One of the things I do when not playing WoW (say, on a Tuesday … or when I’m scanning the AH…) is read blogs – it’s actually how I get a good deal of my information, since I’m too cheap to pay for cable, and there’s more than one good WoW oriented site out there.
The problem is, some of them update very infrequently while others update like 20 times a day. How do you keep track of that without keeping all of your favorite sites open and spamming refresh? Why with an RSS Aggregator, of course.
A what?
OK, so it’s a big fancy name. A simpler, yet longer name would be “Web site or application that checks all your favorite websites for updates so you don’t have to.” There are some you have to pay for, but my two favorites are free.
If you sign up now for a Bloglines or Google Reader account, you can start “subscribing” to any website with a little icon like this 
somewhere on the page or even (on some web browsers) in the address bar. The process is actually quite easy, though if you get stuck there’s one or two tutorials already out there on the web.
Once you’ve done that Bloglines or Google Reader (whichever you picked) will check those sites on a regular basis to see if they’ve updated If they have anything new you’ll see their name in bold on the left hand side of your browser window. If they don’t … well, then you don’t even need to waste your time checking those sites, do you?
The only problem I’ve found is that with all the time Bloglines and Google Reader can save you, you’ll find yourself looking for more sites to which you can subscribe! Mind if I suggest a few?
- WoW Insider – where I go for Warcraft news.
- BigRedKitty – OP know-it-all (in a good way) Hunter blog
- ISheepThings.com – Mage Blog
- Big Bear Butt – Feral Druid Blog
- Resto 4 Life – Resto Druid Blog
It should be noted that I don’t read all of these myself, but wanted to make sure you had a variety to pick from. Surf at your own risk. Find a blog that you think is worth adding? Post it in a comment below!
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