From: Jim\(thrupoint\) (jgrina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Feb 14 2001 - 11:21:10 GMT-3
Dave,
40+ is very young. You should try it at 60+. The glasses are stronger and
the mind is weaker.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Gingrich" <Dave@dcg.org>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: Cisco Lab Prep Side Effects
> At 10:02 2/14/2001 +0000, Tariq Sharif wrote:
> >Apologies for off topic but I'm suffering. Constant exposure to PC
monitor
> >while lab prep is killing my eyes.
> >
> >Any ideas if the latest flat screen monitors are nay better (at radiation
> >levels & generally for eyes)? Any other recommendations?
>
> How about glasses? It's been my experience that eyestrain is due to poor
> vision and straining to keep things in focus, unless of course your
monitor
> is really bad.
>
> It also depends somewhat on how old you are. Those of us that are
> forty-something+, i.e. bifocal age, have additional problems.
>
> After my first trip to RTP and experiencing Red Paper Hell, I immediately
> set an appointment with my friendly optometrist. I told her exactly what
> my objective was, how far out the monitor was positioned, Red exam book,
> and I have to draw pictures. Probably the best investment I made in The
> Process.
>
> btw, the lighting in the new RTP lab is a huge improvement, not nearly the
> problem to read as in the old lab.
>
>
> ========================
> Dave Gingrich, K9DC
> Indianapolis, Indiana
> Dave@dcg.org - CCIE 6748
> ========================
>
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