![]() ![]() So now I can do a local search for a tag such as ruby or python and Leap will find all the files with those tags: pdfs, Pinboard bookmarks, nvALT notes, etc. I also use an app called Leap that is great for managing all the tagged files on my computer, including these archived Pinboard links. I also use Brett Terpstra’s awesome script to archive local copies of Pinboard links into a Dropbox folder, with the Pinboard tags applied as OpenMeta tags so they are searchable with Spotlight. 1 Stuff I find via Twitter then goes to Instapaper first, and possibly filed away to Pinboard later. It can send links to either Instapaper or Pinboard, but you can’t have both configured at the same time. Sending info to Pinboard is almost a show-stopper for me in other reading apps, but Reeder (Mac and iOS) and Instapaper both make the cut. In a browser on my laptop, I use Delibar, a menubar utility that syncs with the service, can be used to search it and sends links with a keyboard shortcut. I get links into Pinboard a few different ways. It has gotten a bit of attention lately ( Macdrifter is a fan), so I thought I would quickly document how I use it. But it’s a win all around whether you do it for selfish or selfless reasons.Īlso see: Everything I know about Instapaper for a big ole laundry list of Instapaper goodness.I’ve long been a fan of the web bookmarking service, Pinboard. Call it karma, call it web ethics, call it whatever you like. If you’re good about crediting others, you can expect others to return the favor. More importantly, it’s just the right thing to do. The importance of via (serious stuff)Ĭrediting others is, in my ever so humble opinion, critical to the efficient flow of “social capital” around the blogosphere, Twittersphere, or what ever abstract electronic social sphere you operate in. Whether you’re on a Mac, PC, iPhone, Droid, or a “Windows Phone 7 phone” (the only mobile device name requiring a TextExpander snippet), email is an option. If I want to tweet it, quote it in Tumblr, or use it here at PE, I can easily credit the person that originally shared it. When I actually get around to reading the article, I know where I got it from. Tip (finally): Just put “via Steve” on the end of the subject to remind you that he's who sent it. When you fire an email at your Instapaper email address, the subject of the email becomes the title of article, and it’s totally editable. Go take a look at yours on the Instapaper Extras page after you’re attention has been released from the mitts of this gripping post. It looks like this: you email a link to that address, it throws the article in your Unread folder. You’re just going to read them, and move on.īut what about those articles you find in your friends’ Twitter feed, or maybe a blog that you want to credit? Wouldn’t be nice if you could keep up with who shared that with you? Save the sharerįact: Your Instapaper account gives you a unique, clandestine email address. ![]() When you save an article to Instapaper in the usual way, you’re not likely to remember where you found the article. This convenience is great, but that doesn’t mean it’s all sunshine and daisies in Read Later Land. Whether you use the Instapaper browser bookmarklet or iOS apps like Reeder, you know that adding a link to your Unread items is just a simple tap away.
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