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  • If your screen hurts your eyes...

    Or if you're prone to insomnia, or headaches after too long at the computer, this might be worth a try:

    F.lux: software to make your life better

    It's a program that automatically 'dims the lights' of your computer as the sun sets. It mostly gets great reviews, and having installed it myself I have to agree. When it kicked in, I could feel my eyes 'relax' immediately.

    It's downfalls are where you need 'true' colours, like photo editing, and also if you like full-on gaming - some of the high end graphics cards get a bit of 'stutter'. But it does have a 'temporary disable' function.

    Highly recommended by me

  • #2
    Before I click on that link - much as I trust you - I'm not going to get some large bellied lady asking me if I want to increase the size of things am I?
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    Suzie

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    • #3
      Not a hint of trouble on my computer, and nothing found on my shut-down scans last night either

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      • #4
        I fell for the one for a cheap ipad and got a piccie of an old codger with a pad on his eye!
        Or the cheap 'hands free' phone which was an elastic band to fasten the phone to your head!

        I'll give it a go Sarz!
        My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
        to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

        Diversify & prosper


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        • #5
          I put this on my Mac last night and the difference was IMMEDIATE.....

          If you put it on in the day you probably won't notice it.....

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          • #6
            Even in the daylight I cant cope with the glare form my computer screen.
            I have the contrast and brightness already turned down - would the above still help me?
            and, I work in an area where the office lights have to been on all day (over head spots) - would the above program help still?
            Many thanks sounds interesting

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            • #7
              Gonna be first on my list when I get home from work. Thanks Sarz.
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              • #8
                This would be such a good idea if I wasn't both a digital painter and also a gamer I may download and see if I can get to grips with the temporary disable though and see if it works.
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                • #9
                  Headfry, I think you can change the 'daylight' settings to suit the environment you're in, so might be worth a try

                  BrO, it said something in the feedback about it being Nvidia/ATI cards that were affected, and that there was a 'brief stutter' when scrolling. The software company said they were looking into it. For me, the benefits outweigh the negatives.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks SarzWix,
                    I may get our IT guys to check it out first - I'd hate to mess up our computers!!!

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                    • #11
                      Downloaded it last night and love it. Like the others said, my eyes relaxed the minute it was activated.

                      Not artistic or much of a gamer so hopefully won't need to use the disable button and hoping it will help stop too many headaches when the studying starts in a week and a half!!!!
                      Kirsty b xx

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                      • #12
                        being a bit dim regards pootors,i pressed the download for my xp,and found it in all programs,so presume it has down loaded,i also presume if i wish to teminate it,i just press the uninstall place,BUT haveing read that there is a button to temparly disable,where on earth do i find that,
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                        • #13
                          In the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, in the same part where it shows the time, there'll be a little picture like the sun with a blue curve on it. If you click the right mouse button on it, it should come up with a list of options?
                          Last edited by SarzWix; 15-09-2010, 06:03 PM.

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                          • #14
                            many thanks sarah,hope you feeling better
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                            • #15
                              Ooh - it's all fading nicely.

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