The Internet is a big place. In this series we take a look at different sites floating out there that we think are worth your time. If you have any sites that you think we should let people know about, leave a comment or drop us an email, podcast@perpetualgeekmachine.net.

I don’t think most of us realize how much time we spend reading things these days. Because we’re not reading a proper book or magazine when perusing that 3,000 word video game review on that blog we visit every day we don’t think about it. I’m probably reading more now on a daily basis than I ever have. One of the detriments to this is the barrage of ads, poor design, tiny fonts and page-view-padding broken up articles. In comes Readability, helping to make it all better. Let’s take a look. Above is a screenshot of a typical New York Times article. The text is squeezed to fit the social network sharing buttons, shoehorn ads and links to other “related” articles. It’s a typical unpleasant reading experience that you’ll find on major and minor web sites alike. Where Readability comes in is taking this article, recognizing the important bits and reformatting it into a much more usable design, like this:

The variables can all be customized; font size, body width, etc. One of the best features of using Readability is that it takes multi-page articles and pulls all the content onto one page. In the free version of Readability you can save their formatted version to Kindle. If you choose to subscribe to their service (starting at $5.00/month) you’ll gain access to the iOS mobile version (no official Android support that I could tell), save articles to a “read later” list and 70% of your fee will go directly to the writer or publisher of articles you convert with Readability.

If you’re tired of trying to read around all the ads and roadblocks that sites put up in their article than I highly suggest you give Readability a try. It’s a quick, simple and sexy way to make reading on the web a more pleasant experience.