Google Desktop Feed Reader

I use Google Desktop to auto-update my favourite RSS feeds but every once in a while something gets messed up and I have to re-configure it. And then I go into the big wide world we call the Internet to find how to do it again...

It always takes me forever to find this site so here it is, once and for all, for my handy retrieval: Using Google Desktop as a Google Reader Notifier

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Edit:
It turns out the website creator has sneakily gone and changed his post and it no longer meets my needs. That procedure adds all your Google Reader feeds to Google Desktop instead of just specific ones. To add specific ones you need to do the following:

1. Log into Google Reader
2. Right click the feed you want to add and select "Copy Link Location"
3. Go into the Google Desktop Web Clips Options
4. Paste the address. It should look something like: http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http%3A%2F%2F...
5. Change "view" in the address to "atom"
6. Keep your Internet Explorer logged into Google Reader
   

When is it time to retire old technology?

I've spent the better part of this afternoon ripping apart my parent's laptop to replace a hard drive in it. The hard drive cost me $100 and I have a feeling it's only a matter of time until something else decides to fail on the laptop. Perhaps the motherboard is next...

In any case, how long is it before upgrades no longer make sense and it's time to drop $2000 on a new laptop. They do still cost $2000 don't they?? (Goes to find out you can get a brand new one for approximately $800).

On a sidebar, here's the manual that I used to crack it open: Compaq Presario 1600XL Service Guide.

I'll need it again when I put it back together... And yes, I know it's an ancient hunk of a laptop!