I look
     24 forward to [NetNewsWire 3][nnw3], I'm sticking to Google Reader for the time
     25 being.
     26 
     27 {{< figure src="/post/2007-05-30-google-reader.png"
     28     alt="Google reader graph of usage by hour of day" >}}
     29 
     30 I also discovered that my prime news reading hours are apparently 6:30am to
     31 7:30am and 9pm to 11pm, with a strange local maximum straggling out around
     32 12:30am. I'd be curious to compare this to *before* I had a baby that woke me
     33 up around that time.
     34 
     35 *Update (2007-06-06):* NetNewsWire 3.0 is now out.
     36 
     37 [inessential]: http://inessential.com/
     38 [nnw]: http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NetNewsWire/
     39 [newsgator]: http://newsgator.com/
     40 [google_reader]: http://www.google.com/reader/
     41 [nnw3]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hicksdesign/210309912/