Technology-2

Most people have a fear of taking their vehicle to the mechanic for even the simplest tasks just to find out they need their transfunctioner adjusted because of wear to the driver’s side steering widget. For many in the SMB market, that same fear can be found in their technology investments. “Did that last IT guy wrap our SQL server in duct tape and tie it to the web server with shoe string?” The reality is often not that bad, but it can be unsettling not knowing.

For years, I have been bouncing between RSSOwl, FeedReader and FeedDemon. I have built the ultimate feed list for the technologies, blogs and news sources I care about. The real beauty of RSS is it enables one to quickly get up to date on news and industry trends without wasting time. New posts are there, you pick the ones that interest you, star or share the ones you care about and ignore the rest. While many of my peers are wasting their time hitting all their favorite sites and going page by page, I have already read it and moved on to real work.