Comments on: Does Anybody Still Read Web Pages Offline?

By: John Howard Oxley

John Howard Oxley — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:14:16 +0000

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].

By: Ken Meade

Ken Meade — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:59:46 +0000

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!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:33:50 +0000

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.

By: Soultravelers3

Soultravelers3 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:37:37 +0000

Oh, when I say “seeing you” about, I meant the film of you that they showed on our Delta flight, not you in person.

By: Soultravelers3

Soultravelers3 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:35:37 +0000

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! ;)

By: bradleybradwell

bradleybradwell — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

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