It’s taken a good long while, but Sony’s Reader device is finally going to go on sale in Australia this month through Angus & Robertson, Borders and Myer. Nick over at Gizmodo has all the details, including why we won’t get the Wi-Fi enabled models. [Gizmodo]
Google was built by geeky programmers, and geeky programmers have a great sense of humour. For evidence, look no further than the weird range of bonus features hidden in Google’s search and other products. More »
Chrome only: Notifier extension One Number checks for unread messages in Gmail, Wave and Google Reader and displays the unread count right on the Google Chrome toolbar. More »
Windows only: Portable application NFReader is a no-frills feed reader that fits on your thumb drive. Even though it eschews a wide feature set in favour of a tiny footprint and minimalist interface, NFReader has the basics covered. Import your subscription list via OPML files or manually add feeds in the reader. View individual articles in either basic text or HTML format. If you’re looking for an absolutely spartan feedreader without any clutter or feature bloat, NFReader’s for you. NFReader is a free download for Windows only.
NFReader [via Download Squad]All platforms with Firefox: Just published an update to the Better GReader Firefox extension, which now includes the excellent Show Feed Favicons user script. Make your feed subscription list more colorful and fun to look at with the user script or the full-on extension. Also added support for our friends in the Great White North hitting Reader at the google.ca address. Download it from the homepage or existing users can grab the update from Firefox’s Add-ons dialog. Trick out Google Reader with Better GReader
