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Let’s talk about your project

Let’s talk about your project

By Terry Courtney

Tell us about your project.  What are your goals?  How does the project align with company strategy?  Have you defined scope, schedule, or budget?  How will you measure success?

Favorite Lightweight, Inexpensive, Software

By Terry Courtney

Terry Courtney
This is the first in a series of articles on our favorite software tools – things we use almost every day. Most are inexpensive or free, and lightweight cloud-based solutions.

Feedly

iPad, iPhone, and web browser www.feedly.com cost: free

Let’s start the series with something I use every single day. I read a lot of blogs and news, from a variety of sources, and have tried many systems and tool to help. For a long time, I used Google Reader, until it was discontinued. Now, I am hooked on Feedly.

Each morning I start the day with a cup of coffee and an iPad. I scan a few news apps, like USA Today and BBC, and then open Feedly. Starting with local news, I try to get through as many sources as I can. When done, I mark everything as read, so the following day only new articles are shown.

When I encounter really interesting articles, I flag them as “save for later”. Feedly will keep a list of these ‘bookmarked’ stories. At some point during the week I typically open Feedly from my Mac, and scan the saved articles – usually things I want to follow up on.
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