I use Feedly and Reeder on my Mac and iPhone to read news, rumor sites and hacker culture Every. Single. Day. With RSS I can skim through 27-odd pages full of news in a fraction of the time I would take otherwise.
Indispensable.
+1 on the Kinesis. My Advantage has it on the right and that's the way I was taught in high school typing class as well. It's a longer reach but it's in the same 'column' as the Y, H and N and therefore the right hand.
You can't forget about Kinesis's Contour. The weirdest yet most comfortable keyboard I've ever used. (Looked weird enough that MIB used it as Zed's keyboard at the office.) Saved me from carpel tunnel surgery about 5 years ago and I"m pain free to this day. http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm A little pricy ($300) but much cheaper than surgery.