Two tiny, useful utilities

Posted by Cassius
Sep 1, 2013 at 03:03 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
I think this is the place to add reference to PureText
>http://stevemiller.net/puretext/ a utility I’ve found extremely useful
>during my computer life: it is the equivalent of Paste Unformatted or
>Paste as Plain Text which some programs thoughtfully include, but the
>advantage is that you can use it when copy/pasting between any pieces of
>software.
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Personally I prefer formatted text. There is a very useful utility that allows one to create a clear, clean copy of a Web page that looks like a mess. I’ve been using it for years.
It can be found at http://www.readability.com/ .

It is FREE. It will ask you to sign in, but you don’t have to set up an account—I never have. The Web site recognizes what browser you are using and, if you choose, installs the utility, adding three buttons to your browser’s taskbar.

Another useful utility, if you want to block ads on Web pages, is adblockplus. if you Google “adblockplus” the first item shown should give you the link. On my laptop (Win XP), clicking on the link brings up a page in my language and for my browser.