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Poll: How many hours a day are you looking at a screen?

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Re: Poll: How many hours a day are you looking at a screen?

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Post by mgrouchy »

ohazi wrote: post #6

http://jonls.dk/redshift/ http://justgetflux.com/ I started using redshift a few months ago to try and rein in my sleep schedule, but it's also done wonders for eye fatigue. Highly recommended. For those of you who aren't familiar with these utilities, they basically adjust the color temperature of your display on a schedule with the goal of reducing your exposure to bright blue light before bed. Can be toggled if yo…

I have recently started using flux and have found the effects to be significantly positive. The sleep schedule wasn't something I was worried about, but I have found it to be fantastic for eye fatigue.

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Post by ricardobeat »

sillysaurus2 wrote: post #7
modoc wrote: post #4

I highly recommend RescueTime to give you real data on your computer habits, both hours in front of the screen, and a real breakdown of work vs. wasting time vs. entertainment, etc... It has led to a conscious change in how I spend time on the computer.

The last time I used RescueTime, it also gave me a nice breakdown on my porn habits as well, and there was no way to filter out that data without remembering to disable the data gatherer each time. So I stopped using it. There's probably a way to do it, but the general creepiness of giving them my intimate data made me not want to use it. (I personally trust them, so this is me being illogical.) EDIT: I just realized…

How long ago was that? It ignores adult sites by default, plus you can tell it to ignore any specific activity that shows up in your reports.

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Post by saryant »

Wake up, check email on iPhone in bed.

Check Facebook, blogs, etc. while I'm eating breakfast.

Start work, staring at a screen all day.

Go home, probably work more there. Watch some Netflix.

Go to bed, read a book on my Kindle until I fall asleep.

Essentially, except for the time when I driving or at the grocery story, if I'm awake, I'm looking at a screen.

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Post by paul4096 »

ohazi wrote: post #6

http://jonls.dk/redshift/ http://justgetflux.com/ I started using redshift a few months ago to try and rein in my sleep schedule, but it's also done wonders for eye fatigue. Highly recommended. For those of you who aren't familiar with these utilities, they basically adjust the color temperature of your display on a schedule with the goal of reducing your exposure to bright blue light before bed. Can be toggled if yo…

Both help a lot when you are sensitive to direct bright lights. Without f.lux the colors were so piercingly bright, that I sometimes felt glared when I went away from my Mac. Now, because it fits my lighting, the light brightness or intensity don't seem to change (as much). I really recommend using either one, especially when your eyes are sensitive.

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Post by ams6110 »

croddin wrote: post #16

I am really looking forward to e-paper displays that have good enough color and a fast enough refresh rate that they can be used in laptops.

I wouldn't even care about color; I don't need color to code. I'd buy an e-ink notebook in a heartbeat, likewise a display if it were at least 24"

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Post by tinco »

ohazi wrote: post #6

http://jonls.dk/redshift/ http://justgetflux.com/ I started using redshift a few months ago to try and rein in my sleep schedule, but it's also done wonders for eye fatigue. Highly recommended. For those of you who aren't familiar with these utilities, they basically adjust the color temperature of your display on a schedule with the goal of reducing your exposure to bright blue light before bed. Can be toggled if yo…

I can recommend buying orange glasses like these:

http://www.amazon.com/Uvex-S0360X-Ultra-spec-SCT-Orange-Anti...

I'm wearing them right now. The screen is not the only source of intense blue light in your room. Take them off after an hour or so, and you'll understand why people are too hyperactive to go to bed at night.

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