All Entries in the "HEALTHY COMPUTING" Category
Is Your Computer Green?
Every one of us uses a computer today, but how many of us are giving a thought to the environmental impact of computers?
Keep in mind the fact that technology is constantly improving, evolving, getting more advanced, becoming smaller, niftier, cooler, more convenient….
The reasons why we keep changing, upgrading and thereby creating [...]
Tips To Prevent Internet Addiction
Though opinions differ on whether virtual addiction or internet addiction are actual psychological disorders, there is probably some agreement on the point that computer or internet use should not extend to the point where it interferes with your day to day activities, your health, your interpersonal relationships and personal as well [...]
What Is Internet Addiction Disorder?
Modern conveniences and comforts bring along with them inevitably, attendant problems and troubles. The internet is no exception.
It is now difficult to imagine life without the internet; what was it we did before it was possible to Google just about any requirement that we had?
The internet has put in our hands [...]
Computer Radiation – How Danger Is It?
The word radiation itself conjures up dark and disturbing images of sickness and devastation; of nuclear disaster and fall out; there is the definite reverberation of the word cancer, where there is a mention of the word radiation!
Small wonder then, that when you talk about computer radiation, ears prick with unease and [...]
Computer Cleaning Tips
There are many benefits to cleaning your workstation[Ergonomic Workstation] area: for one it is a pleasure to work in a clean and neat environment; secondly you can be sure that dust and other deposits don’t damage your computer or its data or cause it to malfunction, and thirdly, you can be sure [...]
Eye Yoga To Reduce Eye Strain
Though the Yoga is of ancient times probably never envisaged what a lot of people were going to be stuck behind a computer screen for long hours each day, they had thought of a way to reduce eye stress that makes an extremely effective way to reduce eye stress among computer users:
Fix [...]
Keyboard Bacteria: What Lurks There?
With Swine Flu Prevention being such a buzzword recently, there is an emphasis being placed on avoidance of any kind of contact that will promote the spread of the virus from person to person.
Sure we think of public loos or toilets and other public spaces as being a likely harbor for the [...]
7 Useful Tips To Prevent Computer Related Elbow Injuries
Though certain computer related traumatic injuries are unavoidable, the risk of pain can be controlled by following certain preventive measures.
Most common computer related elbow injuries include elbow bursitis, tendonitis, radial and ulnar nerve entrapment.
Here are 7 easy ways to prevent traumatic elbow injuries associated with regular computer use.
Avoid repetitive elbow bending [...]
Office Health Strongly Linked To Being Green
It is up to every individual to play their part in helping save the environment and many now do this in their homes.
However, it is just as important to make your office green and it is just as easy as anywhere else, and green is often healthier for your body.
Most working environments [...]
3 Simple And Easy Ways To Prevent Neck And Shoulder Pain At Workplace
Neck and shoulder pain and medical disorders linked with these symptoms are more common among computer users.
It has been estimated by health experts and researchers that more than half of the computer users suffer with shoulder and neck pain or with medical disorders associated with these symptoms.
However, preventing neck and shoulder [...]
