Switching away from Google Reader
I have this “thing” about owning my own data. I probably won't be a real user of Tim O'Reilly's Internet OS. I like running my own mail server — not relying on Google for Domains, not giving Google more and more data to feed into their advertising.
But I've been using Google Reader. I'm not sure what Google is doing with that information, but, well, I can run my own feed reader on the desktop. So I switched to Liferea. Besides nice things like task-bar notifications, integration with del.icio.us — or, with aSMOP, my own GotNoBlog — it allows me to pull RSS feeds that require authentication so that I can read LiveJournal friends-only feeds now.
I've managed to reclaim a little bit of my data. Hurrah!
But I've been using Google Reader. I'm not sure what Google is doing with that information, but, well, I can run my own feed reader on the desktop. So I switched to Liferea. Besides nice things like task-bar notifications, integration with del.icio.us — or, with a
I've managed to reclaim a little bit of my data. Hurrah!