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Forwarded interest item

Sorry, I got this from a friend and do not know the original
email/list/web source, but am investigating and will inlcude it in the
TIFAQ as I find out.

Scott Wright
http://www.tifaq.com (under construction for Jan'98 launch)
kswright@tifaq

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Here is another Healthy Computing Tip from the Healthy Computing Project
at
San Francisco State University. Please retain the attribution to credit
the
authors and forward it to everyone you know who works on a computer. The
cure for repetitive strain injuries is prevention . . .
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>HEALTHY COMPUTING TIP 97-8: ADJUSTING THE LIGHT
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>Optimize your performance and prevent computer-related disorders with
>Healthy Computing Email Tips. Each week we provide hints to help you
stay
>healthier while working.
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>Do you squint to read the text on the monitor?  Do you put your nose to
>the screen to see the fuzzy characters?  Legibility of characters on
the
>monitor screen depends upon variations in brightness in your workspace,
>light/dark contrast, focus, lack of reflection, flicker and shadows.
>Optimize your vision and reduce eye strain by ADJUSTING THE LIGHT.
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>HOW TO BEGIN ADJUSTING THE LIGHT:
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>Adjust the lighting in your work area.
>--Have similar levels of brightness around your desk and monitor so
that
>  there is less glare or reflection.  Reduce the excessively bright
light
>  sources (e.g., adjust the blinds to lessen the bright sun light) or
turn
>  on a light to decrease the contrast in brightness between your
monitor
>  and the surrounding lighting.
>--Reduce reflections and shadows by placing light sources to the sides
of
>  your workstation instead of in front or behind.
>--Reduce the glare from overhead lighting by removing half the bulbs,
if
>  possible, or tape a card board shade on the top of your monitor to
>  reduce the glare.
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>Adjust the monitor and/or software to optimize the visual display.
>--Optimize monitor brightness, contrast and focus by adjusting the
monitor
>  controls.
>--Reduce screen flicker by changing the software monitor display
>  properties (there is often less flicker if the monitor display is set
to
>  1024 by 760).
>--Increase legibility and size of the characters on the screen by
changing
>  the monitor display option to larger fonts (set font size to 12 or
>  larger).
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>Relax your eyes by blinking at the end of every line or column of
numbers
>and look away from the screen to a far distant object every 10 minutes.
As
>you blink and look away, allow your eyes and face to relax (see TIPS 5
and
>29).
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>Remember, you may need to correct your own vision by wearing computer
>glasses (see TIP 20).
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>The distribution of Healthy Computing Email Tips is sponsored by Human
>Resources and the Institute for Holistic Healing Studies.
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>Copyright 1997 Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney
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