Hi Toby

You might also want to have a look at F.Lux, it automatically adjusts the 
colour temperature of the display after sunset to make it less jarring on the 
eye. I use it when I'm working late (which is most nights!).

Regards

Sam
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On 31 Aug 2012, at 12:16, Toby Leighton <[email protected]> wrote:

> The negative video thing is actually really useful for reading or word 
> processing late at night when the lights are low.  Having a typical text 
> document or artical with black text on white background creates a lot of 
> glare, and I find strain on my eyes.  popping it into dalek attack mode makes 
> it much more readable.  (command alt 8 is the cat friendly keyboard shortcut 
> by default)
> 
> On 31 August 2012 07:42, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oooooo, NAUGHTY.
> 
> You are awful, but I like you!
> 
> Ranulph
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 30 Aug 2012, at 22:36, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote:
> 
>> I must admit it's fresh in my mind because I used my powers for evil at the 
>> weekend and left my friend's laptop screen inverted while he wasn't looking. 
>> I did have a little chuckle as he tried to work out what had happened.
>> 
>> Bless me for I have sinned ;)
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>> Sam Mullen
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>> 
>> On 30 Aug 2012, at 20:08, Ranulph Glanville wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks, and now I know how to get the lovely effect, too!
>>> 
>>> Ranulph
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 30 Aug 2012, at 19:27, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote:
>>> 
>>>> System Preferences > Universal Access > Change the "white on black" 
>>>> setting there.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
>>>> Sam
>>>> MacAmbulance
>>>> 
>>>> Providing affordable Apple & PC services
>>>> 
>>>> Sam Mullen
>>>> 07747 778022
>>>> http://www.macambulance.co.uk
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 30 Aug 2012, at 19:26, Ranulph Glanville wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> My cat decided to be creative and lay on my keyboard. The result is that 
>>>>> the video is in negative. For instance, this message is written in white 
>>>>> on black, and the screen is generally inverted: turquoise for red, etc.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It's haunting and really quite lovely, but it's also a pain. Restarting 
>>>>> doesn't fix this. Any chance someone knows how to get the screen back to 
>>>>> positive? Unfortunately, I couldn't quite work out which keys the cat 
>>>>> depressed, and in what sequence! I'm on a 13" airbook, running 1.7.4. 4 
>>>>> Gb RAM, 256  Gb SDD.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks a lot for any help!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ranulph
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