Automatically add links from Emails, Twitter or Google Reader to Reading List
Oct 04, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Azathoth
Oct 04, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Azathoth
This is kind of a stripped down version of Read It Later or Instapaper, but functions perfectly for my workflow. It allows me to star/favorite/email links in several web applications or on my iPhone and have them added to Safari's Reading List automatically once my laptop is on and checks e-mail.
I've set up actions in ifttt that forward Links I favorite in Twitter or Google Reader, to my personal e-mail account and prepend the subject with the keyword #ReadLater.
Next I constructed a Mail Rule that acts on all messages who's subjects begin with said keyword. The Mail Rule will invoke an Applescript, mark the message as read and move it to the trash.
Here's the script:
For some pictures and a few use cases, read the article on my blog.
[crarko adds: I haven't tested this one, but the script compiled cleanly in AppleScript Editor. The ifttt service looks potentially useful, and it is free, but the site is clearly optimized for a small screen, so don't panic when it looks horrible when viewed from a Mac.]
I've set up actions in ifttt that forward Links I favorite in Twitter or Google Reader, to my personal e-mail account and prepend the subject with the keyword #ReadLater.
Next I constructed a Mail Rule that acts on all messages who's subjects begin with said keyword. The Mail Rule will invoke an Applescript, mark the message as read and move it to the trash.
Here's the script:
using terms from application "Mail"
on perform mail action with messages theSelectedMessages
tell application "Mail"
repeat with eachMessage in theSelectedMessages
set mailbody to content of eachMessage
set theUrl to paragraph 1 of mailbody
tell application "Safari"
add reading list item theUrl
end tell
end repeat
end tell
end perform mail action with messages
end using terms from
[crarko adds: I haven't tested this one, but the script compiled cleanly in AppleScript Editor. The ifttt service looks potentially useful, and it is free, but the site is clearly optimized for a small screen, so don't panic when it looks horrible when viewed from a Mac.]
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