Easy on the eyes
Kevin, You wrote: "Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame..." Well, there is nothing that will help you here, not color schemes, not lighting, not anything. Although using a small fan to encourage blinking is a clever idea. The only thing that will prevent discomfort and avoid potential injury (yes, injury!) is taking a break! possible injuries: reduced vision acuity, neck injuries, migraines, chronic tiredness, TMJ, and more. If it is difficult for you to tear yourself away from the screen, install a break timer on your computer ( I have used Ergotimer by Tropical Software for years). It doesn't have to be a long break - just a break. Some break suggestions: 1. Look away from your screen and focus on a pont as far away as possible (if you have a window look towards the horizon). 2. Cover your eyes with your hands so no light penetrates - do this in a way so your hands and shoulders avn elbows can be soft and relaxed. Close your eyes and gently move them right and center. After doing that a few times, gently move them left and back to center. Then alternate taking your eyes gently right and left. 3. Sit centered on your chair with your feet on the floor. Gently turn your head right as far as it will go comfortably and take your eyes along with your head. Do this a few times. Then when you turn your head gently and slowly right, take your eyes opposite - to the left. This will be a much smaller movement of the head. Be careful not to strain your eyes or neck. Do only what is in your comfort range. ATTENTION: Range of comfort does NOT mean as far as you can go!!! It means only as far as is completely comfortable. Repeat this to the left, taking your head and eyes left a few times and then your head left and eyes right. Gently turn your head right and left taking your eyes to the same direction. YOU are responsible for your own health. Take breaks, so you can work injury free. Leah Smaller Technical Communicator Certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner leah at compulite.com ?Focus on your difficulties and you have difficulties for life.? - Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Re: Easy on the eyes
Kevin, You wrote: "Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame..." Well, there is nothing that will help you here, not color schemes, not lighting, not anything. Although using a small fan to encourage blinking is a clever idea. The only thing that will prevent discomfort and avoid potential injury (yes, injury!) is taking a break! possible injuries: reduced vision acuity, neck injuries, migraines, chronic tiredness, TMJ, and more. If it is difficult for you to tear yourself away from the screen, install a break timer on your computer ( I have used Ergotimer by Tropical Software for years). It doesn't have to be a long break - just a break. Some break suggestions: 1. Look away from your screen and focus on a pont as far away as possible (if you have a window look towards the horizon). 2. Cover your eyes with your hands so no light penetrates - do this in a way so your hands and shoulders avn elbows can be soft and relaxed. Close your eyes and gently move them right and center. After doing that a few times, gently move them left and back to center. Then alternate taking your eyes gently right and left. 3. Sit centered on your chair with your feet on the floor. Gently turn your head right as far as it will go comfortably and take your eyes along with your head. Do this a few times. Then when you turn your head gently and slowly right, take your eyes opposite - to the left. This will be a much smaller movement of the head. Be careful not to strain your eyes or neck. Do only what is in your comfort range. ATTENTION: Range of comfort does NOT mean as far as you can go!!! It means only as far as is completely comfortable. Repeat this to the left, taking your head and eyes left a few times and then your head left and eyes right. Gently turn your head right and left taking your eyes to the same direction. YOU are responsible for your own health. Take breaks, so you can work injury free. Leah Smaller Technical Communicator Certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner [EMAIL PROTECTED] “Focus on your difficulties and you have difficulties for life.” - Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Hi Kevin, You might also try increasing the refresh rate. You might be getting a barely perceptible flicker, which can irritate the eyes. Be careful, because some monitors can be damaged by a high Hz setting. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Can you dim the room lights a bit so you can reduce the screen brightness and contrast? Art On 1/19/07, Kevin Hunter wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's > plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of > the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. > Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color > scheme switch? -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Not a problem. BTW: If you are using LCDs, screen refresh rate is not an issue, and they don't put out much in the way of radiation other than in the visible spectrum. What you *should* download is the "Clear Type" utility from Microsoft. (It sometimes even helps with CRTs.) Another pair of things to check -- does putting a "blocker" (I generally use a file folder) that projects over the top of your screen like a visor help? (sometimes they do, sometimes they don't) Also -- when was the last time you had your eyes checked, and if you are wearing corrective lenses, are the for reading or computer use? (reading are set to work best aat about 18", while most people have their screens about 24-36" away -- that can be a 0.25 to 0.5 diopter change (at least it was for me), and it made a *great* difference in how tired my eyes get. Finally, how clean is the air in your workspace, and how humid is it? You mioght want to look at getting a small fan (I like the little table-top ionic one from Sharper Image) to keep the air moving. Blinking is alos a good thing -- are you doing it enough? (I don't know how to make oanyone do that more often, but I've found that the fan makes me blink at least a*bit* more often... ) Good luck Grant -Original Message- From: Kevin Hunter [mailto:kev...@excelsystems.com] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:03 PM To: Grant Hogarth Subject: RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch I tried other combinations, but not actually typing 'easy-on-the-eyes'. Figures. Thanks! Kevin -Original Message- From: Grant Hogarth [mailto:grant.hoga...@reuters.com] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 10:54 AM To: kevinh at excelsystems.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Just a suggestion -- have you tried googling that topic? -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Hunter Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:49 AM To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Just a suggestion -- have you tried googling that topic? -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Hunter Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:49 AM To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin
RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Not a problem. BTW: If you are using LCDs, screen refresh rate is not an issue, and they don't put out much in the way of radiation other than in the visible spectrum. What you *should* download is the "Clear Type" utility from Microsoft. (It sometimes even helps with CRTs.) Another pair of things to check -- does putting a "blocker" (I generally use a file folder) that projects over the top of your screen like a visor help? (sometimes they do, sometimes they don't) Also -- when was the last time you had your eyes checked, and if you are wearing corrective lenses, are the for reading or computer use? (reading are set to work best aat about 18", while most people have their screens about 24-36" away -- that can be a 0.25 to 0.5 diopter change (at least it was for me), and it made a *great* difference in how tired my eyes get. Finally, how clean is the air in your workspace, and how humid is it? You mioght want to look at getting a small fan (I like the little table-top ionic one from Sharper Image) to keep the air moving. Blinking is alos a good thing -- are you doing it enough? (I don't know how to make oanyone do that more often, but I've found that the fan makes me blink at least a*bit* more often... ) Good luck Grant -Original Message- From: Kevin Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:03 PM To: Grant Hogarth Subject: RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch I tried other combinations, but not actually typing 'easy-on-the-eyes'. Figures. Thanks! Kevin -Original Message- From: Grant Hogarth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 10:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Just a suggestion -- have you tried googling that topic? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Hunter Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:49 AM To: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
I bought a filter for my monitor, because part the issue is the amount of radation coming from the screen...and I still need to work in a rather WYSIWYG environment. http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&prodBlockOID=51181&expansionOID=-536891906 HTH Rene Stephenson Art Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can you dim the room lights a bit so you can reduce the screen brightness and contrast? Art On 1/19/07, Kevin Hunter wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's > plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of > the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. > Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color > scheme switch? -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/rinnie1%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Rene L. Stephenson eNovative Solutions, Inc. Business Phone: 678-513-0051 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
I bought a filter for my monitor, because part the issue is the amount of radation coming from the screen...and I still need to work in a rather WYSIWYG environment. http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&prodBlockOID=51181&expansionOID=-536891906 HTH Rene Stephenson Art Campbell wrote: Can you dim the room lights a bit so you can reduce the screen brightness and contrast? Art On 1/19/07, Kevin Hunter wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's > plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of > the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. > Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color > scheme switch? -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as rinnie1 at yahoo.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/rinnie1%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Rene L. Stephenson eNovative Solutions, Inc. Business Phone: 678-513-0051 Email: rinnie1 at yahoo.com
Re: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Hi Kevin, You might also try increasing the refresh rate. You might be getting a barely perceptible flicker, which can irritate the eyes. Be careful, because some monitors can be damaged by a high Hz setting. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Just a suggestion -- have you tried googling that topic? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Hunter Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 11:49 AM To: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Can you dim the room lights a bit so you can reduce the screen brightness and contrast? Art On 1/19/07, Kevin Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin
Easy-on-the-Eyes Switch
Hello everyone, I'm currently working with two 19 inch monitors, which definitely has it's plusses, but a suspected downside is that it's irritating my eyes. Most of the time I spend actually staring at the screen (with no breaks) is in Frame. Does anyone know if there's anything like an 'easy on the eyes' visible color scheme switch? Some of our software is for the ye olde green screen (black background, green text), which may be rudimentary, but definitely isn't visually overstimulating... thanks, kevin ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
