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I've tried the arrow icon, and I already tried the "Posts Order" option on settings, but my feeds' items are still not ordered according to the dates. So unless I'm missing something...
Here is an image to shed some more clarity on what I really meant. http://i.imgur.com/1Zb18cc.jpg
I've been using it for a few days, but I can only comment on how they present the feeds, since I don't use the social features at all. It's pretty decent, there is no frills and pretty straightforward. If you want an RSS reader with a simple interface, and doesn't impose anything on you, this should be suitable for you.
But, there are two huge things that are a turn-off for me. First, I can't set the default homepage to be where all my subscription feeds' items are aggregated. So you will be left with the dashboard page when you open The Old Reader. Second, the feeds' items are not sorted in the order they were created or posted by default, but what irks me is I can't find any options so that it will be sorted according to the dates. I don't know if both of these things are something they will fix or add in the future, so I'm still jumping back and forth between this and Feedly. If they are not planning to address both of those caveats in the future, and Feedly delivers their promise on the seamless migration when Google Reader dies. Then I'll probably opt for Feedly.
The experience of reading young success stories is both exhilarating and depressing to me. On one hand it expands my vision of what is really possible at such young age, on the other I realize that I am at the point in my youth where people like Patrick and John have achieved so much. It shows a little ingenuity and complete persistence can make you go real far.
Kudos to both of them, and godspeed on their current endeavor.