Google Reader is going away…
So I’m sure this is old news to a lot of you, but Google Reader is going away on July 1, 2013.
This is incredibly sad for me. As an early adopter of all things Google, I have been using GR for years now. My system for saving recipes includes adding a star and tags to indicate the kind of recipe it is. GR is the first place I go when trying to decide what to make next…
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You may be wondering what I’m going to do to replace Google Reader. Based on the reading I did, I decided to go with Feedly, although I have encountered some bugs with it already…
Here are the issues I have had:
First, upon importing my data from GR, it imported my folders, but not my tags. As I mentioned above, I have a TON of posts tagged. Hundreds. Maybe even thousands. This was potentially a deal breaker for me until I found some help in the comment of this article. Following the instructions listed HERE, I was able to copy and paste my tags into Feedly. Score.
However, the next time I logged in to Feedly on a different computer, the tags weren’t there again. To fix this, I simply opened Feedly on the computer I had first loaded the tags in to, copied them and emailed them to myself. Annoying, but easy enough to implement.
So once my posts were reflecting their tags, I was ready to start using Feedly instead of Google Reader. However, I found that I had to log in every time I went to use it. Even though I use Google Chrome with the Feedly extension. When it did log me in, my tags and the preferences I had set for the appearance were gone again. This issues seems to have gone away recently, so maybe Feedly has been getting some updates
At this time, I’m going to continue to try to learn to love Feedly. But really, I just wish Google Reader wasn’t going away…
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
CONGRATS!!!!! I really enjoy reading your blog! I love your photography!
Happy Blogiversary!!
Happy official blogiversary! I love your “week of” posts and am already looking forward to you future ones!
Happy Blogiversary! I’m a new follower but I’ve really been enjoying your blog!
I just made chocolate espresso cupcakes with the chocolate chip cookie dough icing. They taste delicious. Not very esthetically pleasing since I’m not too good at piping the icing, but who cares since they taste so good. 🙂
Yay! Happy Blogaversary! I have probably only been reading just under a year now, but it’s been a wonderful year. Thank you!
Congrats! I just found your blog not long ago, but I have lots of great posts to look back at and more to look forward to 🙂
Congratulations! Happy Blogiversary…thanks for all you share here.
Happy 3rd Blogiversary!
You’ll love twitter…there are tons of food bloggers and it’s a great way to connect with them there.
I’m @thelittlekitchn if you want to follow me, I just followed you.
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Many congrats…love your food, keep it coming 🙂
I cook in a small Chicagoland kitchen but my son and daughter-in-law now live in your area so I’m enjoying New England postings!! I’m looking forward to further exploring your blog. And congratulations on your three years of blogging.
Best,
Bonnie
Happy Blogiversary! 🙂
Happy Blogiversary! You had an amazing and busy year! I love your blog and can’t wait to see what the following year brings!
Happy blog birthday!! Can’t wait to see what the upcoming year brings!