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No Internet? No Problem: Wikipedia Whenever You Want ItPosted in Reference on 30 Jun 2010 |
 Written by Allison Wahl |
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Wikipedia is revolutionizing the way we learn about things, and is certainly a useful tool to have handy at all times. However, the traditional Wikipedia app requires internet connection, so if you can’t access WiFi or don’t want to use up data roaming, you’re out of luck… or are you? Wikipedia Offline is sneaking its way into peoples’ hands and hearts. It is by no means a new app, but upon my recent discovery of it, I wondered where it had been all this time? Wikipedia Offline enables you to download Wikipedia in its entirety so that you can search, scroll, and enjoy all the wonders of Wikipedia without relying upon Internet accessibility (beyond the first download). Yes, the app does cost you $8.99 and about 3GB of space, but how can you put a price on knowledge? And the app doesn’t just deliver content; there’s real-time search, image galleries, embedded images and tables, customizable text and font options, in-page search, subsequent content updates, bookmarks, histories… basically everything you know and love Wikipedia and its apps to do. Wikipedia Offline harnesses all the greatness of the database without the added hassle of internet connection, so nothing can stand between you and your indulgence of random facts and knowledge.
