Instapaper is part of my daily information flow – a huge part. I’ve written some thoughts about Instapaper in the past, and recommend it fully. However, Milind Alvares of Smoking Apples wrote up such a fantastic review of the service that I simply must share it with you. Here’s a snippet:
Instapaper is not about urgency, and its design philosophy speaks about its intended use. There are no unread counts, anywhere. You don’t have to read something now, if you don’t want to. It will always be there, and that’s okay. Just flick through the list, which can go as long as you want, and pick something you like. If you start reading an article, and find that you aren’t in the mood for that kind of article, Instapaper will remember your position in that article the next time you open it. Heck, the new Instapaper even syncs your position across your devices.
This defines what I love about Instapaper more eloquently than I could ever hope to. Instapaper lets me set aside articles to read later, when I have time – but it never pressures me. I can read when I want to… on my own schedule.