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Google Reader - Send To buttons for Instapaper and Evernote
Jordan created a Send To link for Instapaper, a web app that allows you to save web pages for reading later. While he was at it, he made one for Evernote too. Here's the skinny.
Instapaper Send To link for Google Reader
1. Copy the following URL to your text editor
https://www.instapaper.com/api/add?url=${url}&title=${title}&username=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD2. Replace USERNAME (in caps) with your Instapaper username and replace your Instapaper password with PASSWORD. If you don't have a password, just delete everything after your USERNAME.
3. Go to the Settings tab in Google Reader and click on Send To. Then scroll down to Create custom link.
Name: Instapaper
URL: Copy in the URL you edited in your text editor
Icon URL: Optional, but I think life is better with favicons:
http://www.instapaper.com/favicon.pngClick Save and your Instapaper Send To button is created.
Evernote Send To button for Google Reader
1. Go to the Settings, Send To tab in Google Reader
2. Click on Create a custom link
3. In the Name field, type in Evernote
4. For URL, copy and paste the following line in its entirety
http://www.evernote.com/clip.action?url=${url}&title=${title5. In the Icon URL, paste in the following:
http://www.evernote.com/about/img/favicon.ico6. Click Save and you're done.
Now when you go to the bottom of a story in Google Reader and click on Send To, you should see your new custom links. Slap yourself on the back and pour a nice cold one. You deserve it.
Thanks Jordan!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
john said 8:54AM on 8-17-2009
Cool! What would be the link for Iterasi for Sent To?
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Jordan Running said 12:27PM on 8-15-2009
Here you go, John:
http://jordanrunning.com/2009/08/send-to-livejournal-and-iterasi-for-google-reader/
RTMS said 2:08AM on 8-15-2009
Can this be used with LiveJournal? Anyone know how to set that up?
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Jordan Running said 12:26PM on 8-15-2009
Great idea, RTMS. I've written up a new tutorial that shows how to set up "Send To" for LiveJournal.
Jordan Running said 12:26PM on 8-15-2009
Oof. AOL ate the URL. Here's the link:
http://jordanrunning.com/2009/08/send-to-livejournal-and-iterasi-for-google-reader/
RTMS said 12:54PM on 8-15-2009
Thank you! It set up with no problems.
abhisek.dutt said 7:01AM on 8-15-2009
Check this out guys: http://www.labnol.org/internet/download-google-reader-stories-as-pdf/9389/
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Karl said 3:09PM on 8-15-2009
I hope none of you people are actually doing this! Sending your password in plain text as part of the URL?? That's freakin insane!
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Daniel said 4:32AM on 8-16-2009
This would be absolutely fabulous with EtherPad! A person could read an article, send out the relevant paragraph or pages, and then collaborate with friends and colleagues in really real time. Very neat!
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Mack said 2:27AM on 9-17-2009
This could be more suitable for the Ethernet stuff......
http://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com
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