The web has become so complex that reading simple content on a typical page often feels like an exercise designed to test your powers of concentration.

Between banner ads, pop-ups, sidebars, “Click to continue” links, and similar standard web page features, the important content often gets lost.

Evernote now proposes an answer.

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I am far from an expert when it comes to hardware, and keeping up with the latest specs on gadgets. In fact, a large part of the goal of Geek-in-Law is to find ways for “normal” people to make good technology decisions without spending all your time researching CPUs and memory. One way to do that is to point you to blogs and websites which do that work for you.

Here’s some information from the AndroidGuys blog, where the author very clearly shows why you should pay at least a little attention (and a little money) if you want to get a decent Android cell phone.

… decide now if that $29.99 Android phone with specs from 2009 is worth it.

- Why to never “just go with the free one”, AndroidGuys

Read the full post – trust me, it’s informative and a quick read. :-)

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… if you’re writing applications for end users, you have to remember that you’re writing for an audience that has been traumatized by bad experiences.

- Paul Graham, Founders at Work (Jessica Livingston)

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