I subscribed to GoComics and a couple other comic sites precisely so I wouldn’t need to magnify my comics, also to read that are not available in my local papers.
That’s an interesting meeting of new technology to old-age decrepitude. My grandmother in her era of Pluggerdom used an old-fashioned “analog” round magnifying glass.
I will use the magnifying app on the phone to read the minuscule print on a food stuffs label and hope it the print and the background aren’t nearly the same color.
I rather like seeing the ones like this that I can say, “nope, not there yet.” May God be merciful and preserve my eyesight so it’s no worse than it already is.
I just went for my annual eye exam, `bout 11 months late, to upgrade my trifocals … I’ve yet to own a “smartphone” since I’ve been able to get by on a 4g Flip since 3g faded into memory.
I guess I’m a super plugger because I didn’t know I had that app until now. I’ve always used the camera zoom. Never though a comic strip would make my life easier.
I had no idea that my #11??!!!! phone could do that. I hate my phone.
I had a 4G phone I liked and could get along with. Somehow when 3G was dropped my 4G phone was included in same – so I had to get a new phone. Husband, knowing I hate change – has known me for 52 years now – went looking for a phone to have the easiest switchover for me (that we could afford).
The darn thing is so large that if I don’t grip it in the right place it falls off the back of my hand. He kept reassuring me that everything would be the same and look the same as on my old one. Well, apparently my old one from a different major cell phone maker puts its own software on the phone and this new one from a different major cell phone maker does not and is “pure android”. So everything I liked about my old phone’s software is gone. It took him 3 days to find a calendar app that did not make me sick – I don’t like it, but it was not making me nauseous to look at, but it likes to add annoying pictures to the listings – I had to change my daily reminder to go to cook to dinner from “dinner” to “supper” to get rid of the pictures. I have word every listing carefully to avoid the annoying pictures. My old phone those calendar listings were white background with black writing – new one – again the least annoying he found for me – has the writing in color “bubbles”.
And this is just the calendar app. The timer is currently running to remind me to switch laundry loads (what else would one be doing at 1:30 am) instead of just entering how long it should run or the time it should ring – I have to select from (again) bubbles for how long I need the timer to run.
My favorite smart phone was my Palm Centro. It was great and I still use it as a PDA around the house. I sync with Lotus Organizer which is running in the Windows XP virtual machine on my desktop and laptop computer. (I love Lotus Organizer even more than the Centro.)
Gent about 1 year ago
Em me is zoom in on phone to reads Go Comics.
sergioandrade Premium Member about 1 year ago
I subscribed to GoComics and a couple other comic sites precisely so I wouldn’t need to magnify my comics, also to read that are not available in my local papers.
PraiseofFolly about 1 year ago
That’s an interesting meeting of new technology to old-age decrepitude. My grandmother in her era of Pluggerdom used an old-fashioned “analog” round magnifying glass.
juicebruce about 1 year ago
Second time this week that a phone is used to magnify something …
Paul D Premium Member about 1 year ago
Especially The Lockhorns on Arcamax
Just-me about 1 year ago
I will use the magnifying app on the phone to read the minuscule print on a food stuffs label and hope it the print and the background aren’t nearly the same color.
DaBump Premium Member about 1 year ago
I rather like seeing the ones like this that I can say, “nope, not there yet.” May God be merciful and preserve my eyesight so it’s no worse than it already is.
ctolson about 1 year ago
There’s a magnifying glass app for the cell phone? If needed, I would just use the zoom feature on the camera.
BadCreaturesBecomeDems about 1 year ago
My magnifying app has the funniest name: camera.
Alberta Oil Premium Member about 1 year ago
There are more than a few strips on GoComics that need magnification.
tcayer about 1 year ago
Yet not smart enough to read the comics online…
SofaKing Premium Member about 1 year ago
I do this often on bottles at the drug store.
Lord Flatulence Premium Member about 1 year ago
Reading glasses have been around a long time.
Dorothy Ownbey Premium Member about 1 year ago
If you read them on your phone, not so much.
KEA about 1 year ago
I don’t have to use it for comics, but instructions on EVERYTHING have gotten absolutely minute
KenDHoward1 about 1 year ago
I just went for my annual eye exam, `bout 11 months late, to upgrade my trifocals … I’ve yet to own a “smartphone” since I’ve been able to get by on a 4g Flip since 3g faded into memory.
alkabelis Premium Member about 1 year ago
I guess I’m a super plugger because I didn’t know I had that app until now. I’ve always used the camera zoom. Never though a comic strip would make my life easier.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
Those “finger spreading” zoom features can be difficult if are losing fine motor skills. :(
TLH1310 Premium Member about 1 year ago
A real plugger uses a real magnifying glass. Our phones don’t have apps.
goboboyd about 1 year ago
flashlight… in a fancy, dark restaurant. Act like you don’t know me.
mafastore about 1 year ago
I had no idea that my #11??!!!! phone could do that. I hate my phone.
I had a 4G phone I liked and could get along with. Somehow when 3G was dropped my 4G phone was included in same – so I had to get a new phone. Husband, knowing I hate change – has known me for 52 years now – went looking for a phone to have the easiest switchover for me (that we could afford).
The darn thing is so large that if I don’t grip it in the right place it falls off the back of my hand. He kept reassuring me that everything would be the same and look the same as on my old one. Well, apparently my old one from a different major cell phone maker puts its own software on the phone and this new one from a different major cell phone maker does not and is “pure android”. So everything I liked about my old phone’s software is gone. It took him 3 days to find a calendar app that did not make me sick – I don’t like it, but it was not making me nauseous to look at, but it likes to add annoying pictures to the listings – I had to change my daily reminder to go to cook to dinner from “dinner” to “supper” to get rid of the pictures. I have word every listing carefully to avoid the annoying pictures. My old phone those calendar listings were white background with black writing – new one – again the least annoying he found for me – has the writing in color “bubbles”.
And this is just the calendar app. The timer is currently running to remind me to switch laundry loads (what else would one be doing at 1:30 am) instead of just entering how long it should run or the time it should ring – I have to select from (again) bubbles for how long I need the timer to run.
My favorite smart phone was my Palm Centro. It was great and I still use it as a PDA around the house. I sync with Lotus Organizer which is running in the Windows XP virtual machine on my desktop and laptop computer. (I love Lotus Organizer even more than the Centro.)