Comments on: Sage: Simple RSS for Firefox

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:20:36 +0000

downloading now…

May be writing a review of NetNewsWire soon!

EDIT: Ok, it’s awesome. It’s really awesome. I’m keeping Sage on Firefox, but NetNewsWire is my new favorite program. Move over World of Goo! (Naw, you can stay.)

By: Casey

Casey — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:27:03 +0000

They do.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:39:41 +0000

I love the Panic Button and podcast support. Wish they made it for Mac!

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:24:03 +0000

FeedDemon is my RSS power tool of choice. It even syncs with Google reader so you can keep up with your feeds when away from your local PC. Pretty sweet!

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:23:44 +0000

You sure do! I’ll give it a second look once I’m back in the RSS habit.

By: jay

jay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:22:14 +0000

I agree with the 1000+ unread items… after a weekend off, I’ll have that many, almost invariably. Reader instituted a feature recently whereby one can turn off the unread count. So that would solve your problem. There are also options to integrate reader into gmail, so it’d be “right there” if you’re always in gmail like I am.

If you DO decide to make the jump back to google reader, you can easily import all your subscriptions.

I’m not sure how Sage works, but since it’s a FF add-on, it’s only in the ONE firefox you install it in. GR has an advantage there since it’s everywhere you’re signed into gmail…

My wife and I (and my other friends who use it) have fun with the sharing in google reader as well, and we get some interesting items.

I sound like a reader PR person. I am not. I just like reader a lot.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:15:58 +0000

hey J, thanks for your thoughts and that great list of bike-related blogs. I’ve used Google Reader before but found its interface a little overwhelming. Every time I would sign in, I had “1000+” posts to read, which was daunting.

But really, the problem isn’t with Google Reader; it’s with my own laziness. I simply keep forgetting to check my feeds! With the Sage icon right beside the address bar, I’m more likely to click it and read a few.

Once I get in the RSS habit, I may make the jump back to Google Reader. That’s what my wife likes. Also Kris and his wife.

By: jay

jay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:05:34 +0000

did you give google reader a try? that’s what I use to manage probably 200+ feeds (actually 299 exactly, I just checked) and I love it. I have never tried anything else, but I have never wanted to, either, because google reader does what I want it to do.
http://www.thejaydub.com/blog/reader/
and here are a few of the subscriptions I have set up
http://www.thejaydub.com/blog/2009/03/16/google-reader-subscriptions/
J