Multiple monitors? It may seem cool to have all that screen real estate but the more monitors you have, the trickier it is for your body. No matter how many monitors you’re using, it is very important to get yourself comfortably situated in your chair first. Remember, it all starts with you and then we [...]
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There’s no simple, one-size-fits-all rule for how high you should place your monitor, but here are some guidelines that should help you decide. I discussed in a previous post that the preferred line of sight, which connects the eye to the visual target, varies with the object being viewed and its distance from you. When [...]
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Is there anything better than a warm summer day on the beach with a good book? With the summer officially here, many of us will spend some time lying on the beach or by the pool side. Of course, there’s always the simple and old-fashioned way to go about it — lying on a towel. [...]
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There’s a lot of ergonomic advice online about how to sit properly. Most of it promotes the 90-90-90 rule — 90-degree angles at the hips, knees and elbows. Such advice is enough to give ergonomics a bad rap because it’s not so comfortable for most people. My suggestion is to open up the joints a [...]
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We can’t talk about ergonomics and computers without talking about posture. I’m no posture police but for some reason, when people see me, they immediately sit up straighter. Maybe it’s because they know they’re not sitting properly. So before we go into seating options, let’s first figure out what you’re trying to achieve with your [...]
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