Google Reader & Bloglines TestToday's downtime with Bloglines pushed me over the edge and I decided to fire up Google Reader again.

(1) I have updated my Google Reader OPML file to that of Bloglines.
(2) I then went through all recent Google Reader threads and marked them all as read.
(3) I added a bookmark next to my Bloglines bookmark on my toolbar.

Now, whenever I look at one RSS reader, I will then look at the next RSS reader. I calculate it will probably take me 30 - 50% more time to get through my feeds this way. But I am going to do it for two weeks or until I can. This way I can seriously test the two.

Already I have made modifications to Google Reader:

(1) I only show updated subscriptions on left pane.
(2) I switched from expanded view to list view on right pane.
(3) I only show updated subscriptions on right pane.

I am sure I will make more modifications soon...

Yes, Google Reader does place more load on my browser and computer. But maybe it was because I had thousands of unread feeds.

I am willing to give this switch a serious test. So here it goes.

Oh, Google, please find me an Apple Dashboard Widget notifier.