Remember Evernote Clearly, the Google Chrome extension that removed elements from web pages to improve the content readability? The developers have now released a Firefox port of the extension that is available at the official Firefox add-on repository over at the Mozilla website. The Firefox version has the same functionality that the Chrome extension offers. [...]

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One of the strengths of the Internet is that it is possible to pack a lot of information on a page. I’m talking about links, images and other media that can really add to the reading experience and information transfer. The biggest strength can however be a weakness as well, if the additional contents are [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

A website’s layout and formatting may improve or reduce its readability. Black text on a dark background or distracting menus are just two of the elements that reduce the readability of a textual information. The Firefox add-on Readable, a direct port of the bookmarklet Readable, falls into the same category of tools such as TidyRead, [...]

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It pays off, financially, to remove elements from a page or sheet before sending it to the printer. Elements that are removed reduce the amount of printer ink and paper used in the print outs. The Firefox add-on Print Edit integrates seamlessly into the print preview page of the web browser, by adding an Edit [...]

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Most websites on the Internet are not only made up of information but also other content that might be seen as a distraction sometimes. Elements like advertisements, logos or navigational menus can distract from the main content of the website and tools like Readability remove the clutter from websites so that it is easier to [...]

Categories: Firefox

Online services, bookmarklets and extensions that have the aim of increasing a website’s readability usually alter the way the website is displayed in the web browser. This ranges from removing elements that are unnecessary for reading the text to font and color changes so that the text becomes more readable than before. Readability Redux is [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

It usually makes sense to avoid white computer backgrounds when working in a dark environment or at night. A white background at night can be bad for the eyes due to the bad light conditions. You know what I’m talking about if you ever worked on a bright computer screen in the night after some [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Online reading is not the same as reading a newspaper, book or magazine. The main reason why it is not the same are the many options that webmasters have of displaying text on their websites. They can select different fonts, font sizes, font weight, colors and many more aspects. Newspaper and books on the other [...]

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