http://www.readpal.com/blog Don't like reading on a computer-screen? Use ReadPal Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:24:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is the best way to use LanguageBob?  Leave it on all the time and you will be drip-fed a language.  You won’t learn much over a day … but over a year the accumulated learning is enormous.  You should not stop and figure out each foreign word.  Read on.  We learn ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=82 The good people at Project Gutenberg have provided lots of texts for your reading pleasure. We've selected a dozen of their top reads and bundled them with ReadPal so you can read them faster and more easily.Click here to download it directly and start reading in two minutes!(It is free ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=55 The folk at ReadPal would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas.Our office will be closed until the second of January but we'll continue to provide support.It is free for individuals and charities -download now! Visit site hereClick here to buy a business licence tags: Happy Christmas, toys for the ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=54 For some reason lads just seem to love AutoSkim. It appeals to the boy-racer mentality in us all. We want to read quicker and faster and have an advantage over others. Have a skill that we can display. AutoSkim suits this perfectly.AutoSkim removes unimportant words so you ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=53 If you have difficulty making out words then wouldn't it be nice to simply read - and get the meaning - without having to read all the words.AutoSkim removes unimportant words so you can read quicker. (Up to 50%). ... Now isn't that a nice idea ...It's free too so ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=52 We regularly measure reading speed under different circumstances. In relation to formatting we've found that similar requirements are very beneficial to both the visually impaired and those simply wishing to read faster ... a lot faster.Those with normal sight gain little additional benefit when the text is presented above ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=51 I see Accessible.com.au have an interesting survey on your Favourite Musician With A DisabilityCurtis Mayfield (quad) John Mellencamp (spina bifida) Neil Young (polio) Freddy Mercury (AIDS) Rick Aller - Def Leppard (amputee) Ian Dury (polio) Stevie Wonder (blind) Ray Charles (blind) Peter Tchaikovsky (epilepsy)(To vote visit their site here - it is also a good resource for those Down ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=50 The Project Gutenberg library of ebooks is truly a gift to humanity. In case you don't know it is a repository of 20,000 books that are out of copy-right. (Most books published pre 1930). Only problem is they are in text format - not nice to read for ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=49 There are some nice accessibility toolbars that help many to navigate the web. One I like is from Vision Australia . They are a non-profit organisation that assists those with reduced vision. Their toolbar is particularly good if the website the user is looking at has been ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=48 My thanks to Smiley Cat for digging up this one. The Disability Rights Commission did a survey of 1,000 sites and found those that were Accessible could be navigated much quicker by the able-bodied too.As previously mentioned, we've found something similar too for reading. If you optimise the reading experience ... http://www.readpal.com/blog/?p=47