Comments on: Why Is This Important? http://nerd.metrocat.org/2006/05/why-is-this-important You're reading Jeff Watkins' thoughts about Web application design and development with a little bit of technology ranting thrown in for free. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff Watkins http://nerd.metrocat.org/2006/05/why-is-this-important/comment-page-1#comment-438 Jeff Watkins Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:26:27 +0000 http://nerd.newburyportion.com/2006/05/why-is-this-important#comment-438 <p>I've actually started reconsidering whether to use an RSS reader <em>at all</em>. The problem is that since I've started using an RSS reader, I feel like I'm less informed about a greater number of topics. In part this is because I don't read the comments, because the feed reader doesn't make that simple.</p> <p>Now integrating comments would be a <em>real</em> advance in the reader market.</p> I’ve actually started reconsidering whether to use an RSS reader at all. The problem is that since I’ve started using an RSS reader, I feel like I’m less informed about a greater number of topics. In part this is because I don’t read the comments, because the feed reader doesn’t make that simple.

Now integrating comments would be a real advance in the reader market.

]]> By: Arthur http://nerd.metrocat.org/2006/05/why-is-this-important/comment-page-1#comment-436 Arthur Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:47:27 +0000 http://nerd.newburyportion.com/2006/05/why-is-this-important#comment-436 <p>I copy my feeds around already using the previous version of NetNewsWire. I use Unison (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) to copy my setup (Firefox, NNW, code etc.) from my laptop to my work box.</p> <p>Why? Well, I read a mix of personal and work RSS feeds and I read both in both places. This is what happens when your job and your interests overlap :)</p> I copy my feeds around already using the previous version of NetNewsWire. I use Unison (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) to copy my setup (Firefox, NNW, code etc.) from my laptop to my work box.

Why? Well, I read a mix of personal and work RSS feeds and I read both in both places. This is what happens when your job and your interests overlap :)

]]> By: Brent Simmons http://nerd.metrocat.org/2006/05/why-is-this-important/comment-page-1#comment-417 Brent Simmons Sat, 20 May 2006 22:27:57 +0000 http://nerd.newburyportion.com/2006/05/why-is-this-important#comment-417 <p>Yes, lots of people do rely on feeds for important information. Not everybody, sure. But I hear from tons of NetNewsWire users who do. I think that the importance of feeds will continue to grow, and more and more people will rely on them.</p> <p>Hey, I could be wrong. But my experience as an aggregator developer and listening to what users say -- and watching the number of users grow -- tells me that yes, feeds are critical for more and more people.</p> Yes, lots of people do rely on feeds for important information. Not everybody, sure. But I hear from tons of NetNewsWire users who do. I think that the importance of feeds will continue to grow, and more and more people will rely on them.

Hey, I could be wrong. But my experience as an aggregator developer and listening to what users say — and watching the number of users grow — tells me that yes, feeds are critical for more and more people.

]]> By: cbd http://nerd.metrocat.org/2006/05/why-is-this-important/comment-page-1#comment-416 cbd Thu, 18 May 2006 14:14:57 +0000 http://nerd.newburyportion.com/2006/05/why-is-this-important#comment-416 <p>But if I could get my feeds anywhere, anytime, I could do even more procrastidistractination!</p> But if I could get my feeds anywhere, anytime, I could do even more procrastidistractination!

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