JaphWeb developer, technologist, innovator. I love the internet.

Have you ever seen that in shopping centres when a new store is moving in where an old store used to be?  I liked it, thought it was clever, and now I’ve used it!

So I’ve decided to shift to a different domain name, and have (again) re-skinned the blog.  This time, I think I’ll stick with it.  Maybe a few tweaks here and there.  I also hope to blog a little more, and do a few guest posts around the place, which I’ll link to from here as well.

While I’m here, I might just tell you about an iPhone app I recently tried and love.  It’s called Instapaper and it’s fantastic!

You’ve possibly already heard of it, but if you haven’t, I suggest you give it a try.  I read quite a few different blog posts around the place, some from feeds in Google Reader, and some that people link to on Twitter.  More often than not though, I’m not in a position to read a full article right at that moment, and this is where Instapaper comes in.  What to do when I’m lining up to use the ATM, or sitting in a small room contemplating life?  I could read those articles!

Instapaper provides a bookmark you can use to say “Read later”, and it’ll save the page (in a readable format) to your Instapaper account, which you can then open on the iPhone.  The big bonus for me, is that it actually downloads the articles to your phone, so even if you have no connectivity you can still read them (assuming you sync while you still have a connection).  Considering the coverage some of the networks local to my area have, this is a particularly awesome feature.

Keen to hear your thoughts, both on Instapaper, and the blog in general, so feel free to leave a comment.

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