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10 Killer iPhone Apps: #3 Instapaper
Oct 22nd
Instapaper isn’t instant. It has nothing to do with paper either. Instapaper is essentially a simple tool to save web pages for reading later on your electronic devices. (Is it just me or does the title of this Read-Later-Without-Paper app just kill you?!) You flag the content you want to save by using a BOOKMARKLET – essentially a little app that looks like a bookmark button in your browser. To get started, go to instapaper.com/extras and drag the button to your browser bar. Then you view a page and press the “Read Later” button. All major browsers support it – even Mobile Safari on your iPhone (although Apple makes it much harder than it should be). Press that “Read Later” button and BOOM! – it magically appears on your Instapaper app. On your iPhone. Brilliant. This simple little one-trick pony has the potential to transform the way you read online content. Listen to Marco, the author or this app, explain the thinking behind it: More >
New From Google Labs: Google Reader Play
May 8th
I have been using Google Reader for years, but until I started getting serious about blogging, I was never a devoted user. Over the last month, I have cleaned out my feeds, subscribed to only the most useful content to stay informed for this blog, and fallen in love again with Google Reader.
Enter: Google Reader Play
I typically catch up on tech news using Google Reader on my iPhone, but today I fired up my MacBook and noticed one of their famous experimental offerings:
New! Google Reader Play is a fun way to browse interesting stuff on the web. Give it a try! More >




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