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    I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


    Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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      I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


      Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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      Lost User
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      Keep your contrast levels low and your eyes can survive without glasses for decades. :-)

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        Keep your contrast levels low and your eyes can survive without glasses for decades. :-)

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        Dalek Dave
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        Shameel, may I ask your age?

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          I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


          Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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          fjdiewornncalwe
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          Mark Nischalke wrote:

          The old, fat, poor, clueless opinionated ass and can't sing version.

          I felt obliged to make your Bono description a little more accurate.

          I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

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            I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


            Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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            CPallini
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            Mark Nischalke wrote:

            Anyone else use similar products?

            Bono: the young, slim, rich and can't sing version. :-D

            Veni, vidi, vici.

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              I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


              Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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              Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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              I have found that any pair of sunglasses work fine ... I am hypothesizing that the strain my be caused by the fluorescent lighting (which lcd monitors are back light with as well as offices lit with). Some weeks I were shades all day at work. Really helps. Makes me look cool too.

              Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                Michael Bergman
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                Mark Nischalke wrote:

                The old, fat, poor and can't sing version.

                I'm just happy it's not the dead version, sonny.

                m.bergman

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                  I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                  Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                  R Giskard Reventlov
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                  Hmm: bit dubious about those: I've been sat sitting in front of a screen for over 20 years without any ill effects, headaches, nausia or any other of the myriad ailments that appear to afflict people when suddenly confronted with a screen. :)

                  "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                    I have found that any pair of sunglasses work fine ... I am hypothesizing that the strain my be caused by the fluorescent lighting (which lcd monitors are back light with as well as offices lit with). Some weeks I were shades all day at work. Really helps. Makes me look cool too.

                    Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost

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                    Easier to take a quick power nap with the shades on also. :laugh: Though now I see a marketing opportunity. Bluetooth enabled glasses with HUD to display debugger, or other, windows. I'm filing the patent now. ;P


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                      Hmm: bit dubious about those: I've been sat sitting in front of a screen for over 20 years without any ill effects, headaches, nausia or any other of the myriad ailments that appear to afflict people when suddenly confronted with a screen. :)

                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                      Henry Minute
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                      mark merrens wrote:

                      Hmm: bit dubious about those: I've been sat sitting in front of a screen for over 20 years

                      You really should take a break.

                      Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                        Easier to take a quick power nap with the shades on also. :laugh: Though now I see a marketing opportunity. Bluetooth enabled glasses with HUD to display debugger, or other, windows. I'm filing the patent now. ;P


                        Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                        Make sure it includes a Boss-o-meter that flashes a warning as the boss approaches your cube. You know, so we can minimize CP.

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                          I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                          Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                          no, but I have a tendency to switch off as much lights as possible in the evening. it's enough that certain colleagues force me to sit in something between a slaughterhouse and the highway kind of light scene. The lights are so bright that I have sun lotion to protect myself.

                          regards Torsten When I'm not working

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                            Hmm: bit dubious about those: I've been sat sitting in front of a screen for over 20 years without any ill effects, headaches, nausia or any other of the myriad ailments that appear to afflict people when suddenly confronted with a screen. :)

                            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            The difference between you and the others; they switched the screen on.

                            *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                            "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

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                              Make sure it includes a Boss-o-meter that flashes a warning as the boss approaches your cube. You know, so we can minimize CP.

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                              CP would be displayed in the HUD of course


                              Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                                CP would be displayed in the HUD of course


                                Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                                Dalek Dave
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                                I like the ZZZ glasses. They make you look like your eyes are open, but actually you are grabbing some dreamtime.

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                                  I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                                  Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                                  You should not deny it....suddenly you'll start going to the gym and using shirts with rolled-up sleeves....glasses is the first step to become a brogrammer

                                  "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--either way, you are right." — Henry Ford "When I waste my time, I only use the best, Code Project...don't leave home without it." — Slacker007

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                                    The difference between you and the others; they switched the screen on.

                                    *pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington

                                    "Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos

                                    My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier - my favourite utility

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                                    R Giskard Reventlov
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                                    Both excellent responses (see henry's above). 5 for each. I should be a straight man... (here all week).

                                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                                      I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                                      Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                                      Orcun Iyigun
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                                      Hey Mark, I have posted a similar question like yours earlier. I don't know if it is going to help but here is the thread[^]. Cheers, OI

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                                        I don't mean prescription eyewear. After long days in front of the monitors I found my eyes really strained at the end of the day so I thought I'd try a pair of Gunnar[^] glasses. They do help. The screens are more clear and my eyes are not strained at the end of the day. They also make me look like Bono. The old, fat, poor and can't sing version. :-D Anyone else use similar products?


                                        Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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                                        GuyThiebaut
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                                        A little trick I started using about 6 years back and has made a big difference - is to go into the settings for windows then: On the white backgrounds select the "other" option and you should get to a slider which will allow you to set the white to be set to slight grey tone - doing this means is that you don't have to fiddle with the contrast on your monitor and you are only changing the pure white light which its what I found caused eye strain. (In windows 7 right click on the desktop then --> personalize/windows color/advanced appearance settings/ click on the white part of a windon/click the color 1 dropdown/click on "other" button)

                                        “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

                                        ― Christopher Hitchens

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                                          Hey Mark, I have posted a similar question like yours earlier. I don't know if it is going to help but here is the thread[^]. Cheers, OI

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                                          What help? There was no help being asked for. I'm not asking for reviews. Just making a comment and asking a question.


                                          Failure is not an option; it's the default selection.

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