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randome

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5. Yeah, the blinding white background for most websites is another distraction.

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 05:35 PM

Apr 2015

Not everyone has access to Firefox, especially if they work in IT. My company was just upgraded to Outlook 2013 and you cannot take away the white background, which to me is unconscionable. Everyone else at work hates it, too. Clearly Microsoft did not do the user testing they claimed.

It's insane the way IT companies -and Microsoft specifically- demand we adjust to them instead of the other way around.

We ceased being concerned with information in the Information Age some time ago. Maybe we've entered a sort of Digital Glitz Age, instead. It's a shame.
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens - Scientific American [View all] Panich52 Apr 2015 OP

I'm also reminded of research showing that people who take SheilaT Apr 2015 #1

That would be 2 in the family at least. The act of writing notes definitely does make a connection appalachiablue Apr 2015 #2

Oh yes, highlighting. SheilaT Apr 2015 #8

Highlighting is often misused. Igel Apr 2015 #12

Most of the highlighting I've seen is the kind where almost everything SheilaT Apr 2015 #13

It's not just the screen itself, I think. randome Apr 2015 #3

Most all of those on screen distractions can be avoided dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #4

Yeah, the blinding white background for most websites is another distraction. randome Apr 2015 #5

I can only take 2naSalit Apr 2015 #6

For some reason, I miss errors while editing on screen, northoftheborder Apr 2015 #7

I'm a writer, or at least I'm trying to be one, and SheilaT Apr 2015 #9

I do the same! Avalux Apr 2015 #11

Good riddance to cursive and the shame those of use with poor fine motor skills were put through JCMach1 Apr 2015 #10