Steve Rubel is a Googlin' fool, I tell you

Micro Persuasion: Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader: "Like Gmail, Reader should be viewed as a database that you can build from scratch and continually hone."

Speed feed reading

I have been an RSS-readin' machine since I saw this post on Robert Scoble and his 622 feed subscriptions. I now follow his lead and start with "All items" in Google Reader. I make a first pass using the shortcuts (s for star, j for next item, k for previous item), starring anything that sounds vaguely interesting. Then I hit gs to go to the starred items. Then I have a leisurely read, unstarring as I go. If there's something I want to read, but don't have time, I just leave it starred for the next time. Those shortcuts sure are better than mousing!

Google Presentation Tool

This is pretty cool. Google is continuing its march to world domination with a presentation tool to replace Power Point. Check out the Google Operating System blog for more deets. (I just made the word "deets" up. Does it sound plausible? It makes me laugh anyway.)

Google Owns Me

If Google were to disappear from the face of the earth tomorrow, I'd be screwed. Not only is my whole GTD system in Gmail, but I use their other applications: Reader, Blogger, Notebook, Toolbar, and Documents for just about everything I do.

Google makes everything better. I love being able to email posts to myself or others straight from Reader using Toolbar. I love being able to easily copy text and photos to my Notebook. I love opening attachments in Documents. I love the fact that everything's online, and that I can access my files from anywhere. I love sharing articles through Reader on this blog. Most of all, I love Gmail. Being able to hit "archive" and know that my emails will be easily accessible with their fantastic search technology, but out of sight, is nothing short of miraculous.

The only Google offering that I haven't loved so far is Bookmarks. I still like the social nature of del.icio.us, but I'm Google will eventually take over that market too.