Feedly

As you all know a few months ago

Google announced that they were removing

google reader from it's services

i was initially unconcerned until i logged in one day and found that

i could no longer access google reader through the

google home page

i decided i needed to find an alternative

that i could use to check

all my favourite blogs

easily

so like a good computer addict

i googled it

i found this really informative post 

at lifehacker

showing all the alternatives to google reader

i had a peep at a few of the alternatives but decided to give

feedly

a go mainly because i like the description 

" Its interface is less traditional and a bit more "newspaper-like," but it's very pretty. "

so because it was pretty i downloaded it

the  program downloaded this little button onto my safari  toolbar

i simply click on the button and

feedly opens up

you can view your blogs in a variety of ways

as a list

with a main photo

or in a larger format

Feedly is synced with blogger/google reader and added all the blogs that i currently follow

to comment on the blog you simply click on the title

and the blog opens in it's own window

it marks what you have read 

and only shows you what is new on the main page

i have found it very easy to use

easy to install

and you can even have a little play with the design so you can have your own background colours

and 

it also has it's own iphone app

so i can follow my blogs when i am out an about

so i am not saying you have to use feedly

and i am not saying that it is the best option to replace 

google reader

as to be fair i haven't tried the others

all i am saying is that

i have found it a really useful tool that has worked very well for me

i hope this helps anyone who is looking for an alternative to

google reader

i hope your hands are working on a project that you love

ciao