Health Hazard: Touch-Screen Desktops

Touchscreen and VT[5] (Photo credit: jstar.pl)

Have you ever experienced shoulder tendonitis? I have, and believe me, it will irritate you for months — IF you ever cure it. If you use touchscreens daily, expect to get it

‘The HP machine was also a 1980s era machine with the same problem. Using any touch system that is not on the lap or flat on the desk invites “mouse shoulder,” a form of tendonitis. This can also develop from using the mouse improperly, which I unfortunately experienced some years back. It’s an incredibly miserable ailment that can take six months to a year to resolve itself, during which you can barely move the shoulder…’
pcmag.com

How to Safely Clean Gadget Screens
Microfiber cloth and water are enough if your screen isn’t stained

‘Cleaning a touchscreen is simple. You don’t need a special cleaning kit or cleaning solution to safely clean your tablet or smartphone’s touchscreen – you can do it with materials you probably have on hand. However, you do need to know what to avoid – many common types of cloths and cleaning solutions can damage a touchscreen…’
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German City Criticizes OpenOffice
Says OpenOffice shortcomings are forcing it back to Microsoft

‘The city council in Freiburg, Germany, is planning to ditch an open source office suite and go back to using Microsoft Office.
‘But on Friday, German open source developers reacted angrily, saying that the city uses outdated software and did not consider upgrading to a current version of LibreOffice or OpenOffice.org…’
arnnet.com.au

Anonymous takes down over 650 Israeli sites
thenextweb.com

Misfit Shine
An elegant, wireless activity tracker
Track your fitness with just a small button
Gorgeous all-metal construction. Tiny so you can wear anywhere. Tracks cycling and swimming, not just steps. To sync, just lay on phone.
misfitwearables.com/

MEETINGL
Do a Video Conference with Just Your Browser
MEETINGL is an easy to use video conferencing tool for up to eight people.MEETINGL doesn’t require to download anything. In just one minute a meeting is set-up.You only need an Internet Browser with the Flash Plugin installed.For better audio quality we recommend Flash Player 10.3. or higher. You can download Flash from here.MEETINGL is the only one web-conferencing tool, which transfers you through the internet in best possible and secure way. MEETINGL not just connects you, it decides either you communicate directly or via our high secure media server with standardized protocols.
meetingl.com/

How and where to create a favicon
‘Favicons are small square images usually 16×16 pixels which are used by web browsers to show a graphical representation of the site being visited at the left side of the browser’s address bar.
‘The websites in the list below allow you to create a favicon simply by uploading a pre-existent image. So if you want to create a favicon for your brand, all you need to do is to upload your logo to one of the following sites and download the favicon file. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
‘Here’s the Favicon generator list you’re looking for:…’
Favicon CC
Favicon Generator
Dynamic Drive Favicon Tool
Chami Favicon Service
Favicon Generator ORG
Favicon UK
Degraeve Favicon
Anti-Favicon
Gen Favicon
Favigen
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Pixlr
Another great image editor
Open Pixlr editor (Advanced)OR Open Pixlr express (Efficient)OR Open Pixlr-o-matic (Playful)
pixlr.com/