Bookmarklets Improve Reading and Watching Online
Widgets & RSS FeedsSometimes I find that the layout, typography, user contributed content or constantly rotating advertisements detract from my ability to efficiently read or watch online content. I’ve listed a few tools that come in the form of browser bookmarklets that connect with services which help present content in a way that is more conducive to focus. Bookmarklets are small bits of Javascript that you can save as a bookmark in your browser. All of these bookmarklets and the services they use are free.
TidyRead and Readability will take a long article and reformat with a cleaner layout and optionally a larger font. Afterwards, the pages are typically much nicer to read onscreen. TidyRead is also a Firefox extension.
PageZipper works with articles that have been broken up into multiple pages. The bookmarklet recognizes the next page and will load it automatically as you scroll. This tool makes content such as the New York Times Magazine articles easier to read. PageZipper is also offered as Firefox extension.
Quietube will take videos from YouTube, Vimeo and similar services and put them in their own clutter free page. No comments, ratings, or ads included.
