How to Make Google Reader the Default RSS
You can't change the default feed reader in Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome doesn't include feed support; however, Mozilla Firefox does allow you to select your own feed reader. For example, you can select one of Firefox's provided Web applications -- such as Google, Bloglines or My Yahoo! by default -- but there's no way to add a custom Web application. The default "Google" option goes to a page that asks whether you want to use iGoogle or Google Reader, but you can bypass this page by changing the "Google" application to use Google Reader directly.
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Instructions
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Type "About:config" into the address bar at the top of the "Firefox" window and press "Enter."
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Click the "I'll Be Careful, I Promise" button.
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Type "Browser.content" into the filter box at the top of the about:config page.
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Double-click the "browser.contentHandlers.types.2.uri" setting.
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Type or copy and paste "http://google.com/reader/preview/*/feed/%s" -- without quotes -- into the box and click "OK."
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Click the "Firefox" menu button and click "Options."
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Click the "Applications" tab at the top of the Options window.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the list of applications, click the box to the right of "Web Feed" and click "Use Google" in the list.
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Click the "OK" button.
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Close and re-open Mozilla Firefox.
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Tips & Warnings
Click the "Tools" menu if you don't see the "Firefox" menu button.
Be careful not to accidentally change any preferences on the about:config page in Firefox to avoid damaging your Firefox configuration.
