Monday, January 11, 2016

13 Books to Read Before They're Movies in 2016

Characters making the leap from page to screen this year include creatures from Harry Potter's world, Mowgli and his jungle pals, a prince, Tarzan, zombies, and more. Click here for the full article and descriptions on Common Sense Media.



The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (in theaters Jan. 15; targeted to teens)
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (in theaters Feb. 5; targeted to teens)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (in theaters Feb. 5; targeted to teens)
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (in theaters Feb. 19; targeted to kids)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (in theaters March 4; targeted to teens)
Allegiant: Divergent, Book 3 by Veronica Roth (in theaters March 18; targeted to teens)
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (in theaters March 18; targeted to kids)
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (in theaters April 15; targeted to kids)
The BFG by Roald Dahl (in theaters July 1; targeted to kids)
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (in theaters July 1; targeted to teens)
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts (in theaters Oct. 7; targeted to kids)
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (in theaters Oct. 17; targeted to teens)
Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling (in theaters Nov. 18; targeted to kids)

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

iOS 9 feels slow? Speed it up with these tips
A notable number of users who have installed iOS 9 on their iPhones, iPad, and iPod touch have discovered that iOS 9 has caused performance to suffer, with annoying lag, choppiness in interactions, delayed response from the user interface, and just general performance degradation. That lag can be notable enough to make the device feel considerably slower on iOS 9 than when compared to the same hardware running a prior version of iOS. This can be a frustrating experience, but there are a few tweaks you can make to immediately improve the performance of a sluggish iOS 9 device, effectively speeding up the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch again.
Check out how to solve these problems in this article at OS X Daily.