Mac OS X Users: Hold down the "Command" button (aka the Apple button) and then press the "plus" button. Notice an increase in the font? Press it again. Do it. Now the text is at an even more comfortable size. To undo this, hold down the command button and press the "minus" button.
Mac OS X Users: Hold down the "Control" + "Option" + "Command" buttons and then press the number "8". That will invert your colors. I use this sometimes when I'm tired of looking at a white background with black text on a webpage. I find a black background with white text much easier on my eyes. To undo that color mode, press the same key sequence. (For fun, you can go to the Apple store and press that key combination and walk away, you'd be surprised how few people know that one. Now you're one step closer to being a Mac expert.) Also, you can just reduce the brightness on your own monitor.
Windows Users: In Internet Explorer, select "View", then "Text" and choose "Larger". That's better isn't it?
Enlarging the font is the best way to reduce eye strain.
Windows Users: Enable "Clear Type". Right click on a blank area of your Desktop and choose "Properties". Choose the appearance tab. Click "Effects" Check the box: "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts". In the drop down box, select: "Clear Type".
Linux Users: You're just going to have to go blind. I'm so sorry. But you can leave a comment letting me know how to enable visual enhancements in your particular distribution of Linux.
Your computer monitor. Is it an LCD monitor? Or is it a CRT monitor?
A CRT monitor is the kind that's big and bulky, with a glass screen. If you have a CRT monitor, unplug it and throw it away, then go buy an LCD monitor, right now.
For those of you less impressionable CRT users, just know this. CRT monitors tend to be harder on your eyes. One reason is due to refresh rate. You may not notice this, but CRT monitors flicker faster than you consciously notice. The slower the flicker, the harder it is on your eyes. Personally, I can see when a monitor is set to 60hz (60 flickers per second). It makes my eyes want to explode. Lots of people have their monitors set to this without even knowing. Imagine sitting 3 feet from your CRT television and watching it that way. Your mother would be disappointed to see you do that.
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