Working at a PC for hours isn't much fun. But it can also be physically painful; aches and pains may be your body's way of telling you that you have a poor posture. If you don't do something about it, these aches and pains could lead to more severe problems.
Step 3. Select the webcam you want to use for monitoring purposes. Press Ok to start the calibration process. Adopt a good posture but don't be tempted to sit bolt upright - PostureMinder expects you to keep that position throughout the day. Look at the screen rather than webcam, then hit ‘Capture reference image'.
Step 4. An oval will appear on top of your captured image. Use the handles to adjust its size and position to match your face. The top-centre handle should sit on your hairline, and the bottom-centre should rest on your chin. This will create the guide that the software uses to check your position. Click Finish.
Step 5. From now on, PostureMinder will run in the background, analysing your position with reference to the guide you created earlier. If it detects you slumping or sitting at an angle, an alert will appear at the bottom of the screen. PostureMinder alerts also remind you when to take a break.
Step 6. The PostureMinder Control Centre lets you alter any settings or recreate your reference image; access it by clicking PostureMinder's Taskbar icon and selecting ‘Open PostureMinder Control Center'. If you're seeing notifications too often, click ‘Your settings' to reduce the number of alerts you receive.
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MalcolmF said: In the world of experts there is no such thing as an individual - and many of the experts have managed to become experts without actually passing through the stage of gaining experience This accounts for their lack of knowledge about things like bifocalsUsing my laptop is as you say using my desktop is either a case of sit further back and use the distance part because its a nice big screen or wear reading glasses and move inOf course most experts know that everybody who wears glases is short sighted Many of us are long sighted somewhere a bit beyond infinity without optical aids
Rikstar said: I never read monitor placement advice that takes into account users who wear bifocal or varifocal glasses If the top of my monitor was level with my eyes my head would be constantly tilted back so I could see through the botton portion of my lenses - a great recipe for neck ache if ever there was one The best position for me is to have the monitor top level with my shoulders which is exactly what I get when I use a large laptop on me knees