Working Smart

My Daily Reading List

I read a lot. Books, magazines, blogs, and especially the Web versions of newspapers.

I am often asked what is on my daily reading list. In addition to the Bible, here's my daily list of reading.

• 43 Folders
• The Unofficial Apple Weblog
• Marc's Outlook on Productivity
• C\Net News.com
• CNN.com
• DrudgeReport.com
• GoogleNews.com
• NewYorkTimes.com
• OfficeZealot.com
• Tennessean.com
• The Wall Street Journal Online
• USAToday.com

I do my reading in the morning before I shower or get dressed. I'm a morning person, so it's first on my list, along with a giant cup of Starbucks coffee.

I force myself to read fast. I spend no more than an hour reading through my list. (This doesn't include books, which I read at other times.) I save articles I may want to reference in the future in a “Research” folder.

By the way, these are all stored in a Safari Bookmarks Bar in a subfolder called “!Daily”. The exclamation sign insures that it sorts first in the list. When I am ready to plow through my daily reading, I click on the list and select “Open in Tabs.” Each URL is then opened in a Safari tab. You can do a similar thing in Firefox (available in Mac or Windows flavors) or even Maxthon for you Windows diehards.

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Google’s New Blog Search Engine

Google has just launched a very cool new blog search engine. It is called—appropriately—Google Blog Search. It being unveiled as a “beta” version.

I did a few test searches and was very impressed. As we have come to expect from Google, it is fast and thorough. Give it a try! (via The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

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