Programs for iPad: Reeder

I am sure that many people read blogs / news via RSS-aggregators (and MacRadar including :)), one of the most popular among these aggregators is google ReaderBut its usability is often raises questions. It is these issues and aims to solve Reeder for iPad.

Reeder has long captured the hearts and minds of iPhone owners, and the output version was only a matter of time for the iPad, and now finally the time has come. The app immediately broke into the Top Paid App Store programs, and now confidently takes the first place there with a rating ★★★★★.

To work with Reeder Google Reader, you will need an account, it will ask its application and during the first run. After entering the account data, the program will immediately start synchronization and, if you entered correctly, the screen will be a subscription from an aggregator, as well as recording, recommended by your friends. In each stack (stack - is a folder in which organized a subscription in your Google account Reader, if you do you are creating a folder of course) given the name and number of unread records. There are three variants of the main screen:

- only folders where there are unread records;
- only entries marked with an asterisk (selected);
- all of the folders.
By default, the first option is selected.

Externally is a bit like iPad galleries, and can work just as well: Spreading two fingers some stack and see what's inside. And inside the list of subscriptions contained in this folder. Some of the subscriptions are displayed with large icon, for example, Engadget.

If you just click on any of the folders on the home screen, then we move on to the list of recordings, which in portrait orientation is as follows:

By default, entries are sorted in chronological order, but with a special switch can be sorted by source.

There is an opportunity to celebrate once all the records as read, it is necessary to click "check" on the bottom left.

If you turn the iPad into a horizontal position, while the right to add also the selected entry.

But it is much more convenient to use the application is still upright, so nothing distracts from the reading, and the entire screen serves this noble occupation. As well as on the main screen, there is the same three display options (unread, favorites, and all).

Clicking on any entry you predictably open it.

It was in reading and work with recordings lies the main advantage of Reeder, it is difficult to figure out how it was possible to organize this process even easier. For example, to return to the list of recordings, you can of course click on the arrow "back" in the upper left corner, but you can just hold your finger to the right, like this:

We wanted to go back - had a finger to the left, from the right edge of the screen. It looks organized and the transition between tracks - swipe up and open the next down - previous, with an arrow indicating kuzha exactly do you go (up or down). Also, the navigation can be done using the left arrow.

During the reading of the recording, you can add it to your favorites or share with others as a built in Google Reader «Share», and many other ways, such as Twitter or Delicious. It's nice that the mail can be sent as the entire article, and a link to it.

The number of services that will be displayed here can be changed in the program settings (available through the system settings), so if you have an account in Delicious, it will not be callous eyes.

Record if you wish, you can open in the built-in browser app, it is convenient because it does not We have to switch to Safari, to read those subscriptions that give not the entire article, but only header.

Let us return to the list of entries, it is also rooted interesting. For example, spending on recording from left to right, you mark it as read, if one was unread, or vice versa. And if you hold a contrary right to left, you can add an entry in the favorites (or remove it from there, if it has already been noted).

Reeder settings are extensive, you can choose for how long to display the different types of records, enter information about their accounts in social networks, to it easier to share information about interesting articles, how to sort and how to open the recording, then you can change the information on your Google account Reader.

Here in the settings you can enable the display of the application icon the number of unread items, for this it is necessary to activate the «Show Unread Badge». By doing this, you can see how many records are left to read, without having to open the app.

But in fairness it should be noted that this number will show the number of records that are unread after the last open the application in the background, it can not be updated until, perhaps in the fall, with the release of iOS 4 for the iPad, and the advent of multi-tasking, such functional appears.

Reeder iPad app very much, works quickly, smoothly, very comfortable and thoughtfully. Until he found, what would quibble. It is particularly useful if your computer is also worth some news reader is synchronized with Google Reader, in this case the news, read once on any of the devices will be marked as read, everywhere.

Reeder for iPad Cost is $ 4.99 [iTunes link], And it's worth every cent of the 499!