The biggest aggravation for me when using a computer is that I must manually configure any computer I use for my own personal preferences. Whether it is the options for the file manager, the layout of my desktop or the default web browser or music player, my settings do not follow me. The great advantage…
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How Newsgator forced me to use Google Reader
Earlier this week I received an email from Newgator.com informing me that they were discontinuing support for consumers. Newsgator indicated in an email that by popular demand, their RSS applications would now sync with Google Reader, and that Google Reader would become the online companion and synchronization platform of their RSS reader applications.
For a long period now, I have resisted the change to Google Reader (despite the market share that Google had racked up). When I had tried the product in the past, I was not satisfied with the options available to me. The biggest problem had been the lack of ability to synchronize my feeds with a mobile application. Therefore, the announcement from Newsgator came to my mind as both a blessing and a curse.
Although Newsgator has not yet released the new version of the iPhone NetNewsWire application that will synchronize with Google, I decided to bite the bullet and to import all of my RSS subscriptions into Google immediately after reading the announcement. I decided I would begin to use the Google product and get used to its features so that I would be able to determine if I would need to find a new RSS reader application for the iPhone.