I was having trouble reading, drifting and falling asleep. I realized it was the print size and the contrast between the paper and the ink, they just blurred together making it impossible to comprehend anything.
I bought a Kindle and what a difference, I could read for 1-2 hours without fading out. You can adjust the fonts and on the Kindle, especially the new one (paper white?), the letters stand out from the background. It does comes in a larger size, but I wanted it small for portability, if waiting for a doctor and finish the book, I have 40 more in my hand to pick from. Nothing beats the Kindle for letter to paper contrast due to only a black and white screen (no glare). I also bought a tablet so I could hold a conversation at work, they discuss the smartphones and tablets all the time. Well I really do like it, instead of a big laptop I can use it while watching TV (browse the web, Google, holds my work files) and at work. You can also read books on this. I really like it for the mind games you can download. They have multiple types of logic puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, crossword, word searches, hangman, Sudoku and more. You can get at least a few of each of these for free. I hated Sudoku but download one of the free ones just to see. It was great, the way it is displayed and certain numbers highlight to help you figure things out. This of course was the beginner's level; the next level was tougher, so went back to beginners to learn more. These kind of games help keep and even improve my cognition which I need to keep my job. There are also fun games like Angry Birds and they have old fashioned Ski Ball. There are free applications (apps) for almost everything - calendars, notes, weather, news, calculators, conversion tools (oz. to grams, etc.), books, dictionaries, drawing and oh so much more. For someone who can't get around much it might be entertaining and help your cognition. They do cost a few hundred dollars; can get for less than $400 - $500, maybe you could ask family/friends to all chip in for your birthday or other special occasion. If you have one or get one please don't get frustrated that you have difficulties learning to use it or a game on it. It's like TM or anything else in life, clear negative thoughts, remove the words "I can't do this" from your vocabulary and go forward slow and steady. There is a lot of fun, interesting information and help with cognition waiting for you on these Tablets. There I go again with the run on subject matter. Sorry, I just have so much in my mind and not too many people to share it with. Hope this brings something into some of your lives. Maybe fun doing online research about all the different kinds of tablets and Kindles, if nothing else you will have learned something (to me that is a good day). Make it a great day, Deb From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:49 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Facebook Cindy, I haven't been able to read for a very long time. At first, I thought it was my glasses, but after getting new ones, the problems still exist. I have the same difficulties that Cindy does. Seems like I read paragraphs 2 or 3 times before I "get" it. I used to have 3 books going at a time, but not now. There is a book on the table beside me collecting dust. It's all I can do to work a puzzle in my puzzle books. Jude, Michigan In a message dated 1/24/2013 4:21:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I love to read but for the last 10 years or so I have extreme difficulty concentrating on reading a book. It seems I have to read 10 pages, go back 5, read 10 more, go back 5. Think every book I get through I must have read it at least twice. Do others have this problem? Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Facebook I disagree, unless at 61 I am one of the younger ones. I enjoy the words and the pictures. I collect a lot of the (to me) inspirational photos. I get a lot out of them, maybe because I haven't been reading as much as I used to. I have to get back to my books. Jude In a message dated 1/23/2013 11:39:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I AGREE COMPLETELY DALTON. PATTI On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Dalton Garis <[email protected]> wrote: For my situation, I don't need Facebook; But i see that for the young they really like to send pictures to each other. WE, on the other hand, grew up READING things rather than VIEWING things, and that is the difference. We read and the younger set views. It is WORDS ON A PAGE for us, but for the younger set they IMAGE more. dg Dalton Garis Flushing, Queens New York, USA (718) 838-0437 <tel:%28718%29%20838-0437>
