Information Overload Tip: Use Google Reader to capture news/blog articles & have a life

I am a huge fan of Google Reader for  RSS (really simple syndication) - in other words a place that captures news/blog articles as soon as they are published thereby saving you a trip to that particular site to see what's been written. Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won't miss a thing.  It also shows you all of your favourite sites in one convenient spot. It's like a personalized inbox for the entire web. You have the added advantage of the Google search facility. Save all the articles - even if you don't have time to read them all you will be able to search for a particular item when you need it via the all familiar Google search box. Google Reader is a free tool that comes with every Gmail account. You don't have to use the gmail part of it but I'd strongly suggest you do - even if it is just to keep a safety deposit box to store all your emails thereby a handy backup facility.