This is probably too obvious, but just in case, here is the best way I have found to save boating information found on internet web pages in my digital library. I don't like saving web pages because you get a lot of junk and extra folders and it becomes hard to find things in the cluttered up folders especially if it spans a couple of pages. I also wanted a way to get rid of junk on the page. So here is what I do using two free programs (sorry its only for a PC) -Copy the internet page or part of page by marking it and copying to the clipboard. -Paste the copied material into LibraOffice word processor. It handles pictures as well as text. -Use the word editor to get rid of anything not wanted. You can also add your own material. -Use cutepdf to print to a pdf with an easy to find name. You could just save in the libraoffice format, but I had some problems with linked pictures disappearing so prefer the pdf. Info on multiple web pages can be consolidated by multiple copies and pastes before the final cutepdf print step. JonasB Andiamo!!

Interesting BUT what are the two free programs and how does one get them. Peter Denton On 1/14/12, Jonas Butvila <jonasb-n@earthlink.net> wrote: > This is probably too obvious, but just in case, here is the best way I > have found to save boating information found on internet web pages in my > digital library. > > I don't like saving web pages because you get a lot of junk and extra > folders and it becomes hard to find things in the cluttered up folders > especially if it spans a couple of pages. I also wanted a way to get rid > of junk on the page. So here is what I do using two free programs (sorry > its only for a PC) > > -Copy the internet page or part of page by marking it and copying to the > clipboard. > -Paste the copied material into LibraOffice word processor. It handles > pictures as well as text. > -Use the word editor to get rid of anything not wanted. You can also add > your own material. > -Use cutepdf to print to a pdf with an easy to find name. > > You could just save in the libraoffice format, but I had some problems > with linked pictures disappearing so prefer the pdf. > Info on multiple web pages can be consolidated by multiple copies and > pastes before the final cutepdf print step. > > JonasB > Andiamo!! > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. >

Evernote is a free program (if you want access to data on your smartphone without a network connection you do have to pay). It eliminates multiple steps of copy and paste. Evernote.com Rich

Not sure how Evernote fits in, since I would not keep a huge library of articles on my phone. For example the recent pointer to Capt Pauley added a number of new PDFs to my horde of "ideas for the future" library. Websites come and go, but my PDF library is for sure avail for future reference. This suggestion was for people who use a PC as part of their boat equipment. --- Libreoffice is a free office suite equivalent to Microsoft Office. For this purpose, I used the Word equivalent program. Cutepdf Writer is a printer driver that creates a pdf instead of printing a hard copy. You can download the latest versions at: http://www.libreoffice.org/ http://www.cutepdf.com/products/ ( I just googled the names, no affiliation with either program, just a user that found them useful, there are other similar programs, these are just the ones I use and found that they get the job done easily) BTW the excel equivalent spreadsheet program is really great too. I have created a spreadsheet with multiple worksheets. All of my boat related info is now in one place. This includes: - Consolidated list of high level boat specific info like ids, physical dimensions, capacities - cruising and maintenance logs - checklists for getting underway, arriving, an extend leaving of the boat, going back to the boat ... -todo list of projects and maint activities for the future including paperwork like renewals, licenses, and registrations. (I have even found a way to automate a tickler list for periodic chores based on time or engine hours. This was pretty tricky and used less then I thought) - Boat notes for any misc info like part numbers, serial numbers, quirky operation/maint info. - Bridge notes: abbreviated instructions on using main features of various equipment, like autopilots, radar, GPS, depth sounders, intercoms, VHF ... (for me and my less experienced wife if she should ever need to do it). - spares inventory with locations I keep an electronic copy current and print a hard copy periodically that I keep in a binder. It provides backup or a quick look if I don't want to fire up the computer. I also write on the hard copy and transfer it later sometimes. If you don't change the spreadsheet much, you only need to print a couple of changed pages, so not too difficult. Jonas On 1/14/2012 4:49 PM, peter denton wrote: > Interesting BUT what are the two free programs and how does one get them. > Peter Denton > > On 1/14/12, Jonas Butvila<jonasb-n@earthlink.net> wrote: >> This is probably too obvious, but just in case, here is the best way I >> have found to save boating information found on internet web pages in my >> digital library. >> >> I don't like saving web pages because you get a lot of junk and extra >> folders and it becomes hard to find things in the cluttered up folders >> especially if it spans a couple of pages. I also wanted a way to get rid >> of junk on the page. So here is what I do using two free programs (sorry >> its only for a PC) >> >> -Copy the internet page or part of page by marking it and copying to the >> clipboard. >> -Paste the copied material into LibraOffice word processor. It handles >> pictures as well as text. >> -Use the word editor to get rid of anything not wanted. You can also add >> your own material. >> -Use cutepdf to print to a pdf with an easy to find name. >> >> You could just save in the libraoffice format, but I had some problems >> with linked pictures disappearing so prefer the pdf. >> Info on multiple web pages can be consolidated by multiple copies and >> pastes before the final cutepdf print step. >> >> JonasB >> Andiamo!! On 1/14/2012 4:49 PM, Rich Werner wrote: >> Evernote is a free program (if you want access to data on your smartphone >> without a network connection you do have to pay). It eliminates multiple >> steps of copy and paste. Evernote.com >> >> Rich >> >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change >> email address, etc) go to: >> http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com >> Trawlers& Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World >> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

Take a look at " read it later" set of products, all free. It reformats and stores on the cloud for later reading, right from the web. Easy one click. Gregory Han Via iPad On Jan 14, 2012, at 3:30 PM, Jonas Butvila <jonasb-n@earthlink.net> wrote: > This is probably too obvious, but just in case,