Update on 3-week tech trial: RSS Edition
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So far so good on the new 3-week tech trial system that I’ve applied
to Google Reader. To recap, I created a probationary folder for feeds
in Google Reader, into which all new feeds will reside for three
weeks. The basic assumption is that if over the course of three weeks
I don’t find any value in the new feeds they will be removed. Google
Reader’s Trends function is crucial to keeping track of what I’m
reading and what I’m not, as well as tracking how often feeds are
updated. Since starting this trial, I’ve subsequently added and
removed about twenty feeds.
The added benefit of the 3-week tech trial is that it eliminates the
mental “weight” of keeping track of all those new feeds. I’ve found it
much easier to add feeds at-will as I surf around the Tubes, knowing
that I have better control over what’s incoming to my RSS reader.
Currently I have about a dozen feeds that have made it past the trial
(some of which are feeds of friends and coworkers).
I’ll soon post an update on how the 3-week tech trial is playing out
for the hardware and software in my life. - Michael
links for 2008-03-31
Posted by Jered | Filed under Asides
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Analytics of your email
links for 2008-03-30
Posted by Jered | Filed under Asides
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I saw Michael comment re: online photo editors, this is an interesting post.
links for 2008-03-29
Posted by Jered | Filed under Asides
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RSS
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feedrinse’s list of tags blocked by their users
Auto-delete all spam from Gmail
Posted by Michael | Filed under Site
The 30-day auto-delete spam feature of Gmail is nice, but I still hate knowing that the spam is there. I don’t (yet) get a lot of spam, but each morning I still delete it. I know, slightly OCD. Nevertheless, I wondered this morning if there’s a way to set Gmail to do this for me automatically.
Actually, there is a way. After a quick Google search, I discovered that it’s so simple I wish I’d thought of it in the first place.
In the Filters tab, create a new filter and enter into the Has the Words field “is: spam” (w/out quotes).
One more thing that I no longer have to think about. Ahhh…
Tags: Gmail filter, spam
