The way Google Reader sorts posts has been bothering me for a while now. When you set the sort order to newest, instead of sorting by either the post’s publish date or update date, Google Reader sorts the posts by the data and time when the posts were read from the feed. Maybe some people like to look at posts this way, but I prefer to see it sorted by published date, kind of like how email is sorted by sent date and time.

I wonder what the Google developers were thinking sorting the posts this way, I mean as a user do you really care when Google Reader read the feed? This seems like a basic feature, and many users have raised this issue in the forums, but looks like Google developers are either not listening or just slacking off!! I hope they will soon provide at least the option to sort by either post published date or updated date.

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If you have ever been worried about amnesia, then Google My Maps is a great addition to Google Maps for mapping and sharing your life and your memories. Create your custom worlds, put placemarks on memorable locations, add your memories in the form of descriptions, photos and videos, share it with others, and even view it in Google Earth.

To experiment, I created Karmadude’s World. I started out by placing placemarks on memorable locations on the map, like:

Places I have lived

Schools I have been to

Universities I went to

Routes I run

If there was a place I could not find, I turned to Wikimapia to locate it.

These placemarks are just a few examples of what is possible. With so much more to add, and as I add more information, I find My Maps lacking in good organizational features. Search and label features could be some good additions to enhance organization of placemarks. In this example, I have setup a public map, but if you are weary and privacy minded, then you do have the option to create an unlisted map.

Overall, it was fun to create this map, revisit the past, and chronicle it on a Map. Now that it’s there, it’s fun to go back to it, explore places in the past with out moving an inch, and journey through forgotten memories, which will never be forgotten again, well at least for as long as Google is around!

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