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#1 of 10 Posted Nov-6 8:13 PM

From Ev Posts 2429 Last 10:08 AM
To All [Msg # 33780.1 ]

I agree totally with NYT technology writer David Pogue's big thumbs up for this incredibly useful, easy to use tool you just drag to your browser. Clears all the clutter from webpages - and you read without any distraction.
Its free. I love this thing.

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/cleaning-up-the-clutter-online/

Ev

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#2 of 10 Posted Nov-6 9:00 PM

From Nancy Crays [Administrator] Posts 837 Last 6:33 AM
To Ev [Msg # 33780.2 33780.1 ]

How long have you been using it? Which browser?
Nancy C.
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#3 of 10 Posted Nov-6 9:15 PM

From Ev Posts 2429 Last 10:08 AM
To Nancy Crays [Administrator] [Msg # 33780.3 33780.2 ]

I just started using it - its one of those amazingly simple tools that is so useful.
I'm using FireFox - I just tried it in Internet Explorer - I could not drag the tool to the bookmark bar - but my IE version is kind of old. If you don't use FireFox it would be imo worth the effort to send a note to the authors about IE Explorer.
ev

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#4 of 10 Posted Nov-6 9:28 PM

From Nancy Crays [Administrator] Posts 837 Last 6:33 AM
To Ev [Msg # 33780.4 33780.3 ]

Thanks. I use Firefox most of the time.

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#5 of 10 Posted Nov-7 8:04 AM

From Dan Hess Posts 4719 Last 9:21 AM
To Ev [Msg # 33780.5 33780.3 ]

I use IE and also was not able to drag it to my toolbar. However, I could save Readability to my Favorites and then place it on my start menu. It works quite well on each URL I have tried.

Thanks

Dan

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#6 of 10 Posted Nov-7 12:27 PM

From Karen OBoyle Posts 334 Last Nov-7
To Dan Hess [Msg # 33780.6 33780.5 ]

Dan - I am unable to get the Readability to my start menu. I'm using Vista. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Karen OBoyle
Good Golfing and Better Investing Karen OBoyle

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#7 of 10 Posted Nov-7 12:41 PM

From Lowell Herr Posts 9381 Last 7:59 AM
To All [Msg # 33780.7 33780.6 ]

I have Readability running, but I don't like it as it removes useful information from some web pages. If one does not go back to the original page, as intended, one misses critical information. I see where it might be useful if the web site is throwing up ads that cover up critical links, as sometimes happens on this forum.

I just checked one site I use frequently, and by activating Readability, the site is rendered useless as one cannot see the sub-sites that are linked from the main web page. All access to the inner pages vanish. How useful is that?

Lowell

http://www.lherr.org/blog/

Edited Nov-7 by Lowell Herr

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#8 of 10 Posted Nov-7 1:06 PM

From Dan Hess Posts 4719 Last 9:21 AM
To Karen OBoyle [Msg # 33780.8 33780.6 ] (Unread)

Karen

I simply added it to my favorites list and then added it to my Start Menu. I recall it was done via a right click.

However after using it a few times I encountered difficuclties similar to what Lowell mentioned plus I noticed some erratic operations that may or may not have been associated withr Readability. In any case I removed it from my PC.

Dan

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