Save Web Pages for Later with Iterasi

A perfect combination of events today. The first is an unhappy event. I feel ripped off by an online merchant. The second is an online service that will help me in my dispute.

I bought a product with a membership continuation program as a “backend”. You know the kind of thing, you buy the download but to get the download you have to be plugged into a “free trial” of a membership site, but cancel soon enough and in theory you shouldn’t get billed.

Well I tried to cancel. Twice. Using the email information provided in the support knowledge base. Today I got billed.

Of course I tried (again) to contact the publisher, but I was worried he will change the information on the site. I was going to take a screenshot but then I saw on TechCrunch that Iterasi was now available for Macs.

This service allows you to grab pages exactly as they are, store and tag them for later retrieval. Just what I need!

First you sign up and download the toolbar. Then when you come to a page you want to store, you hit the appropriate button.

iterasi Help

Unfortunately the “Quick” option stores pages available to the public. Not good if you want to keep receipts, booking details and login information.

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To keep something private you have to use the more detailed form. I’m guessing most people will quickly find the longer route more useful when it comes to retrieval time anyway, you will be glad of the folders and tags.

Firefox

Once you have filed your stuff away, you can browse and get your info back out quite easily. No, I am not showing you my account!

Think this might be useful to you? Please share in the comments …

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Chris Garrett 
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2 Responses to “Save Web Pages for Later with Iterasi”

  1. Michele Connolly on August 21st, 2008 2:42 pm

    Hmmm, think I may have had the same experience with the same online merchant…

    I went with a low-tech version of your tactic: Used SnagIt to snap the support page, including support ticket number and date.

    Now I just need a fix on the follow up stalker calls they keep making!

  2. Chris Garrett on August 22nd, 2008 11:08 am

    Heh, seems there is a lot of it about :)

    I loath these “sneaky continuation” tactics but unfortunately there are more and more internet marketers using them

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