10 Ways to Improve Google Reader
Tips / / December 19, 2019
In my opinion, google Reader - one of the best customers to your feed reader. Not even every off-line analogue can match the convenience of working. A 10 simple tricks turn Google Reader into a leader, leaving the competition far behind.
Most stunts require you to use Mozilla Firefox browser and installed the extension Greasemonkey.
1. Google Reader Preview Enhanced - improved preview articles.
You probably subscribe to a few news feeds abbreviated as in Google Reader, you can read only an excerpt of the article. This is a fairly common practice among site owners seeking to thus increase attendance of a resource. script Google Reader Preview Enhanced adds a button Preview, clicking on which you will see the full article (and even with commentary). The only drawback - the page loaded with the article "as is" - with all the design and advertising.
2. Add the search box
Google Reader does not have its own search, but it can be added to severalwaysOne of which - installing Greasemonkey-script.
3. Install extensions Better GReader
This addon created by the authors of the American Lifehacker and is a compilation of several scripts. Among the added features specifically highlight improved design for Google Reader, and "smart" subscribe to the RSS-feed. When you visit a site that has RSS-translation, you can click on a link and the subscription will be immediately redirected to Google Reader (In the "normal" version, you first get to the "intermediate" page where you are asked where to add subscription - to iGoogle or Google Reader)
4. Auto-add feed to Google Reader
this script avoids the notorious proposal to sign on iGoogle.
5. Google Reader + Twitter
script It allows you to add positions in the "Twitter" - a popular microblogging platform
6. Google Reader + del.icio.us
Through this script you can put a bookmark in your favorite article on Del.icio.us
7. Facebook Sharer + Google Reader
Explore interesting articles with your friends on Facebook and on your profile page in the social network
8. Google Reader's BlogThis2Me
I liked the article publish in his blog (This is your blogging CMS should provide bookmarklet - it is in the WP and MT)
9. Google Reader Notifier
An extension for Mozilla Firefox shows you the number of unread news in GR.
10. Operating mode "only the mouse"
Google Reader is famous for good support work with the keyboard. However, many users with a mouse just more convenient. That is for them and created a script Read by Mouse. Install it and change the operation mode, you can:
- Left click to move on to the next article
- Right click to move to the previous article,
- By clicking the middle mouse button to perform an action (note the asterisk, share the open the original article in the tab (to leave, for example, a comment)
I take from the list two scripts - Google Reader Preview Enhanced and Google Reader + del.icio.us.