Speed-reading with Spreeder
September 20th, 2006 by joseHere are a few posts that other readers recommend you check out:
Some programs out there offer you the possibility of reading faster by avoiding eye movements and backtracking. The two most popular ones (web-based) are spreeder and ZAP Reader.
Some links on the technology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Serial_Visual_Presentat…
http://news.com.com/2100-1046_3-5785579.html
http://www.buddybuzz.net/rel/Web/index.html
The experience is jarring (as if reading online wasn’t hard enough on the eyes), but it does seem to decrease reading delays. Looks like spreeder’s also working on a login so you can track your speedreading progress.
Source: Teach yourself speed-reading with Spreeder - Lifehacker
Of course, your comprehension may be affected if you read on a difficult topic, but honestly, I can think of many things I read along the day that are easy and would benefit from a speed boost (blog posts being one of them).
However, the best implementation I have found is a little application called SpeedReader:
It’s not webbased (standalone) and the reading speed can be changed in real time. Check it out and see if this would work for you.
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About the author: Jose Quesada wanted to be a matador, an acrobatic pilot, or a painter, but found those activities not demanding enough, so he chose an academic career. He secretly hopes to orchestrate a system that produces papers without any human intervention (particularly, his). If you enjoyed this post, make sure you sign up for our mailing list or subscribe to our RSS feed!
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Can you post a link to speed reader?
March 25th, 2007 at 1:16 am
Sure Brendan, here you go:
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12576&highlight=speedreader&sid=0e13706dba76960a0f6c5a7445d20ae3
October 20th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
[...] have posted before about speed reading. Note that this term encompasses many different methods, some of which are based on dubious [...]
June 21st, 2008 at 10:05 am
I personally don’t feel this software will improve speed and comprehension will not be affected. Secondly I believe reading on computer is very different from reading a book. When you read a book you are more relaxed and don’t feel any eye strain as compared to reading on computer. Well, I haven’t tried SpeedReader yet so this is just a comment from personal experience of reading:)
August 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I made my own version for dashboard. I also added the ability to specify how many words you see per flash.
Check out the demo and download it from here:
http://www.floencode.com/readit/