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Iterasi Adds Automatic Page Grabs, Mac Support
Posted by Kevin Purdy at 11:11 PM on August 21, 2008
Windows/Mac: Previously featured website snapshot saver Iterasi rolled out two great new features—namely, support for Firefox in OS X, and a new automatic scheduler. The scheduling tool lets you create an exact copy—CSS, JavaScript, and images included—of any site at regular intervals. So if you want to grab a copy of the Woot! deals page in the wee early hours, check a favourite online comic, or use it for work research, Iterasi is now a lot more convenient. The browser add-on is a free download for Windows (IE 7 and Firefox) and Mac OS X (Firefox).
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mcv2
Posted 12:47 AM 22/8/08
Oh, now they are!
Anyway, as I asked earlier, I don't really get this - why would you want to capture a blog post and have it captured when it changes or on a schedule? Why don't you just subscribe to the RSS feed?
What am I missing here?
mcv2
mcv2
Posted 12:45 AM 22/8/08
Hmm, posts not working?
mcv2
mcv2
Posted 12:49 AM 22/8/08
And whilst I'm asking questions, has this website had a redesign? It doesn't look quite like it used to a few days ago, and this comment box is tiny!
mcv2
Lifehacked
Posted 6:01 AM 22/8/08
Nope, the comment box is fine. But yeah, this is the new design.
Lifehacked
mcv2
Posted 6:42 AM 22/8/08
The box has gone back to the regular size now, weird.
Is there any info on the site about this new design? Reasons, thinking behind subtle changes, etc?
mcv2
petegrillo
Posted 7:57 AM 23/8/08
@mcv2, I agree RSS is the obvious solution for blogs. You could think of the Scheduler as your own personal version of the waybackmachine. What might one want to track? Perhaps the presidential campaign - I wonder how he messages might change as the election approaches? You may have a retail site you want to track, or in business, perhaps you want to track a competitors Website to monitor how their messages evolve over time. The Web will always change - with the Scheduler you have a tool that allows you to record and monitor changes in sites that interest you.
petegrillo
PrestonSatyr
Posted 4:17 AM 22/8/08
Since it seems like we're in the mode of adding comments after comments... There also seems to be a MAJOR privacy issue with the "What the iterasi community is archiving..." links at the bottom of their webpage. For example, I bet that user LLIMA doesn't want everyone in the world to know about who's been e-mailing him/her, today's agenda and what documents he/she is working on -- https://www.iterasi.net/OpenViewer.aspx?sqrlitid=6zydrCbOA0a0_IJ4ct_baQ
PrestonSatyr
PrestonSatyr
Posted 4:09 AM 22/8/08
I don't get it either mcv2 -- the only reason I could see a person using this app would be to have an archive of their own websites, or to conduct research on news aggregators or something.. Pretty much any site that changes content quickly enough to require that a person automate a snapshot of it should already have a robust archive. Anyone at LH care to weigh in on this one? Of course, it would probably be a good way to download pron to your computer...
PrestonSatyr
mcv
Posted 12:26 AM 22/8/08
I don't get it - why would you want to capture a blog? Why not just subscribe to the RSS feed?
What am I missing here, please explain.
mcv