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Yep, a major argument for Safari's "reader" feature. Of course, on these crappy websites that often doesn't work either (because they purposely structured their

Yep, a major argument for Safari's "reader" feature. Of course, on these crappy websites that often doesn't work either (because they purposely structured their markup to defeat it).

disposition2 13y ago
One of the reasons I love Pocket (Read-It Later) for pretty much every article with substance.
- arjie 13y ago
  I use Pocket too and I find it amusing that almost every time someone refers to it, they say "Pocket (previously Read It Later)" or some variant thereof. Does rebranding ever go fully successfully? Maybe it's just too early for Pocket. Also, the fact that they market themselves as "Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)" can't help.
  - zenojevski 13y ago
    I think "Read it later" was too good of a brand. And because of how it is worded, it doesn't sound like a brand at all. I believe it has much less cognitive overload than "pocket". Edit: to add, I see many of the most well-remembered services tend to become verbs at one point or another. So a verb, like "read it later", will probably be more easily successful among all the noun brands which are usually favored.
Sprint 13y ago
Ah, the great features Opera had for ages until they dropped everything. Safari adds them and it's all big news. Read a tech magazine recently that was so excited about this "amazing and ground-breaking new feature" that I wondered if they had ever used Opera before. With that being said, yeah, being able to apply custom stylesheets to websites easily is great!
- rmrfrmrf 13y ago
  > Ah, the great features Opera had for ages until they dropped everything. Safari adds them and it's all big news. Much like everything Apple does, amirite? > Read a tech magazine Sounds unlikely. > recently Safari Reader debuted in 2010... > that was so excited about this "amazing and ground-breaking new feature" I believe you. Really. > that I wondered if they had ever used Opera before. Statistically speaking, probably not. Then again, they weren't missing out on much. Unless you like your websites rendered incorrectly.
  - Sprint 13y ago
    Hush, go back to your cave.
- kyro 13y ago
  And hence, the field of marketing. There's a reason why it's so important.
- testbro 13y ago
  Doesn't Reader automatically infer which parts of the page to style rather than just applying a custom stylesheet?
aaronem 13y ago
For browsers not offering anything comparable to Safari's reader mode, and also for sites whose markup it fails to recognize, I find invaluable the Squarefree "zap" bookmarklet[1], which forces black-on-white and also removes almost any sort of annoyance that gets past Adblock Plus. I don't know what moves jwz to stick with green on black (yes, very retro chic, but we have colors now! Use them!), but his content (writing, whatever) I find at least occasionally of some value; without this bookmarklet, the nearly instantaneous headache would entirely prevent me reading what he has to say. [1] https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html

Yep, a major argument for Safari's "reader" feature. Of course, on these crappy websites that often doesn't work either (because they purposely structured their markup to defeat it).

disposition2 13y ago

One of the reasons I love Pocket (Read-It Later) for pretty much every article with substance.

arjie 13y ago
I use Pocket too and I find it amusing that almost every time someone refers to it, they say "Pocket (previously Read It Later)" or some variant thereof. Does rebranding ever go fully successfully? Maybe it's just too early for Pocket. Also, the fact that they market themselves as "Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)" can't help.
- zenojevski 13y ago
  I think "Read it later" was too good of a brand. And because of how it is worded, it doesn't sound like a brand at all. I believe it has much less cognitive overload than "pocket". Edit: to add, I see many of the most well-remembered services tend to become verbs at one point or another. So a verb, like "read it later", will probably be more easily successful among all the noun brands which are usually favored.

Sprint 13y ago

Ah, the great features Opera had for ages until they dropped everything. Safari adds them and it's all big news. Read a tech magazine recently that was so excited about this "amazing and ground-breaking new feature" that I wondered if they had ever used Opera before. With that being said, yeah, being able to apply custom stylesheets to websites easily is great!

rmrfrmrf 13y ago
> Ah, the great features Opera had for ages until they dropped everything. Safari adds them and it's all big news. Much like everything Apple does, amirite? > Read a tech magazine Sounds unlikely. > recently Safari Reader debuted in 2010... > that was so excited about this "amazing and ground-breaking new feature" I believe you. Really. > that I wondered if they had ever used Opera before. Statistically speaking, probably not. Then again, they weren't missing out on much. Unless you like your websites rendered incorrectly.
- Sprint 13y ago
  Hush, go back to your cave.
kyro 13y ago
And hence, the field of marketing. There's a reason why it's so important.
testbro 13y ago
Doesn't Reader automatically infer which parts of the page to style rather than just applying a custom stylesheet?

aaronem 13y ago

For browsers not offering anything comparable to Safari's reader mode, and also for sites whose markup it fails to recognize, I find invaluable the Squarefree "zap" bookmarklet[1], which forces black-on-white and also removes almost any sort of annoyance that gets past Adblock Plus. I don't know what moves jwz to stick with green on black (yes, very retro chic, but we have colors now! Use them!), but his content (writing, whatever) I find at least occasionally of some value; without this bookmarklet, the nearly instantaneous headache would entirely prevent me reading what he has to say. [1] https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/zap.html