Print Preview has long been one of my favourite browser buttons. I don't actually print much, but it is a way of blocking all the winkin' and blinkin' content that some websites indulge in to excess. I don't object to advertising per se, but I do object to moving ads that constantly vie for my attention. It's like TV sets in bars. OK, the sound's off and it's only a soap opera, but you can't help being distracted by the constant movement.

On my personal machines I use AdBlock Plus, a Firefox add-on that does just what it claims. Flashblock is good too, replacing Flash animations with a Play button so you have the option of whether to run them or not. But I recently discovered Readability, a handy bookmarklet from Arc90 that strips the garbage at the press of a button and presents you with a nicely formatted page.





... into this.


Installation's a doddle. Select your preferred style, size and margin settings on the Readability homepage then drag and drop the Readability button to your toolbar. Whenever you want to make a page more readable, just click the button.

According to the site "Readability works with most major modern browsers and has been tested on many news sites and blogs. It isn’t 100% effective but works surprisingly well."

It does too. Readers' rule!