I subscribe to old-fashioned RSS feeds backed by the Feedbin synchronization service. I’ve also got Feedbin compatible RSS readers on all my Mac OS devices.

Thing is, I keep forgetting to use them.

Instead, I use Feedbin’s web application.

It’s really good.

The user experience is similar to a well-crafted Mac app. Like good prose and good furniture, its style erases itself, becoming fully transparent with regard to its function. The affordances are there, you just never notice them until you need them.

When I need to develop a web application, I take inspiration from it. Controls and navigation must be clear, but they’re not the point. They’re never the point.