Bookmarklets are those nifty little shortcuts that get saved as bookmarks but can do so much more. Or, for more of a mouthful, here’s what Wikipedia has to say:
A bookmarklet is an applet […] stored as the URL of a bookmark in a web browser or as a hyperlink on a web page. The term
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Read a lot of stuff online? Tired of all the distractions of ads, links, blogrolls, etc. etc.? Then you just have to check out the Readability bookmarklet. First visit that link to read a bit about it, then head over to the setup page to build your custom flavor.
Seriously, this thing is priceless. I find
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A few browser oriented items of note:
New Evernote Add-on
For the Evernote users, a new take on their Web Clipper. Adding tags, choosing the notebook – heck, all the things you’d go to Evernote to do after a clipping – can now be done on the fly. We can now also create a new note from
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I was invited to join the WebNotes beta last week and I’ve been kicking it around for a few days now. If you’re looking for an interesting take on research or online collaboration, this tool is definitely worth a look.
Oh, and before I forget, I have 10 beta invites to give away – just
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