I have been using various RSS feed readers for a couple of years now to enable me to get updated on the latest posts that hit my favorite blogs and websites as soon as they are published.

However, from my own experience, no matter which feed reader that one is using, there is no one RSS feed reader that is reliable enough. For instance, a feed is usually known to only come in at least 30 minutes after a post is published and that is considered “normal”. I have on occasions, only received updates a few hours late, some times a week late.

Do you know why I thought to bring this issue up today? There’s one feed that has been on my list of feeds for the longest time but it never gets updated even though I do see updates when I go there but this morning, I suddenly received almost 700 items in the list! I’m fine with the number even though my browser hung a few times when I was going through the list and the items were not even full item view, and it is fun to backtrack on the old posts since I had missed some, but the problem is that each item has the same date and it’s not even today’s date. They are all dated like two weeks back, but I KNOW that those posts were spread out over a time period of almost a YEAR!

I really do not understand why we continue to use RSS feed readers when they are SO unreliable! You know, with internet technology so advanced, don’t you think that RSS feed makers could at least get something like this right?

Recently, I have been busy helping a friend look for a diamond engagement ring that would not break her budget. You know, although I may be female, I really have no knowledge about diamonds and Engagement Rings!

I asked around and was told that Blue Nile is the place to shop. I have heard of Blue Nile before but have never even browsed though their online store before. I certainly did not even know that they are the largest online retailer of certified Diamonds and engagement rings! I also understand that Blue Nile features a selection of more than 60,000 diamonds and fine jewelry.

I tell you, every girl would have an awesome time picking out her engagement ring from Blue Nile! My friend was overwhelmed at first but the search function is really great in helping her narrow down her preferred diamond engagement ring by shape and also price.

You know, I have never thought that people would want to buy fine Jewelry online but with the prices that Blue Nile offers at up to 40% lower than competition, I now see no reason why one does not shop for a diamond engagement ring online! Blue Nile also offers free insured shipping by FedEx on every order and provides a 30-day money back guarantee so it really is an amazing deal to shop with them.

I told my friend about taking up the latest Streamyx Combo promotion but he said that it’s not worth it. I should have taken Celcom’s Home, Hop & Away, which comes with Streamyx 1MB broadband internet connection and a Celcom 3G connection for MYR108 per month.

Well, my Streamyx Combo comes with a 1MB subscription with a landline for MYR110 per month with lifetime warranty on the modem. And I pay for Celcom 3G Advance at MYR98 per month.

My friend, who is an accountant, says that no matter how I calculate, it’s cheaper to go with Celcom’s Home, Hop & Away and the savings could be as much as 40% per month.

However, it’s too bad that they are offering 3G in the package only and not 3.5G Celcom Advance or I would have signed up with them. You know, I still have a 12-month contract to fulfill for the Streamyx Combo. When I upgraded my package, they did not mention it and only told me so when I asked, after agreeing on the upgrade. Pissed off!

Although I have known of Twitter for about a year now, I only recently signed up with the website. I do not like that I have to sign up for a second account if I wanted to place another Twitter blog widget on my blog. I would rather have sub-accounts for each blog. Well, Twitter, as you know, is a form of micro-blogging so I am sure that some people will disagree with me about the need to have sub-accounts.

Anyway, I only have one follower, somebody whom I do not know. I am fine with not having any follower at all, and I am not even going to let anyone I personally know, know about my Twitter ID.

I mostly use Twitter via Fring on my iPhone or Nokia E61i. Fring, as you know, supports multiple chat platforms at the same time so it is very convenient. There are times when I feel the need to “say” something but do not necessarily want to direct it to any particular person or look forward to a direct response, if you know what I mean. That’s when Twitter comes in handy.

With Twitter, I feel as if I am texting less. I get to save $$$ this way too. LOL