ThesideEffectsofWorkingLongHoursonComputer?

TherearenumeroussideeffectsofworkingonthecomputerorLaptopforlonghours. 1. Thefirstsideeffectwouldbethatitaffectsyoureyes.It'sverylogicalthatwhenyou keepyoureyesfixedtothescreenforsolong,itaffectsyoureyes.Thereisareason why whenever we are sitting very near the television set, our parents tell us that we'llruinoureyes.Sameisthecasewiththecomputer.Therayscomingoutofthe monitoraren'tgoodfortheeyes. 2. Otherthantheraysnotbeinggoodfortheeyes,theeyesbegintohurtiftheyare gluedtothescreenforlong.Youreyesneedsomeresttooandwhentheyhavebeen inuseforlong,concentratinghardenough,theygettiredandstarthurting. 3. Thenyoucanhaveastiffbacksincesittinginanuprightpositionforsolongcangive youbackachesandpainalloveryourbody.Yourbuttmighthurtbecauseithasbeen inthesamepositionforlongandthenyourlegsmighthurttoo. a. Backboneproblem b. Sorenessintheback,buttandneck c. Handwriting style change due do clicking the mouse continuously, while playinggames d. Kneeproblem,duetothefoldedconditionforprolongedhour 4. Yourwristbeginstohurtafterholdingthemouseforsolong.Youstrainyouneckby notgivingitanyrest. 5. Workinglonghoursonacomputerwithoutanybreakscanhaveaseriouseffecton your health. I personally work from home on my computer every single day and I haveexperiencedanumberofproblems. TherearenoPreventionsorremediesbutyoucanminimizethePain: 1. First and foremost point is if you have an outdated VDU (Monochrome) or CRT (CathodeRayTubemonitors);pleasechangeittoLCDorLEDtopreventeyestrain, ElectricitydrainandtopreventGlobalwarming. 2. Secondlyalwayssitdirectlyinfrontofthemonitor,notofftoonesideandthetopof the monitor should be at eye level. If it is too high or too low you will begin to experiencesorenessinyourneck. 3. If you do all of that you may still have problems with parts of your body because somethingslikecarpaltunnelsyndrome(compressionofthemediannerveinyour wrist) can be worsened by several nonwork related factors. (I.e. Smoking,obesity, pregnancy,highbloodpressure,hobbies). 4. Try not to sit at a desktop/Laptop computer for hours upon hours without taking breaks.Atleaststandupandmovearoundforafewminuteseachhour.

5. Turnyourheadandeyesoncein15minutes 6. NeverdrinkorchewanythingnearComputers.Youmayupsetyourhealthaswellas your costly Computers. If any liquid spill on Keyboard or Computer it will spoil the computer and the spillage of eatables, (burgers / pizza) will draw the attention of Ants,whichlatereatawaytheKeyboardmembraneandHarddisksealinglacquer 7. SoifyougoforTeaorsnacksawayfromComputerroom,youarerestingyourbody andsavingtheComputerindeed. 8. ManycomputeruserslosetheirtemperandHealth,insearchofanyoldfile/data alreadystoredinthecomputer(HarddiskorPendriveorCD/DVD) 9. AlwayscreateanExcelfile,liketelephoneindex.Wheneveryoustoreanyimportant data, please do index it with date, folder /file name, drive or partition name, Pen driveorCD/DVDnameandLabeltheDVDaccordingly. 10. This saves your time and effort in retrieving the data in notime and your Heart burning stress. (Use Ctrl + F to find out data even in the huge index) Stress kills humansworsethananyotherdiseaseintheworld.Recentlyyouwouldhavereadin NewspaperorwatchedinTVNewsthathowanITGuykilledhimselfandhisfamily members,duetoSTRESS,thattoofrommajorITCompany. 11. NotonlyAppleandGarlickeepsyouawayfromyourDoctor.Astressfree working daywillenhanceyourmemorypowerandextendyourLifewarranty,andbestpart is,itwillenhanceyourmaritallifewithyourspouse,withoutanyextraMedicare. 12. While driving at Nights, please use Low Beam. Scientific studies proved that high beamHeadlightscausepotencyproblemsinMenslife.Thatswhylatenighthome returnersnormallyrunbehindMidnightdoctorsforChildren&Consummation. 13. TheLatehoursstressalongwiththeHighbeam,nitrogenpowerfullights,penetrates theoppositemotoristsandcauseslotofproblems.IfyouuseHighBeamopponent toowilluseit,toblessyouwiththeabovementionedproblems.Pleasewriteabout this in your Office Boards and Blogs, create awareness among fellow citizens and netizens. WithBestwishes KLNCheran KLNComputerServices@Gmail.com Chennai600126 IssuedinthepublicinterestTheWriterhasCRTandComputerexperiencesincefrom1990 onwards.WedonotmeantohurtanyoneinthisWriteup.