not for nothing, but I really really love google reader. if you use chrome, it is pretty seamless to bookmark and import feeds to google reader.
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I used Chrome at first, but for some reason it hasn't made me happy like Firefox does. Live bookmarks are one of the best things about Firefox - Google Reader doesn't come close. I used to use Opera a lot when IE was the only real alternative, but I haven't had a look at it recently. I'll remind myself.
I am looking at the MBP and I would love to know your impressions of the machine after you get it. I can't get one till around Labor Day...
Well, I ordered a mid-2010 refurbished model rather than the newest one with their strange new port (Thunderbolt, I think it's called).
ah! okay. I love their deals on refurb MBP.
It Google Reader painfully slow for anyone else today?
Yes.
Embarrassing question that I think I know the answer to: the new laptop has 802.11n wireless; my current router is 5 years old (almost certainly it's 802.11b). Sooooo...it would slow me down unnecessarily to use the new laptop with the ancient router, right? I should get a zippy new router?
I'm assuming the answer to all of the above is yes, but I wanted to double-check.
Also: IT HAS NOT SHIPPED YET, OH THE PAIN.
Depends on the speed of your connection between internet and router. If that is slow a fast router does nothing. Also I find slow connections painful but many don't mind them. Wont slow email noticeably. Will slow video and gaming and probably music. I notice with browsing many dont. I'm pretty impatient.
Depends on the speed of your connection between internet and router.
Is there a way to check it?
I'd say most high-speed internet connections these days are faster than 802.11b, so I'd recommend 802.11g at least. Also, if you connect to other devices in your home via WiFi, the 802.11b would slow those connections down a lot.
I have 802.11n laptops and an Apple Time Capsule that's also that speed. That makes Time Machine backups via WiFi much faster.