Sunday, March 10, 2013

Readability > Evernote

Google's cloud syncing is very seamless across devices and platforms... it's not perfect but it works pretty well among Chrome and Android.

But throw a Kindle Fire HD in the mix? No Google Sync Framework... YouTube and Chrome can easily be side loaded, but there is no easy way to turn on tab sync.

At first I tried Evernote's web clipper, which sent URL's over to the the Evernote Android app on the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire. But this is pretty clunky; Evernote is for notes, not web links.

I moved on to Readability, and I think it's much better. It even formats the text in a more palatable way, and syncs it for offline reading. This could be particularly useful on a plane.

Readability's business model is questionable, since they are cutting web advertisers out of the equation. But I think the fundamental idea of a unified cloud-based reading list is a sound one.

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