Reading is an activity that I enjoy, however, if I have a choice, I usually prefer to read from a printed publication instead of a computer screen. Since I’m on the computer a lot, it’s nice to give my eyes a break and look at paper on at least some occasions. Of course, sometimes you just don’t have a choice. I’m a fast reader when I want to be, so I stay away from speed reading methods most of the time, but I thought I’d give Spreed:News a try.

The Internet can be used to manipulate text in a variety of ways, and Spreed:News displays text in a way that encourages you to read faster. Many of us use RSS feeds to stay updated about what’s going on from our favorite news sources. This service takes those feeds and quickly displays a small number of words from the entries at a time, so you have to read fast to keep up. You can adjust the speed, and they even have a nice iPhone version of the interface. I suppose I could get used to something like this, but I still prefer to see all of the text on my screen at once.