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Let’s start by saying that Google Reader is a great RSS Reader - it’s easy-to-use and works well. Even better, if you install Google Gears you can actually read all of your feeds offline. In short, with Google Reader you get the best of both worlds — a great online RSS reader with off line capabilities.

Let’s take a closer look at Google Reader. First we’ll take a look at Tech-Bite’s video introduction to Google Reader:

An Introduction to Google Reader

Looks pretty good, right? Then why not start using Google Reader? And while it’s fairly easy to start using Google Reader, just in case you need some help we’ll let Liz B. Davis show you how to get started with Google Reader:

Getting Started with Google RSS Reader

Okay - now that you have a basic understanding of how to use Google Reader and you’ve set up your account, let’s learn how to get the most out of Google Reader. To start with, we’ll look at another video from Liz Davis on how to manage your RSS feeds in Google Reader:

How to Manage Your RSS Feeds in Google Reader

Next, we’ll watch a musical demonstration of how to use some of Google Reader’s keyboard shortcuts by Lifehacker:

Using Keyboard Shortcuts in Google Reader

Was that a bit too quick for you? No problem, Google provides a full list of keyboard shortcuts on its website.

And finally, as we mentioned above you can also download all of your feeds to your computer - you can then read your feeds pretty much anywhere, as this musical video by Google demonstrates:

Google Reader on the Go with Google Gears

And Google Gears is incredibly easy to use as this boring (but helpful) video shows:

Using Google Gears with Google Reader

So there you have it - Google Reader in a nutshell. All you need to do now is sign-up and start using it.