The only problem with reading off a laptop screen is the fact that pages aren't that wide and you're constantly scrolling just to finish a single page. If there's a way to prop up a 4-6lbs laptop, please let me know! :-P
Have you checked the ACM Digital Library for recent human-computer-interaction papers or some similar SIG (special interest group) that they have? -Rudolf O. On 10 September 2011 18:29, Ted Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2011-09-10 at 12:30 +0200, Dirk wrote: > > I own a Thinkpad t61 14", but it isn't very pleasant to sit on the bench > > and read a book with it... I think the advantages of a ereader or tablet > > are pretty obvious. Also, are those glasses for digital reading really > > an improvement, and is there scientific proof for it? I just installed > > Redshift, thx for noticing. > > I've been reading A Clash of Kings (the sequel to Game of Thrones, a big > long fantasy book) on my laptop using nothing but evince and redshift, > and I have no problems with it. The only thing I could want is slightly > better scrolling via space/backspace (like Readability has), but that's > minor. > > The glasses aren't for reading so much as prolonged monitor use. They're > marketed towards programmers and video game players. Apparently they're > popular in "major league gaming." They've been great for me -- they're > great at preventing headaches and have totally eliminated the eye strain > I used to have. That said, I don't know of anyone getting a grant to > publish an evaluation of them in a peer-reviewed journal. >
