Please Help! New iTouch/switch from Palm

roswell1965 · 05-15-2010, 09:35 PM

Hello,

For years I've been using my My Palm Tungsten along with Plucker to pull web-pages off the net to read later.. My wife just bought me the Touch and after some searching I found and downloaded the Read It Later app.. Also am using the Firefox add-on; there is the "sync" button there but I am still unable to figure out how to get a webpage onto the Touch.. What am I missing? We don't have our computer set-up for WiFi - is WiFi absolutely necessary to make this work or is there a way to transfer via USB like I've been doing?

Thanks for any help!

Mark

Trubu · 05-15-2010, 09:45 PM

I'm not familiar with Read It Later, but yeah, unfortunately you're probably out of luck if you don't have a wifi network. There is some USB document transfer functionality coming in iPhone OS 4.0, due for release in a month or so, but the app has to support it.

If you can, I'd highly recommend picking up a cheap wifi router - the Touch will be a much, much more useful device that way.

kjk · 05-15-2010, 09:51 PM

You might want to try Instapaper-I am not familiar with read it later but it sounds similar. Instapaper synchs over the web.

scottjl · 05-15-2010, 09:55 PM

yes, sorry, you need wifi to use Read It Later on the Touch.

Nate the great · 05-15-2010, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roswell1965

Hello,

For years I've been using my My Palm Tungsten along with Plucker to pull web-pages off the net to read later.. My wife just bought me the Touch and after some searching I found and downloaded the Read It Later app.. Also am using the Firefox add-on; there is the "sync" button there but I am still unable to figure out how to get a webpage onto the Touch.. What am I missing? We don't have our computer set-up for WiFi - is WiFi absolutely necessary to make this work or is there a way to transfer via USB like I've been doing?

Thanks for any help!

Mark

You might want to switch to Instapaper. Their system works over the web, and the PC & Ipod Touch don't have to be on the same network.

scottjl · 05-15-2010, 10:19 PM

Read It Later works over the web too, pretty much the same as Instapaper. I have both.. But both require the Touch to have net access to download your saved pages, net over WiFi. You can't download to Instapaper or Read It Later over USB. Sorry.

roswell1965 · 05-15-2010, 10:22 PM

Wow FAST!! You guys are awesome, thanks..

I will have a look at Instapaper but you're right it may be time for me to join the 21st Century and get a wifi router. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

AMacD · 05-16-2010, 11:57 AM

Is there a manual for "Read it Later"? I know it works on the Kindle but I don't know how. I click on the Read Later button and nothing happens from there, or at least whatever happens is invisible to me.

roswell1965 · 05-16-2010, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMacD

Is there a manual for "Read it Later"? I know it works on the Kindle but I don't know how. I click on the Read Later button and nothing happens from there, or at least whatever happens is invisible to me.

There's alot of instruction on their website; instruction that lead me to believe it would work as Plucker does with my Palm.

I first paid $4.99 for the Bookshelf app thinking that would work

So obviously I am confused... I did find DVDFab and am blissfully ripping my collection for viewing on the touch.. Very nice

05-15-2010, 09:35 PM	#1
roswell1965 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate New York Device: iPod Touch, Palm Tungsten E2	Please Help! New iTouch/switch from Palm Hello, For years I've been using my My Palm Tungsten along with Plucker to pull web-pages off the net to read later.. My wife just bought me the Touch and after some searching I found and downloaded the Read It Later app.. Also am using the Firefox add-on; there is the "sync" button there but I am still unable to figure out how to get a webpage onto the Touch.. What am I missing? We don't have our computer set-up for WiFi - is WiFi absolutely necessary to make this work or is there a way to transfer via USB like I've been doing? Thanks for any help! Mark

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05-15-2010, 09:45 PM	#2
Trubu Zealot Posts: 148 Karma: 503 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2, Nook, iPhone 3GS, iPad	I'm not familiar with Read It Later, but yeah, unfortunately you're probably out of luck if you don't have a wifi network. There is some USB document transfer functionality coming in iPhone OS 4.0, due for release in a month or so, but the app has to support it. If you can, I'd highly recommend picking up a cheap wifi router - the Touch will be a much, much more useful device that way.

05-15-2010, 09:51 PM	#3
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	You might want to try Instapaper-I am not familiar with read it later but it sounds similar. Instapaper synchs over the web.

05-15-2010, 09:55 PM	#4
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	yes, sorry, you need wifi to use Read It Later on the Touch.

05-15-2010, 10:19 PM	#6
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Read It Later works over the web too, pretty much the same as Instapaper. I have both.. But both require the Touch to have net access to download your saved pages, net over WiFi. You can't download to Instapaper or Read It Later over USB. Sorry.

05-15-2010, 10:22 PM	#7
roswell1965 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Upstate New York Device: iPod Touch, Palm Tungsten E2	Wow FAST!! You guys are awesome, thanks.. I will have a look at Instapaper but you're right it may be time for me to join the 21st Century and get a wifi router. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

05-16-2010, 11:57 AM	#8
AMacD Al Posts: 66 Karma: 140 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bardstown, KY as home base, but RV following the seasons. Device: Kindle1 and Kindle2 and Palm T\|X	Is there a manual for "Read it Later"? I know it works on the Kindle but I don't know how. I click on the Read Later button and nothing happens from there, or at least whatever happens is invisible to me.