I use Google Reader for low-volume feeds that I care about (i.e., I want to read every post).
I set up a Planet Venus[1] page for high-volume feeds where I don't care if I miss some posts. It shows only the 100 most recent items, so if I don't check it for a few days they don't pile up. A cron job updates it every 6 hours, so I don't keep checking it for new items all the time. It's a static web page, and I included a simple version with no stylesheet for reading on my phone.
I set up a Planet Venus[1] page for high-volume feeds where I don't care if I miss some posts. It shows only the 100 most recent items, so if I don't check it for a few days they don't pile up. A cron job updates it every 6 hours, so I don't keep checking it for new items all the time. It's a static web page, and I included a simple version with no stylesheet for reading on my phone.
1. http://intertwingly.net/code/venus/