Comments on: Back to reading feeds

By: Fern

Fern — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:19:31 +0000

I suppose blogs are long-form compared to twitter! I must admit, I’m a bit jealous of the iPad. That is, of you owning one. But if it helps you stop being thin, jittery and unhappy, well then, I can’t begrudge you for having an iPad. Especially since you’re a perfect stranger and all.

Actually, I started to comment solely because I wanted to say that you have one of the most gorgeous blogs I’ve ever set eyes on. The last time I felt the urge to just stop and visually absorb design like this was with an incredible well-designed copy of Pride and Prejudice. (The cover is here: http://www.refinery29.com/ruben-toledo-gives-bronte-and.php though it’s really the gorgeous innards I gaped at.) So thanks for the beautiful design. I’m thoroughly appreciating it.

By: Graphic Designer NYC

Graphic Designer NYC — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:16:04 +0000

Wrote “get” twice, “100 characters or so, you get get thin”

By: Milan

Milan — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:58:50 +0000

Right,
Mark, it’s a good post. Sorry for being a douche.
Kalle, sorry for being a douche.

Attacking is a wrong word for it. Targeting. That’s what I meant.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:45:34 +0000

@Milan I was just expressing how a device – with the right software – might alter behaviour. In this case; an iPad, NetNewsWire and the ability not to multitask. Why be suspicious of whether I’m a fan boy or not? Why attack anybody at all?

By: Kalle Paulsson

Kalle Paulsson — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:23:28 +0000

Wow, that’s a bit rude, don’t you think? Why do you feel a need to “attack” someone at their own blog?

Just as Mark states in his post, twitter had kind of replaced feed reading as the way to get the latest information for me. It’s amazingly realtime, but also very fragmented.

Google Reader in a desktop/laptop environment (note the absence of OS/computer brand here, just as in Marks post) is a very good web app indeed, but there’s a ton of distractions that comes with it with twitter, mail and other apps pulling your attention constantly. This is where the single-tasking nature of the iPad actually helps.

Also, I find it much easier to read longer posts in the comfort of say, a sofa, while not having a laptop burning away at my legs.

Keep it friendly, mmkay?

By: Milan

Milan — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:29:38 +0000

We’re talking about the iPad. Google Reader doesn’t work on it well? OK then. Instapaper and NetNewsWire is better.

But what I’m curious about is the author’s “I bought Net News Wire for the iPad, and I think it’s going to make me read blogs again.” He states he hasn’t read any blogs prior to the purchase of an iPad. That’s what I’m attacking. A desktop/laptop with google reader is great for reading blogs.

What I’m suspicious of is whether or not Mark is a die-hard apple fanboy.

By: Kalle Paulsson

Kalle Paulsson — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:43:40 +0000

I wonder about those “in the know” then, since the desktop version is unusable on the iPad, and the touch version is optimised for an iPhone size screen.

They might do an iPad adaption as they did with gmail, but until then and probably also still then, an app simply delivers a better user experience. Also with Instapaper integration etc, in the case of NetNewsWire.

By: Milan

Milan — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:24:38 +0000

You could have, God forbid, used google reader for reading blogs on the iPad.

It’s what everyone who’s in the know does.

By: Peter Holloway

Peter Holloway — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:57:51 +0000

Welcome back to the fold! I have to confess, I’ve never been able to bring myself to move from FeedDemon, so I love it when I see bloggers start blogging again ;)

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:08:01 +0000

I’d just started using google reader, I had previously just visited sites that I knew had good information on a regular basis. It’s a huge difference having things delivered on the same page, simply being able to scroll through a dozen articles every morning is the greatest.

By: Kalle Paulsson

Kalle Paulsson — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:05:17 +0000

Interesting, I just bought NNW for the very same purpose and reason.

I had lost touch with my Reader account, marking thousands of posts as read when I logged in every few weeks.

I think Twitterrific and NNW om the iPad provides a very nice singular purpose focus experience, without distractions.

And for those posts you want even more focus on, there’s always the Instapaper integration in both apps.

And yes, I’m writing this from inside NNW. :-)