Yes, I know advertising pays for all that great web content that we get for free. But between animated banners at the top, columns of ads at the left and right, plus ads interspersed in the midst of an article, some web pages are just plain cluttered. All you want to do is read an article, and these ads are yelling at you – distracting you – can’t they just leave you alone?!?
Along comes Readability (http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/). This little gem sits in your bookmark toolbar. When you want to read an article without all the clutter, just click on the bookmark and Readability will remove all superfluous content, leaving just the text you want. Best of all, it’s free!
Readability is customizable, too. You can choose from different font styles, sizes and differing margin dimensions. It works with most browsers and most web sites. If you find a web site that doesn’t play well with Readability, just refresh that page to revert to the original view.
Take my word for it. Once you start using Readability, you’ll quickly become hooked. Kind of like watching TV on a Tivo or DVR. Skip the ads!
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