Does Anybody Still Read Web Pages Offline?
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Yes, there are times you may want to read content on various pages at a later time. You may not want to bookmark them. You could be in an airplane with no Internet service, or on a train commuting to work. So, you’d want to read them as offline content. What do you do when you find yourself needing to view your online content without an Internet connection? There are two different services that just may be what you need.
Instapaper is a fast, easy, free tool to save web pages for reading later. We discover web content throughout the day, and sometimes, we don’t have time to read long articles right when we find them. Instapaper allows you to easily save them for later, when you do have time, so you don’t just forget about them or skim through them.
LaterLoop does virtually the same thing. LaterLoop integrates with your browser. There are extensions for Firefox and Internet Explorer that add a one-click button to your browser’s interface. In addition, there’s a bookmarklet that you can keep in your Bookmarks toolbar, which works in all browsers.
Both of these services work wonders. Think about it… you’re quickly checking your email in the morning before you leave the house. You find there are a couple of articles you’d really like to read, but you know you just don’t have time. Simply save them using one of the above services, and head out the door. Read them offline while you’re on the plane, train or bus. It’s that simple.
These make it easier to coordinate the things you’re interested when you’re sitting at your desktop with the things you want to catch up on when you’re using your mobile device. It doesn’t get any easier than this.
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6 Comments
Soultravelers3
October 30th, 2008
at 11:35pm
Thanks Chris, this is great! We are traveling the world as a family and go in and out of internet connection, so we are always saving pages to read while unplugged.
I do it the old fashion way, so will definitely check these out!
BTW, we got a real kick out of seeing you on a recent flight from Madrid to NYC! Kidlet was so impressed that I “knew” you from twitter! ;)
Soultravelers3
October 31st, 2008
at 3:37am
Oh, when I say “seeing you” about, I meant the film of you that they showed on our Delta flight, not you in person.
Steve
October 31st, 2008
at 11:33am
I never read offline pages, ever! With broadband connections and content changing frequently, I want the latest version. I may not be the best person to listen to, since I rarely listen to podcasts on my iPod either.
Ken Meade
October 31st, 2008
at 7:59pm
I highlight the text and copy/paste it into Word, including graphics, change the font size, and save the page as a Word doc. This has the added advantage of preserving the Hyperlinks.
Read at leisure!
John Howard Oxley
November 1st, 2008
at 5:14am
As Grace Gunderson would say: “You Betcha!”. Not only is it more comfortable and relaxing to read something offline while having a cigar, but there are also Web sites which break complex topics into page-size bits for easy reading. I like to consolidate all those pages into a single document and read it from one end to the other.
These services look most interesting — I am always stumbling across Web sites of interest while doing something else, and either toss the URL into a growing electronic bitbucket to get back to Real Soon Now, or pause what I am doing to parse the site. One of these services may give me a useful alternative [especially if I can combine it with OneNote].
bradleybradwell
November 4th, 2008
at 6:59am
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