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Saturday, June 23, 2007

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Google Reader Tip for UMPCs

- Rob Bushway

As I have been using my OQO Model 02 a lot lately, I have been searching for the optimal way to read feeds. I primarily use Google Reader and have found their default viewing settings not optimal for viewing with a 800 x 480 display or browsing in portrait mode with a tablet pc.

Using the U shortcut key, I found that I can turn off my feed list and see subject lines and the article much easier in a full screen view. Check out the difference below. If you use a UMPC or browse your feeds in portrait mode on a Tablet PC, start taking advantage of the U key. It simply works!

Depending on your hardware, you could program a hardware button to easily go in to the U view.

UPDATE: Great minds seem to think alike. I was just hitting jkontherun.com and found where Kevin has an article on programming buttons for the J and K key for jumping back and forth between feed articles. Great tip, Kevin.

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:16:45 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
another thing which works swell is some of the alternative stylesheets for google reader with my favorite firefox plugin stylish.

http://userstyles.org/styles/search/google+reader

take a gander.

http://userstyles.org/stylish/

lots of great stuff much better than greasemonkey...

we should start a forum for how we would really want reader to be setup and do a umpc stylesheet. what do you think?
Saturday, June 23, 2007 2:42:18 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
that would be great. head over to our forums ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/forum ) and start a topic in General Software - good place for that. I'll definitely pop in and offer my two cents worth!
Saturday, June 23, 2007 4:05:41 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I have mine configured with one of the Q1's U buttons programmed as F11 in that way I'm getting a full screen in IE and Firefox.
Sunday, June 24, 2007 1:19:48 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
There are a bunch of good greasemonkey scripts that will improve your google reading experience.

http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=google+reader

One of my favs is the following:
-Google Prettifier (makes it looks like OSX) http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/8564

blademonkey
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