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Ok, for some strange reason, embedding the bookmarklet code into this post causes it to break. So, we’ll just link you to the Inventive Labs website, from which you can add the bookmarklet to your Safari browser.
My original post is lost, so rather than try and remember exactly what I wrote, here’s a quick rundown of what Tabulate does.
The iPhone Safari web browser is the singularly most enjoyable and intuitive application that I’ve ever used. But, does that close the door to improvement? No way. The browsing experience on the iPhone is great – new links open in separate windows and you can multi-task between the windows at the swipe of a finger. But, there’s no way to force an embedded link to open in the new windows (tab) or in the current window.
Enter Tabulate. The genius coders over at Inventive Labs have come up with this bookmarklet, which, once loaded, gives you the option of (1) opening an embedded link within the current window (Blue icon), (2) opening an embedded link in a new window/tab (Green icon), or (3) you can flag a link for later viewing (Orange “flag” icon). You enable Tabulate by starting the bookmarklet from any webpage, after which you’ll see a little orange flag in the upper left corner of your screen – this icon tracks the number of links you have flagged for later viewing. Once tabulate is enabled, any embedded link you click will bring up a Javascript pop-up with the aforementioned options.
As I mentioned, since the bookmarklet seems to break this post when I embed it, I’ll just link to the Inventive Labs website. From there, simply drag the Tabulate bookmarklet to your Safari bookmarks bar, sync your iPhone (don’t forget to check the “Sync Safari Bookmarks” box in iTunes), and open up your iPhone’s Safari browser. Simple
We love the added functionality of the Tabulate bookmarlet. The only drawback is that the bookmarklet needs to be enabled for every new webpage – a slight annoyance, but worth definitely worth it. Props to the Inventive Labs coders!
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About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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