Archive for January, 2010

Readability – works for iPhone / iPod Touch

Jan 31 2010 Published by Vincent under how-to, tech

A little while ago I wrote about a handy web app called Readability, which reformats the often overwhelming mashup that is the web into a classy, easy-on-the-eyes newspaper-like column for reading.

It turns out Readability works great on the iPhone too!

Take this Ars Technica article for example:

And turn it into this with Readability:

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3 Indispensable Firefox Extensions for Web Designers

Jan 24 2010 Published by Vincent under how-to, lists, tech

During my limited tenancy as a web designer, there were a couple constant annoyances that were like thorns on my side:

  1. Figuring out HTML / RGB color codes when developing and styling pages.
  2. Finding out the proper sizes to scale images to, depending on the nature and content of the page.

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Haiti six days later

Jan 18 2010 Published by Vincent under news, pictures

People run toward a U.S. helicopter as it makes a water drop near a country club used as a forward operating base for the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,

via Haiti six days later – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

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Readability Makes Websites Readable

Jan 17 2010 Published by Vincent under tech, tools

Web application Readability turns a website you’re reading from this:

Into this:

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RIP Google China

Jan 17 2010 Published by Vincent under pictures, tech

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