How do you keep informed with all the constant change in web development and design? Everyday there are new releases of software upgrades, new plugins, themes, and much much more.  I find myself everyday spending at least an hour of my time reading information, and updating the websites I manage with these new releases of software and plugins. To faciliate these releases, I subscribe to various websites via the RSS feeds and all these updates are presented in my blog reader. My preference is Google Reader.  It’s very well presented and easy to use, and this helps to decide what prioritise reading first. I’m not sure how many different blogs or RSS feeds I’m subscribed too, but I certainly get through at least a 100 different blogs or updates a day.  Although it can be time comsuming, however, it’s important to keep your website in tip-top condition ensuring it’s using the latest software and plugins. Failure can result in security issues, and the site not functioning in the most efficient and effective manner.