Apparently, staring at monitors and other digital displays all day are not good for humans. It can result in headaches, advanced aging of our eyes, and throwing off our sleep pattern as our brain interprets the bright light as daytime. A few eye protection companies have cropped up to address these issues. I covered Gunnar a couple of years ago, who make eyewear targeted at … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Ditching Flash? Test your internet connection with HTML5 speedtests
Adobe's Flash has been on the blacklist recently (or even longer) with security concerns. Many things that used to be Flash's bread-and-butter like streaming video and games are moving to HTML5. One other Flash staple has been the Internet speed test. The most common tests use Flash to tell you how fast the upload and download speeds of your connection are. This might help you … [Read more...]
Asym browser extension improves readability with ‘microtypography’
Or that's what it promises in their press release this week. I was intrigued by the headline 'Microtypography Tech Startup, Asymmetrica, Releases Free Browser Extension That Increases Reading Speed and Comprehension for Online Readers' so I was curious to check out the extension. According to the press release and Asymmetrica website, asymmetrical spacing between words and … [Read more...]
Adobe adds Group Policy Administrative Templates to Adobe Acrobat and Reader DC
Adobe managed to push out more than just updates to Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader recently. They managed to push out the Group Policy Administrative Templates for Reader DC and Acrobat DC last week. The templates for Group Policy are available for download from the Adobe FTP … [Read more...]
How to create a USB installer for Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Creating a bootable USB drive Mac OS X installer can save you time and bandwidth when you have a few Macs you want to update or you want a backup copy of your operating system installer. Fortunately, it's pretty straight forward to create a USB installer for the latest OS X El Capitan, currently in beta, and the process is the same as OS X 10.10 Yosemite. You will have to apply … [Read more...]