How do you read these days? Gabe and Erik talk about the devices and apps they use for casual and serious reading. View the show notes on our episode page.http://technicaldifficulties.us/episodes/071-reading Add this URL to your podcatcher to subscribe to the full-notes feed: http://technicaldifficulties.us/itunes You Do Much Reading? Listen to this section on SoundCloud: 0:00 While we’ve already delved a bit into books on previous episodes, reading is a subject that can take a conversation in any direction. For people of a certain generation, reading often connotes a book of one sort or another, but the 80s generation may be the last to make that connection. With the ever increasing popularity of hand-held computers, you no longer have to know what you want to read, only that you want to read. Gone is the now-ancient requirement to literally “pick up” a novel, history (chemistry?) book, or magazine. Casual Reading Listen to this section on SoundCloud: 0:57 Reading on the web used to be as simple as opening up Google Reader and browsing through your (thousands) of feeds, but the RSS landscape is a little less clear these days. Syncing After reading an exhaustive set of reviews there may not be a clear winner, but since Gabe stuck with Feedbin, I think it is probably the best choice for the otherwise unconvinced. I chose a fourth option by quitting RSS altogether. I may go back someday, but for right now, I visit a handful of sites manually (while carefully avoiding others) and haven’t missed any big news yet. I do continue to miss subtweets, however… What the RSS market comes down to now, really, is selecting a client and then adding in the feed syncing afterward. All of the top Reader replacements have easy OPML import and export, and all of the top clients support multiple sync services. This is a pretty sane way to operate overall, but a little more innovation wouldn’t hurt either. Feedbin A fast, simple RSS reader that delivers a great reading experience. Price: $3 per month Developer’s Page There are many great RSS clients available for iOS and Android, and the decision likely comes down to preference in the end. Most of the audience has probably been using Reeder and Mr. Reader for years now, anyway. Reeder An Elegant RSS Reader for iOS. Price: $4.99 Developer’s Page App Store Mr. Reader Mr. Reader is a powerful RSS News Reader for your iPad that synchronizes with popular services. Price: $3.99 Developer’s Page App Store Press Press is a simple and elegant Android RSS client for popular syncing services. Price: $2.99 Developer’s Page Play Store More on Press Most of our users have an all-iOS device stable, but for those who use Android I highly recommend Press by TwentyFive Squares. It has quickly become my favorite mobile RSS reader on any platform for its elegant design, intuitive functionality, and speed. My favorite feature is double-tapping on an article to bring it up in Readability mode, which is handy for sites without full RSS feeds. It also handles XKCD image titles gracefully, which has lately become a primary yardstick by which I measure RSS apps. When I’m reading feeds on my iPad, Press is the app I wish I was using. Gabe has given up on desktop RSS apps, but Erik is still clinging to the dream. He uses ReadKit. Readkit ReadKit is a full-featured read later and RSS client that supports services from Instapaper, Pocket, Readability, Pinboard, Delicious, Feedly, Fever, NewsBlur, Feedbin and Feed Wrangler and has built-in RSS capabilities. Price: $6.99 Developer’s Page App Store The Chromebook I’ve been
How do you read these days? Gabe and Erik talk about the devices and apps they use for casual and serious reading. View the show notes on our episode page.http://technicaldifficulties.us/episodes/071-reading Add this URL to your podcatcher to subscribe to the full-notes feed: http://technicaldifficulties.us/itunes You Do Much Reading? Listen to this section on SoundCloud: 0:00 While we’ve already delved a bit into books on previous episodes, reading is a subject that can take a conversation in any direction. For people of a certain generation, reading often connotes a book of one sort or another, but the 80s generation may be the last to make that connection. With the ever increasing popularity of hand-held computers, you no longer have to know what you want to read, only that you want to read. Gone is the now-ancient requirement to literally “pick up” a novel, history (chemistry?) book, or magazine. Casual Reading Listen to this section on SoundCloud: 0:57 Reading on the web used to be as simple as opening up Google Reader and browsing through your (thousands) of feeds, but the RSS landscape is a little less clear these days. Syncing After reading an exhaustive set of reviews there may not be a clear winner, but since Gabe stuck with Feedbin, I think it is probably the best choice for the otherwise unconvinced. I chose a fourth option by quitting RSS altogether. I may go back someday, but for right now, I visit a handful of sites manually (while carefully avoiding others) and haven’t missed any big news yet. I do continue to miss subtweets, however… What the RSS market comes down to now, really, is selecting a client and then adding in the feed syncing afterward. All of the top Reader replacements have easy OPML import and export, and all of the top clients support multiple sync services. This is a pretty sane way to operate overall, but a little more innovation wouldn’t hurt either. Feedbin A fast, simple RSS reader that delivers a great reading experience. Price: $3 per month Developer’s Page There are many great RSS clients available for iOS and Android, and the decision likely comes down to preference in the end. Most of the audience has probably been using Reeder and Mr. Reader for years now, anyway. Reeder An Elegant RSS Reader for iOS. Price: $4.99 Developer’s Page App Store Mr. Reader Mr. Reader is a powerful RSS News Reader for your iPad that synchronizes with popular services. Price: $3.99 Developer’s Page App Store Press Press is a simple and elegant Android RSS client for popular syncing services. Price: $2.99 Developer’s Page Play Store More on Press Most of our users have an all-iOS device stable, but for those who use Android I highly recommend Press by TwentyFive Squares. It has quickly become my favorite mobile RSS reader on any platform for its elegant design, intuitive functionality, and speed. My favorite feature is double-tapping on an article to bring it up in Readability mode, which is handy for sites without full RSS feeds. It also handles XKCD image titles gracefully, which has lately become a primary yardstick by which I measure RSS apps. When I’m reading feeds on my iPad, Press is the app I wish I was using. Gabe has given up on desktop RSS apps, but Erik is still clinging to the dream. He uses ReadKit. Readkit ReadKit is a full-featured read later and RSS client that supports services from Instapaper, Pocket, Readability, Pinboard, Delicious, Feedly, Fever, NewsBlur, Feedbin and Feed Wrangler and has built-in RSS capabilities. Price: $6.99 Developer’s Page App Store The Chromebook I’ve been