Testing to see if I can post to my blog using Google Docs & Spreadsheets. The docs component was formerly Writely. Otterman wrote about the collaborative aspect of this text editor some time back.

Update Looks like the test worked. Still, I’m more comfortable with posting via the WordPress web interface. Also, the document published to the blog but didn’t show up as published within GD&S.

Besides merging Writely with Spreadsheets, Google has also revamped their feed reader. I think I might be ready to ditch Bloglines. Google Reader initially takes a bit of getting used to, but it becomes familiar very fast.

For example, unlike Bloglines, it doesn’t treat an edited post as a new post. To compensate, Google Reader automatically shows you the most recent posts. No more using the Bloglines drop box to ‘search’ into the past.

Also, there are some features missing e.g. manual folder/post sorting. Then again, with the power of Google’s search bar, manual sorting becomes (almost) irrelevant.

The keyboard shortcuts are really nifty. While this also exists in Bloglines, I still clicked to get what I want. With Google Reader, I’m somehow more inclined to use the shortcuts. Try ‘g’ then ‘u’. (Hint: you can type to search for the feed within the subscription selector.)

Google Reader looks really good for something technically not even in beta. Damn, they are the new Microsoft. Hope they stick to their “Do no evil” ethos.

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