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Maybe this is a stupid...

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Maybe this is a stupid...

Maybe this is a stupid question, but why don’t you just save the web page as html like the rest of us? It’s smaller, more portable, and you can search folders of html files with the text search built into your OS, whatever you happen to use.

As Wendell aludes, your browser will probably create an html file for the page and a directory of the same name for any associated images/javascript/CSS, but you can always delete that without loss of information if it bothers you.

Archive your receipts and account info with PDFs By: Merlin Mann (11 replies) September 2, 2004 - 1:01pm
  • In answer to Len's question... By: Brendon (2005-03-02 11:49)
  • I don’t think Safari does... By: Merlin (2004-09-21 20:10)
  • Maybe this is a stupid... By: Len (2004-09-21 20:00)
  • I scan all my paper... By: Fazal Majid (2004-09-12 08:25)
  • You can go a step... By: Steven Jarvis (2004-09-06 06:46)
  • This is great, Steven. Thanks... By: Merlin (2004-09-06 08:38)
  • You're welcome! I have a... By: Steven Jarvis (2004-09-06 18:32)
  • As for your question about... By: Merlin (2004-09-06 18:41)
  • Heh, this is exactly what... By: Wendell Hicken (2004-09-08 16:16)
  • I doubt Spotlight will serve... By: Steven Jarvis (2004-09-09 15:56)
  • I read this and thought... By: Nigel Magnay (2004-09-10 08:39)
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