Pocket is shutting down - here's how to retrieve what little data you still can

Floriana/Getty Images Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, and I am not amused. I'm also not a freeloader demanding support for a free account. Over the years, my wife and I have paid almost $1,000 to Mozilla's bookmarking service for secure article storage. Let me give you an analogy. You paid a storage facility to hold physical boxes containing business records. They did their job for years, and you kept paying them. Then, suddenly, you get a notice that you have a few months to come to the facility to pick up your boxes. That sucks, but you rent a truck and go to the facility. Also: Mozilla is so out of Pocket for shutting down one of my favorite apps So far, so good. The facility hands you your boxes, all labeled appropriately. But the contents inside have all been destroyed. Every last box is now empty. And they think you should be grateful because they let you have your boxes back. OK, let's give a digital analogy. You've been paying a Dropbox-like company to store your data onl ... Read full article.