When browsing the net .. lets say you see something interesting and want to read it … but you do not have the time.  Well … there is a solution … it is a TiVo like application … it is “Read It Later” …

Readitlater -  for professionals like you allows the queuing up of articles to read later, from your Readitlater account page.  Saving an article to read later is easy: you just add a bookmarklet to your Firefox bookmarks bar, and click it whenever you find something worth saving.

Some of the advantages that Read It Later offers are:

• to add and read saved information from almost any devices available on the market by using the web interface, native apps, or any other apps that support the Read It Later environment:
• to save information for offline reading, so you can continue reading your saved information even if your device is in airplane mode.
• to synchronize the reading progress so you can continue reading on another device and pick up where you left off.

How to set it up:

The first part is to create a free ReadItLater account on the “cloud”.    Have your user id and a password ready (with email verification), and you are set up to go.

Set up a reading list:

Build your list the easy way by adding the “Read It Later” bookmarklet to your browser’s bookmark bar. This bookmarklet should be compatible with every browser:

When you are browsing the net – and see something to read but do not have time now – save it for viewing at a later time:  Click the bookmarklet and the article will be saved.

Internet Explorer/FireFox plugins

Adding a plug to your favourite web browser allows you to mark web pages, items and text for reading later as you browse.   Plugins for all major browsers are available for downloading: for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and iPad/phone.  Once downloaded, if you see a page, URL or link that is of interest, right-click the page or link and you now have an option to ReadItLater.   The URL link is now sent to your cloud account.  A new ReadItLater chevron button
is also added in the toolbar to add the entire current page you are currently viewing.

Mobility with RIL

But what makes Read It Later work so well is its ability to move seamlessly between your computer and your mobile device. For example, if you were in the middle of an article that you read on your browser at home when you had to go to work, you can continue reading on your iPhone on the way to the office. Read It Later’s iPhone App would pick up where you left off. Then if your commute was not long enough for you to finish the article, you could continue your reading at the office’s computer.

To continue your reading on your mobile app, tap the “Currently Reading” option on the front page of the app.

Using this combination I no longer have to bookmark interesting items, add a ToDo to read them, or get distracted into reading them now.

Instead, I can mark the items that interest me, and Read Them Later when time allows.