As magazines and newspapers have become so expensive. In this digital age it makes sense to move away from physical media. So Readly offer unlimited access to 7500 magazines and 180 newspapers through their website, or their app.
The magazines or newspapers available through the Readly website or app, are presented in a format that replicates their physical counterparts. However, this can make reading articles a little difficult when viewed from smart phone with a small screen. So there is also something called Article view, which will present a specific page or article in a more readable format.
As to the library of content, we have access to most of the main newspapers, like the Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent and Daily Express. However, the Times, Telegraph and Financial Times are not included.
On the magazine front we have everything from the Beano to Woman’s weekly. So you should have no problem finding a new article to read. Particularly as past issues have been archived and are also included in Readly’s library.
Another useful feature in Readly, is that you can share a subscription with up to 5 users or 5 devices. Then because everyone has different tastes. You can create individual user profiles so that each person only sees content they are interested in. So if you are a family who likes to read, Readly is a very cost effective way to access magazines and newspapers.
Should you try Readly?
While originally we used Apple News +. When it increased in price, we decided to find an alternative service, which is where Readly stepped in. While Readly is the same price as Apple News + at £12.99. Readly’s library of content is considerably larger than what Apple News + currently offers. So with a larger library of content and the fact you can run Readly on any phone or tablet. Makes it a service that’s well worth trying.
Early Access content
For our early access subscribers, this month we will be releasing our first video in a new series, that looks at setting up a Synology BeeStation. For those not familiar with the BeeStation. It is a piece of hardware that allows you to easily create your own personal cloud.
While this is something that you can do with any Synology NAS. The BeeStation has been specifically designed to provide only two services. One to act as cheap cloud storage, and the other to allow you to backup photographs on your smartphone or tablet. So because it is so basic, the BeeStation is great for anyone new to home networking, who is not sure that they need a full NAS.
This months video releases
As we just bought the new Amazon Echo Spot for a bedroom. The first video of the month will be on the 3 ways you can factory reset it. Then sticking with the factory reset theme. The next video in our Synology router series will look at how you perform a soft and hard reset.
Then towards the latter half of the month. We will be taking a look at how you access network shares from a Google Chromebook. While this may not be something that most home users will need to do. It does demonstrate that Google is trying to turn Chromebooks into more fully formed computers, rather than glorified web browsers.
Finally at the end of the month we will be releasing a Synology tips video that takes a look at configuring email notifications. For those not aware, you can configure your NAS to notify you when specific events happen. For example when a backup has been completed or should a hard drive fail. While this may not seem like a particularly useful feature. A prior warning of a potential issue, could help to protect the data on your NAS.
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