Review: Pluckr

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Summary

Plucker, by Plkr, is an excellent lightweight reader/offline web browser.

Overview

Manufacturer: Plkr
Platform: Palm
Current Version: Palm: 1.8

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Solid application
• Open source…free
• Many free text sites support pluckr

Cons

• The subscription tool is not intuitive

Why Did I Download/Buy This?

I originally wanted to use my PDA not only as a be glad to book reader, but to read newspaper sites. I started with Mobipocket, which was easy to obtain material for. But when my channels kept breaking, and the software kept getting bigger, I began to look elsewhere. My requirements were that it could easily import material from sites like Project Gutenberg, have bookmarks, have built in dictionary support and have the ability to subscribe to website content. The last requirement was a nice-to-have, since I no longer read newspapers on my PDA. Pluckr met all requirements, and was free, too!

How Do I Use This?

I always have books on my PDA that I can read. I mainly get these from Project Gutenberg, since I like reading the classics.