Web based services are convenient. It is far too easy to get used to them. I tend to look at my rss feeds from at least two systems. So, it seemed that I will use one of the online services which are trying to replace Google Reader and make the transition as painless as possible.
In view of the recent disclosures about Prism, opting for a little inconvenience is not a bad idea.
I am now quite comfortable with Akregator. One advantage is that I can see and access the entries I have already read as well. The responsiveness is very good.
To switch between machines, I take a tar backup of .kde/share/apps/akregator from one machine and restore it on the other. Since it is a bit of a nuisance, I am organizing my net activities to normally use one system only for reading rss feeds and switch rarely.
It is not a very serious constraint and probable saves me distractions.
The mail services of our ISP are very unreliable otherwise I might have seriously considered at least partially moving from gmail.
As long as software read the content, I was unaffected; hence, no impact of Microsoft's criticisms of Google. This is probably more common than just for me as stories about Eliza illustrate -
Robots, however, guide and save humanity :)
In view of the recent disclosures about Prism, opting for a little inconvenience is not a bad idea.
I am now quite comfortable with Akregator. One advantage is that I can see and access the entries I have already read as well. The responsiveness is very good.
To switch between machines, I take a tar backup of .kde/share/apps/akregator from one machine and restore it on the other. Since it is a bit of a nuisance, I am organizing my net activities to normally use one system only for reading rss feeds and switch rarely.
It is not a very serious constraint and probable saves me distractions.
The mail services of our ISP are very unreliable otherwise I might have seriously considered at least partially moving from gmail.
As long as software read the content, I was unaffected; hence, no impact of Microsoft's criticisms of Google. This is probably more common than just for me as stories about Eliza illustrate -
Another story tells of the author's secretary using Eliza when he entered the room. The secretary asked her boss to leave until she had finished her conversation.
The author also considered putting in a module that recorded peoples conversations. This was greeted with accusations that Weizenbaum was spying on their secrets and innermost thoughts.So, humans reading our content is another issue!
Robots, however, guide and save humanity :)
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