Why Google Reader?

I began to use Google Reader recently to organize and read my RSS feeds. I used to use Safari, and I thought I would use Mail 3 when I got Leopard to view my feeds. Nothing was wrong with Safari, and Mail worked good too. But then I thought, "I could check these throughout the day while on my iPhone if I use Google Reader."

As a result, I switched to Google Reader. I can check them all throughout the day on my iPhone. Something interesting comes up, and when I have a moment to read, I check it out. I don't have to wait until I get home. Plus, Google Reader enables me to set up a blog roll, which you see in the right column of this blog. This comes as an advantage, for I used to have to manually update my own blog roll when I would add feeds to Safari, but now Google Reader does it for me.

Google Reader is nice also because it can be accessed anywhere--from any computer, phone, or gadget, provided the device is connected to the internet.

Overall, Safari and Mail have good RSS capabilities, but in terms of my own needs, Google Reader suits the job quite nicely.

Gmail's IMAP, Leopard

I know I have stated before that Gmail's IMAP didn't work very well with Tiger's Mail 2, but now I would like to update you on Leopard's Mail 3 and its use of Gmail's IMAP.

It works.

As I hoped, it works similarly as the iPhone Mail application. It updates appropriately and makes adjustments on my iMac when it checks for new mail. Now I don't have emails waiting for me at home that I have already seen and archived with my iPhone.

Upgraded to Leopard

It is going well so far. I have successfully upgrade my iMac, PowerBook and MacBook to Apple Mac OS X Leopard. I like Leopard a lot. Safari 3 seems to be faster in Leopard than in Tiger. I like the new desktop features--a new-looking dock and especially Stacks. Also, Quick Look in Finder is a very helpful deal. Time Machine has successfully backed up all three computers and my information is protected on a 1 TB Time Capsule. Mail seems to be doing just fine. I was having difficulties with Gmail's IMAP with Mail 2 in Tiger, but Mail 3 in Leopard seems to have it down good. It is still early on; there is plenty of time to find frustrations with this system. But overall it is going well and I am enjoying the upgrade.