{"id":292,"date":"2009-10-31T16:10:40","date_gmt":"2009-10-31T20:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2009-10-31T16:10:40","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T20:10:40","slug":"instapaper-read-it-later-on-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/2009\/10\/31\/instapaper-read-it-later-on-your-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Instapaper: Read it Later on Your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the simplest yet most useful iPhone apps I&#8217;ve come across is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instapaper.com\/iphone\">Instapaper<\/a>, which offers a simple way to bookmark something so that you can read it later.<\/p>\n<p>It solves that problem where someone sends you a link or you stumble across an article online that interests you, but you either don&#8217;t have the time or don&#8217;t feel like reading it right now.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instapaper.com\/iphone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-293\" title=\"Instapaper\" src=\"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/snag-2361.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Instapaper\" width=\"326\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/snag-2361.png 326w, https:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/tech-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/snag-2361-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s simple to use. All you do is this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>One-time setup:\n<ul>\n<li>Drag the Instapaper bookmarklet to your browser&#8217;s toolbar.<\/li>\n<li>Install either the free or pro version of Instapaper on your iPhone or iTouch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>When you find something that interests you:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Read Later&#8221; bookmark on your toolbar.<\/li>\n<li>Let Instapaper save the content to your account.<\/li>\n<li>Read it later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Why not just use bookmarks? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, you could use bookmarks, but at least for me, bookmarks are more about sites that I visit regularly, and I don&#8217;t want to bother with managing a temporary &#8220;to read&#8221; folder of bookmarks. Not only that, but if you&#8217;re reading articles on your iPhone later (you can also read at your comptuer via the Instapaper site), Instapaper gives you a great interface that&#8217;s optimized for the iPhone and is easier on the eyes (no zooming in or worry about horizontal scrolling if the website isn&#8217;t optimized for your iPhone).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What else does Instapaper do for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Along with optimizing text for reading on your iPhone, Instapaper gives you cool stuff like the following (from the Instapaper site):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saves web pages<\/li>\n<li>Offline reading<\/li>\n<li>Saves paper<\/li>\n<li>Makes you read more (I like that this is listed as a feature!)<\/li>\n<li>Remembers your position (very cool)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instapaper.com\/iphone#tiltscroll\">Tilt scrolling<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adjustable fonts and text size<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instapaper.com\/iphone\">Lots more<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instapaper is one of those apps (like <a href=\"http:\/\/gabeanderson.com\/2009\/01\/19\/remember-everything-with-evernote\/\">Evernote<\/a>) that always makes me say to myself, &#8220;Why don&#8217;t I use this more?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a demo video:<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"500\" height=\"405\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6F03DMkvSDU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6F03DMkvSDU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the simplest yet most useful iPhone apps I&#8217;ve come across is Instapaper, which offers a simple way to bookmark something so that you can read it later. 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