Google is one of those companies I would like to avoid if I could. Not for any rational reason, just that they have become all pervasive and I want to slow them down. Like search, however, most if not all Google apps work really well and are hard to beat. Google Reader is no exception. To understand what it does, you first need an understanding of RSS; if you don't have that, click here. I follow a lot of blogs as I am interested in a number of things, but visiting them directly is impractical and most other RSS clients just didn't stack up. The reader works, so here is an introduction from an engineer at Google. The easiest way to try it is to click this RSS link below, and select Google on the window that opens. When asked select Google Reader and join me on the feed ... Thank you! Subscribe in a reader You can find Google reader here To get the most out of Google Reader have a look here