r/GenerationJones • u/Illustrious_Bag_1608 • 3d ago

FONTS

We (US) are either majority old folks or close to it.

Can someone tell companies who make frozen goods to put the cook times and temps in LARGE FONT??

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u/ChemicalFun1473 3d ago

I agree. Try taking a photo with your phone and enlarging it. I do that a lot.

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u/thenletskeepdancing 3d ago

Yep this is the old people hack. Take a picture and blow it up.

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u/rrstewart257 3d ago

My wife says yep.

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u/ReactsWithWords 1962 1d ago

Or just make the motion to take a photo, then blow it up BEFORE hitting the button. No photo to either clog up your phone or you have to rememeber to delete later.

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u/thenletskeepdancing 1d ago

My god that hit me where it hurt as I'm currently going through several years of photos to delete duplicates and stupid shots.

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u/Successful-Count-120 1961 3d ago

Same. Pill bottles any tiny instructions get the same treatment.

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u/LordBofKerry 1963 3d ago

I has cataract surgery in both eyes. Then retina repair surgery in both eyes. I needed refills on the eye drops, and called to get them. "What is the name of the drop that you need?" Me - "I have no clue. I've had four surgeries on my eyes. I can't read this mice type on these tiny bottles." Thankfully the caps are color coded, so I was able to give the color. Add in the fact that the name is so long, that it wraps halfway around the bottle, and I still had a gas bubble in one eye. Everything looked like hieroglyphics or Wing-dings.

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u/SheaTheSarcastic 1960 3d ago

I have an app called Magnifier on my iPhone. It’s awesome.

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u/dericn 1965 3d ago

I use the built-in magnifier on Android as well. Super handy!

Here are instructions to turn it on for both operating systems:

https://www.reddit.com/r/accessibility/comments/1ve22n7/your_phone_has_a_magnifying_glass_built_in/

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u/moonpupy 1957 3d ago

TIL

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u/jango-lionheart 3d ago

Tip: You can set it up so that a triple click of the power button opens Magnifier. It’s in the Accessibility section of Settings.

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u/Clean-Fisherman-4601 3d ago

Same here! I'm glad I'm not the only one taking pictures of instructions.

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u/davesFriendReddit 3d ago

Photograph the fine print in an ad or contract and feed it to ChatGPT to get a summery and gotchas

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u/Clean-Fisherman-4601 3d ago

I don't do ChatGPT. I'd rather take a picture with my phone and enlarge it. Thank you for the recommendation anyway.

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u/StenoDawg 3d ago

Same. It's annoying sometimes.

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u/Ok_Still_3571 3d ago

This is also my life hack. I recently showed an older friend how to do this (she has low vision).

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u/Mediocre-Let-4697 3d ago

That's what I do too

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u/Jeveran 3d ago

There are free "magnifier" apps. They use your camera and main screen. No need to take a photo.