Thanks to:
I was able to give Google Reader a try for a week as my "production" blog reading tool, and I have to say that I am totally hooked. I've de-installed the "Blogs" account in Thunderbird and not looking back. The Google Reader interface is so clean and the keyboard shortcuts are designed to keep the most important features right on the home keys so you don't need to use the mouse. It makes blasting through hundreds of feed entries per day something I can accomplish in a short time. I use their "star" feature to mark the entries that catch my interest for digging into in more detail later. They even have an easy "share" feature I haven't started using yet, but which lets you republish an RSS feed of the items that you mark for sharing.
My only wish for Google Reader's wish list is that it would make better use of a wide monitor. I recently got tired of envying a colleague's DELL 24" widescreen monitor (I see the price has dropped even more since when I bought it!) and invested in one for my home office. When I use Google Reader maximized on that screen there is a bit of wasted horizontal space, as shown in the screen shot below. Maybe the Googler's are listening to Reader-related blogs and might take notice... But other than this one little nit, I'm super happy with Google Reader. It has turbocharged my blog reading in a very measureable way. 
5:37:38 PM 
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