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Yet Another Social Media Icon Pack, but the first by Keys That Click
I know the web is quite saturated with social media icons already, but given I still had to wind up making my own for this site because I couldn’t sift through the thousands to find a style I liked, I thought I’d share the ones I made, plus a handful of others I decided to add. My other motivation is that it still frustrates me when I find a set of icons that look good but are for personal use only. So, I am making this set available free for both personal and commercial use. You don’t have to email me for permission. If you do have it in your heart to let me know where you are using them, that would be great, as I’d just like to see them in action! If there’s interest in these, I’ll look to add more icons, as well as sizes.
I hope you enjoy them! Download the Keys That Click 28×28 Social Media Icon Pack zip file.
Keys Software Must Haves: Reeder for iPhone (RSS Feed Reader)
Posted in Software, on April 16th, 2010 by Carlos.
I couldn’t handle following the goings-on of the web and the world if it weren’t for RSS feeds. Having all my news come to me in a single location, instead of having to visit website after website has transformed the way I, and many other people, consume information. The various web apps, desktop apps and iPhone apps all fight for supremacy to establish themselves as the best method in which to track and read your RSS feeds. As a long time user of NetNewsWire, I’ve found it difficult to switch to other readers as I’ve liked having a desktop app and iPhone app that are in sync with each other, and really, didn’t expect I would need to try any other RSS feed reader.
Well things changed yesterday when I was perusing the App Store and noticed Reeder, an app by developer Silvio Rizzi. With its high rating, nice icon (yes, I judge Apps by their covers) and syncing capabilities with Google Reader, I had to give it a shot. First and foremost, the app is beautifully designed. It is not gimmicky in it’s design, which I find can just get in the way of reading feeds, but it’s a heck of a lot more interesting than NetNewsWire, as an example.
Its user interaction methods are also unique, for example, to get to the next article you can scroll down to the end of the article, and slightly hold the position for the app to suck you into the next article (next/previous buttons are also their for the old-fashioned). I already mentioned that the app syncs with Google Reader, but this is a major reason why I like this app. As NetNewsWire still wins hands-down for me on the desktop, I still wanted to have RSS feeds that were in sync. If I’ve read it on my iPhone, I would want it updated on my desktop. Given that NetNewsWire now also syncs with Google Reader, this still happens, even though I’m not using the NetNewsWire iPhone app. Other features include a multitude of sharing options (Twitter, Instapaper, etc.), as well as the ability to lock the app in portrait mode – especially important for those who like to lay in bed reading articles. It can also cache images for offline viewing – that might be especially handy for those who have iPod Touches, or limited data plans that would be consumed too quickly with downloading RSS feeds over the cell network (Matt – this applies to you!).
My one gripe with the app so far, is that there doesn’t seem to be an ability to zoom into a photo in an article. Sounds silly, but I subscribe to Get Fuzzy and Dilbert via RSS, and in portrait mode, the comics are just too small to read. Switching to landscape makes things easier, but then I obviously can’t take advantage of locking the orientation to portrait. Hopefully the developer looks into adding some of that functionality.
Reeder is $2.99 on the App Store. Give it a try today, follow the links here: [Reeder App Website or Reeder on iTunes App Store]
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