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Work-From-Home Gifts for a New Remote Job
A footrest, a monitor lamp and a decent microphone solve the problems a new remote worker hits in week one. Here's what to buy and what to skip.
Lighting Essentials
Bias lighting, colour temperature and glare control. The cheapest meaningful upgrade most home offices are missing.
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Lighting is the cheapest upgrade with a measurable effect on how a long day feels, and the most commonly skipped. The job is to light the desk and the wall without lighting the screen: a light bar handles the first, bias lighting the second, and the guides here cover both plus the settings that make them work.
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The Best Monitor Light Bars for Eye Strain and Late Nights
A light bar throws light onto your desk without reflecting off the screen. Here's what works, what doesn't, and which one to buy.
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The Best Gifts for Programmers, Chosen by One
Skip the novelty mug. Buy something that upgrades the desk without replacing what they already chose, and you'll get it right.
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The Best Desk Upgrades Under $100
A monitor lamp, a foot rest and a trackball mouse fix more discomfort per dollar than anything else you can buy. Here's how to spend a hundred pounds three ways.
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BenQ ScreenBar vs Quntis: What the Extra Money Buys
The BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 costs five times what the Quntis Computer Monitor Lamp does. Here's what that gap actually pays for.
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Do SAD Lamps Work for Home Office Use? What the Research Shows
SAD lamps can improve mood, energy and alertness when you use them at your desk during low-light months, but only if the lamp delivers 10,000 lux at your face…
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How to Light a Home Office With No Windows
You need 500-750 lux at desk height from overhead and task lighting combined, with a colour temperature between 4000-5000K to simulate daylight. Two light…
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The Importance of Proper Lighting in Reducing Eye Strain and Fatigue
Welcome to Developer's At Home, a blog series focused on researching proper desk chair ergonomics and the best office desk chairs for web developers. In previous blog posts, we…
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Introduction to Eye Strain and Fatigue for Web Developers
You spend long hours in front of a screen. You know what it does to your eyes. Dry, itchy, headaches, blurred vision — the symptoms of eye strain and fatigue…