Jun
2011
Feel Free to Thank Me
You guys, I am about to blow your mind with some amazing knowledge.
I tweeted about this new discovery on Thursday afternoon, so you might have missed it. Never fear though: this was too awesome to keep to myself.
First: I love Google Reader. It is the best way for me to keep track of the multitude of blogs I love. However, it is ugly. So many of you have absolutely beautiful blogs, and you spent a good deal of thought and time into the design. Google Reader doesn’t let you see any of it! What a bummer.
Did you know that you can change the settings of your Google Reader? Furthermore, did you know that there is a toolbar icon that you can install? Well, i heart faces posted a tutorial recently that has forever changed the way that I read blogs on my Reader.
Click here for the tutorial via i heart faces
So, now I have this little “Next” button installed on my toolbar (right next to my Pinterest pinning tool…this could get dangerous to my free time). Whenever the mood strikes me, I can hit it and I’ll be brought directly to my next unread Reader item. I get to see the beautiful blog! I don’t have to click through to leave a comment! It is GLORIOUS!
I will say, the one thing I don’t like about the “Next” button is that it brings you to the most recent item posted, not the oldest. Typically, I prefer going through my Reader with the oldest posts first. But I think I can learn to work with this: perhaps in the future Google will allow the option to read oldest to newest…do you hear me Google?
So…what are you waiting for? Go install the “Next” button NOW! And, if you already have it installed, how do you like it?
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Mandy
June 25, 2011 at 9:49 am (699 days ago)Ahh!! I was going to blog about this tomorrow!! I’ve been using it for a few days now and it’s AMAZING! SO much easier to comment on all the blogs I love! Everyone must, must do this!
Allie / Hyena
June 25, 2011 at 10:57 am (699 days ago)Aaah thank you so much for posting about this! I had no idea. I just set it up. Can’t WAIT!
L
June 25, 2011 at 11:24 am (699 days ago)How cool!!
You mentioned you read oldest posts first… Is there a way to set that in your Google Reader? Mine shows the newest posts at the top…
Katie
June 25, 2011 at 2:56 pm (699 days ago)L – if you are viewing “All Items” on your reader and you want to sort them from oldest to newest, all you do is click on “View Settings…” and then “Sort by oldest.” I hope that helps!
Steph
June 25, 2011 at 11:39 am (699 days ago)I saw this from your Fb feed and set it up right away – I’m in love! I can see people’s blogs AND leave comments without all the hassle of clicking through. Its oh so fabulous!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Sarah
June 25, 2011 at 1:06 pm (699 days ago)Seriously…this little trick has changed my life!! LOL! Thank you SOOOO much for posting it! You rock!
Sarah
June 25, 2011 at 1:07 pm (699 days ago)I too have found myself commenting a LOT more! Amazing how one less step in the process makes it so much easier!
Michelle
June 25, 2011 at 7:39 pm (699 days ago)This cracks me up because people always bitch about reader and I forget that not everyone knows about the next button! Sometimes when you use something for so long you forget, but it was blog-reading changing for me.
Before I forget… You can also add a ‘note in reader’ button if you want to share something or add tags.
Layla
June 26, 2011 at 1:21 pm (698 days ago)I looooathe me some Google reader, but this is good news for those that like it!
Kristie
June 27, 2011 at 9:26 am (697 days ago)Thank You!! I just saw your post on twitter about this post (since I’ve not checked Google Reader in days!). This is super cool!!
Laura Lewis
June 27, 2011 at 1:10 pm (697 days ago)This will DEF bring up my comments on peoples blogs! Thanks for sharing!
Kelly
June 29, 2011 at 12:34 pm (695 days ago)This is amazing!! Thank you SO much for sharing