Google Reader is the first Google application that has disappointed me from the first impression. The slider does nothing for me and the interface is inefficient and buggy.
If you want to see an excellent implementation of AJAX in an online feed reader, take a look at the Gregarius project. It supports themes, plugins and runs on your server. Best of all, tagging and saving are done via elegant AJAX controls. It took me ten minutes of testing before I moved from Bloglines for good.
On a related note, I’ve also been using RoundCube webmail, a brilliant AJAX web interface for IMAP mail accounts. Drag and drop is supported, as well as instant deleting. With an interface as snappy as Thunderbird all I need is draft support and I’ll have a new mail client.
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October 24th, 2005 at 1:08 am
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