Monday, April 21, 2008

How to help the tired eyes of the work?

Many people complain that when working with a computer or documentation they have very tired eyes. If at the end of the working day watering eyes, and blurred objects surrounding it - symptoms asthenopia, excessive stress view.

No, it turns out the cause of these feelings can be no eye disease, and psychological discomfort.

Italian scientists have screened more than 200 bank employees, who complained that the work makes them overly strain the eyes. It turned out that one third of cases the problem can be expressed in words "from work if there is no satisfaction, and then look at it once again did not want"

Scientists have determined that a lack of social support, the conflicts in the working group, low self-esteem and lack of satisfaction from the work performed have a greater impact on the eye than illumination facilities.

Now, if in a room is noisy and it is filled with smoke, tired eyes, even with complete harmony in the team. But officials who worked with pleasure, reported problems with the eyes tripled reduced but were in the same premises.

If you are familiar with the problem - think, perhaps, the entire fault of psychological discomfort? The next question - Is not someone else's feeling today from your approval? "Share your smile" - or your employees as one of a type "easier to hire and dismiss new"? Then it is time to change jobs.

But, even if the work as a whole is OK, to the tender roses thorns attached. Each of us there moments when nainudneyshey had to deal with routine - and not do without them.

What steps can be taken to ensure that at the end of the working day still to look forward into the future?

First of all, it is necessary to properly organize a job. The eyes glare monitor very tiring, so if possible try to get rid of them.

Place the monitor away from the windows. Turn off or it enclosed ceiling light, use the protective shield.

Put the display screen so that look at it from top to bottom at an angle of 10-15 ° to the horizon;

Place documents with which you work, closer to you do not have to change the focal length of eyes, switching from screen to paper. Use paper holder;

Remember to wash the dust (and fingerprints:) with the monitor screen.

Reduce brightness. If the image on the screen display blurry, dark or twinkles immediately adjust the monitor;

The optimum distance from the eyes to the monitor - about 60 Ustroytes see on the stool handy, pay attention to the shoulders were relaxed, neck - is not extended dislocation, and relied on spin comfortably back. This is very important because muscle tension inevitably leads to a voltage of the eyes and headaches.

Preferably, on average, every 2 hours to do relaxation exercises on the neck and back muscles - spinning head, shoulders move, shifting several times. This will allow to reset the accumulated strain.

Exercises for tired eyes

A couple of minutes relaxed look "nowhere", the best - in the fog gave at the window. There is no need to "fence", as sharp-sighted mountain eagle - quietly and breathe slowly morgayte, happy life as a cow.

There are useful to blink. Most people, ie, "exhibit eyes" - neck extended forward, not flashing eyes peering hard to monitor (paper, TV - choice). Check convenience of a time and still come back to relax situation.

Take convenient , to lean elbows on the table, palms lay down " kovshikom" and uprite their forehead. Closed eyes blows to the base of the palm. Before the eyes flash colored abstraction? Try to "see" something totally black - black velvet, black cat, a soft black hat. At first sight rarely produced. But this exercise is well relaxes your eyes and prevents deterioration of view. By the way, if you are afraid to spoil make-up - keep in mind that sometimes eye fatigue associated with irritation due to cosmetics.

Preferably, on average, every 2 hours to do relaxation exercises on the neck and back muscles - spinning head, shoulders move, shifting several times. This will allow to reset the accumulated strain.

I remember that even the most dull and endless work once all the same ends. Do not rush it - and not nervous, you do not help the cause and harm themselves. In the end, this point - the only one in the life of another such will never, and even if all the bad - try to relax and enjoy.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Laptop Desk Futura has Colour

LapWorks has just released a fashionable laptop companion - the Laptop Desk Futura. It's a great way to give your laps some breathing space as the Futura's dual-purpose design provides an ergonomically-sound workspace across the lap, and folds into a wedge-shaped stand when you put it on a table. This laptop cooler will come in premium fashion colors in the coming months. as the existing 'gun-metal' gray version retails for $29.95 directly from LapWorks. source

CES 2008 - Keep ya Laptop Cool wit Digital Cowboy CRF-102 Cooler

After seeing the big fan on this Digital Cowboy CRF-102 Notebook Cooler, I really think its a good way to solve my laptop's overheating problem. With the huge 22 cm fan blowing air at 600 RPMs, plug the USB cable into your laptop and it will keep your laptop cool at a noise level of just 18 to 20 dB. The specs for this cooler are - dimensions are 300 x 270 x 25mm, tilt angle in 15 and 32 degrees and weight at 750 g. Sold in Japan for 45 dollars here

MALTRON Ergonomic Keyboard

MasterBlog has a good write up on the various ergonomical keyboards there are in the market. Take a look and give your tired fingers a good grip. The MALTRON Ergonomic Keyboard above is just not my keep as it looks too unfashionable compared to my imaginary robot that's helping me key in this post right now..( dream on ! )
 

This is 3D ergonomic keyboard. Keys are not on a plain surface but in a spheroid, so all mostly used keys are on equal distance from your fingers.
 
This British invention has been awarded as:
 
* 'Millennium Product' awarded by British Design Council.
* 'Health & Safety Product of the Year' North West Today.
* 'Finalist, British Invention of the Year 2003′

Cool Ergonomic Laptop Stand

Cool Ergonomic Laptop Stand
 
 
 
When you use a laptop, your close is apprenticed to get annealed and your fingers alpha to flutter afterwards added than 3 hours straight. Now you can try to accomplish the acquaintance beneath aching with the air-conditioned Laptop Bend Up that raises your computer awning for bigger ergonomics, frees up board amplitude and additionally keeps your laptop air-conditioned for bigger performance. Just ambition this affair came with some USB hubs or cooling admirers or Memory Card Reader
 
 
 
The laptop bend is acclimated with an alien abrasion and keyboard, which promotes bigger hand, arm, and aback positioning. The bend is fabricated of athletic aluminum and comes in three finishes. It additionally collapses into four pieces for accessible busline and to fit into your laptop bag.
 
With the Laptop Bend Up, the laptop computer is absolutely opened collapsed and slid amid the two vertical pieces so that the awning is animated for bigger ergonomics. So your laptop charge accessible to at atomic 160 degrees and accept a keyboard abject no thicker than 1.75″ (if you charge a protractor to admeasurement the angle, you can acquisition one here. Unfortunately, laptops like the Apple Powerbook that do not accessible all the way cannot use this stand.

Ergonomic computer chair

Using the Stance® Bend Chair
 
Three simple controls...an absolute ambit of motions…no added ergonomic armchair can do this. 1) Bench acme - Squeeze the easy-to-reach activate on the larboard to acclimatize your height.
 
2) Seat-to-back bend - Squeeze the activate on the appropriate and acclimatize your bend to move calmly throughout your day.
 
3) Leg beanbag - Push the bottom button and acclimatize your leg beanbag to abutment assorted postures and accurate ergonomic seating.
 

By accomplished affability your three capital controls, lumbar abutment and arm rests, the Stance® bend armchair will abutment you calmly in every position. Poised for performance, it feels accustomed to collaborate with your computer. With annihilation to get in the way of efficiency, activity is renewed, and assignment flows.
 
 
 

Forward Tilt Sitting Neutral Position
 
It's bigger for your aback than sitting. The bench is angled hardly and your legs are supported, abating burden from your bench and adjustment your spine. Halfway amid sitting and standing. In this position you're in the archetypal airy aspect that is affected in aught gravity. This is the best accustomed aspect you can accept that distributes your weight evenly. The Stance is the alone ergonomic armchair that allows you to accept this posture.
 

Kneeling Reclined Standing
 
Like the aloof position, but with added weight on your knees and heels kicked up. It takes the accent of your aback and your anxiety at the aforementioned time. This is one of the best different of the four postures. It provides optimal claret flow, improves respiratory action and alleviates any burden on your buttocks.

Netsurfer Ergonomic Computer Chair

Swedish design company Snowcrash is responsible for this ergonomic masterpeice which it has dubbed the Netsurfer. The semi-reclined seating position has the neck, arms and legs all supported in such a way that it is comfortable for extended periods of internet, game or computer usage. The major drawback is the price - $2790. Snowcrash designer Ilkka Terho comments on the design of the Netsurfer thus: 'When we got the first computer in our office, a big slow thing, we were more or less playing around. We wondered why it just sat on the table. There was the technology and there was the furniture, but there was no connection. It was just the time when people started buying computers for their homes but nobody was doing new sorts of furniture. We began to test out different ideas using bits of furniture in our very messy office. We came up with this idea based on a motorcycle and the way you have the engine between your legs. It was a bit tongue in cheek - all those phrases like the information highway were in the air at the time.