Sentences with phrase «since reading on screens»

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Jane Austen novels prove handy in all manner of ways - as a splendid read, an opportunity to observe that matters of the heart have scarcely changed since the early 1800s and as an abundant source for screen adaptations, not just of her oeuvre but also for spin - offs such as «Clueless,» which is a contemporary retelling of «Emma,» and the recent «Becoming Jane,» very loosely based on Austen's unfulfilled romantic life.

When: August 15th Why: It's been a while since I read the Lois Lowry novel on which the film is based, but from what little I do remember, it's understandable why some fans have voiced their outrage about this big screen adaptation.

Ron Howard's film admirably represents Dan Brown's book on the big screen, and I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time before we see the prequel «Angels & Demons» up there also (since it seems everyone read the novels out of sequence anyway).

Ever since news broke that James Franco would be bringing The Disaster Artist — a tell - all book about the making of infamously so - bad - it's - brilliant film The Room — to the big screen, we've been waiting with spoons at the ready (if you're unfamiliar with the traditions and cult following behind Tommy Wiseau's epic, read up on it here).

Use Sans Serif fonts such as Arial, Veranda, or Tahoma for body content and subheadings since these are much easier to read on screens.

Since we are already required to assess our K - 5 students on universal screening measures three times a year in pre-reading, reading fluency and comprehension, math computation and mathematical concepts, why do we have to lose more valuable instruction time by putting our students through these redundant assessments?

Since implementing the universal screening in English / Language Arts using Accucess two years ago, proficiency ratings on the state test have increased 7 percentage points in reading and have held at a steady 86 % in writing.

Since its inception, the Kindle has had one key task: display digital books on an easy - to - read screen.

The darker text is certainly an improvement on the Sony and Kindle and makes reading in lower lighting conditions somewhat easier, but considering the Vizplex screens have been in production since 2007, you'd think that after 3 years the new and improved Pearl screens would blow the old ones out of the water.

Manga Rock actually is VERY buggy, I wouldn't recommend to use it unless you have a lot of space and a good phone, also a good internet connection, sometimes you have to close the app and open again in order for it to load the manga correctly, and sometimes while downloading a bunch of chapters would definitely disappear and you can never download them again (only read them without downloading), yet another glitch is, manga never loads with the «loading screen» on each page, and you have to close the device and re-open in order for it to load (however, this happens to EVERY manga I've tried to read now after using it for months so basically I can't read anymore on Manga Rock), and the worse case is the manga chapter you're reading becomes a bunch of pages with small black dot in the middle and the light black color surrounding it, when that happens, R.I.P, you can only read it on a different platform / device since no matter you reload, or re-install the stupid app, you can never, EVER, read the sole chapter anymore even though you tries and download the chapter, then the downloaded chapter turns out to be the same

I read it in one sitting since it hit home for me on many levels, recently losing a loved one to a neurological disease and having a close family member go through the same embryo screening procedures at the same lab because of a different genetic condition.

Since E Ink simulates paper, e-readers with screens based on the technology have needed a supplemental book light to read in darkness.

Ever since I read The Hunger Games and heard it was being turned into a movie, I've thought that it's one thing to read about teenagers massacring each other — and another thing to see it unfold on a 50 - foot tall screen.

We were slow to adopt these new mobile formats, thinking readers would not want to read technical books on screens as small as the iPhone's, but we recognized that we were wrong and have since embraced the mobile reading medium.

As for the Kindle Fire, I looked at them and they are interesting and a good alternative to the iPad, but they have an LED screen and that is not as easy on the eyes as the classic Kindle «e-ink» screen and since I really do use my Kindle just for reading books and newspapers, I think I'll pass on the Fire for the moment....

It is the ideal device for reading picture books with your children, since it is easy to appreciate beautiful illustrations on the screen.

Oh, and I don't mind reading on my phone since this one has a fairly large screen and the fonts can be resized to comfy.

No eye strain on the Kindle and I can read in any normal indoor or outdoor light conditions as long as there is light since there's no back - lighting on the screen, but the type is as easy on the eyes as books.

Especially since I read most on a black and white screen, the subtleties of the cover art are lost in a mess of gray scale.

In total, it seems like I'll get 25 - 33 % more words on the K3 screen, which is great for a few reasons: having to press the page turn button less frequently (which is nice in itself) also means I should be able to read faster, and the battery will last longer, since e-Ink screens only use power when you change pages (you should get about 10,000 page turns per battery charge, regardless of how many words are on each page).

With a programming book in particular, one might get the kindle version to read it portably, but later if you want to refer to it while working on something it would be more convenient on the computer screen, especially if you can copy & paste, and especially since the computer version won't go to sleep every few minutes.

This often makes reading PDFs on smaller 6 - inch screens problematic — a device like the Onyx Boox M96 with its 9.7 - inch screen is much more effective for displaying PDFs, especially since it was designed for it.

Since an image is always displayed completely on the screen, image resolution should be constrained to a maximum of 500 × 600 so that the image is not scaled, making it hard to read.

Since different customers will read the eBook on a variety of screen sizes and aspect ratios, from cell phones to HD tablets, and since the customer can adjust the type face, font size, background color, and internal margins, you can't predict which information or how much information will show on any given scSince different customers will read the eBook on a variety of screen sizes and aspect ratios, from cell phones to HD tablets, and since the customer can adjust the type face, font size, background color, and internal margins, you can't predict which information or how much information will show on any given scsince the customer can adjust the type face, font size, background color, and internal margins, you can't predict which information or how much information will show on any given screen.

The effect of the GlowLight is allegedly like having two readers in one since you can read it with the light off on a fast and advanced E Ink display or in bright sunlight because of a precise infrared touchscreen that comes with a built - in anti-glare screen protector.

It's worth asking why it is that — given that Project Gutenberg has been around since the earliest days of the Internet — we haven't seen a large embrace of reading on screens until very recently.

I tried reading ebooks on the nook since the kindle can't handle epub but i hate how the dictionary takes you out of the book and the screen response was kinda lackluster (it kept taking me to the options instead of going to the next page.)

Since Amazon owns Audible, it pairs the audiobook service with ebook content: You can have your book read to you while you read it on the screen.

Most mobile devices can easily open PDF files (or with the aid of free software), but since users can not alter the font size, they may need to do a lot of zooming in and out on small screens to comfortably read the e-book.

Plus, since it's always on, you don't have to worry about the screen going into sleep mode with the rest of the phone when you're reading something.

The microchip can be «read» with a microchip scanner, which detects the specific «electronic code embedded in the chip, and displays the identification number on the scanner's screen Since the occasional microchip may migrate, or move out of position, the microchip reader will be passed over the entire body of the pet in order to ensure that the chip will be detected if present.

If Ubisoft's Gold Award - winning Rayman Jungle Run has remained on your iPhone or iPad Home screen since its release last September, you'll be overjoyed to read that sequel Rayman Fiesta Run is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play.

The latter are, based on my reading of the literature, not well documented since not accounting for the actual condition of the screens.

such predictions assume that baby boomers aren't doing research — since our eyes can't read serious text on those tiny screens.

see my rant on the need for a new word for reading on screens i call it «screening» since it really is NOT reading per se, and maybe writing needs a new term too?

We've been waiting on this since Google teased it at Google I / O earlier in the year, a voice search tool that can live on more than just your handheld device — look for Google Home and more — that can handle everything from reading you the news, reminding you your schedule for the day, all the way up to playing music or casting your favorite movie on the big screen.

Suddenly, a notification comes in and I find myself trying to touch on - screen controls with the tip of my nose, or figure out how I'm going to read the entire message since I don't have my other hand free to scroll.

Today, non-seriff types have become so ubiquitous, that I actually think they're easier to read for most people (and I've seen quite a lot of books being printed in non seriff as well lately)-- especially since most resumes are now sent by e-mail and will be read on screen.

I've followed this amazing journey ever since my wonderful mother booked us into the «Screened Inn» over 6 months ago and I read your e-magazine on the redesign and found my way here.