![]() Eyeleo helps you by reminding you to rest your eyes. Staring at a computer monitor for too long can place serious strain on your eyes. We all often forget that the wrists and hands aren’t the only pieces of the complex human system that can be damaged with over usage. Nt Eyeleo is unique in the listing of ‘break’ tools in that it focuses on making us rest our eyes. NtLet’s take a look at these varied applications and see if any of them are what you are looking for. Of those that are free, the question is which are worth using? I have scoured the Internet to find the apps that actually do a good job of reminding us to take breaks, and do so without costing you a penny. But not all of the available apps are free. As you might expect, there are plenty of apps out there to help you with the task of stepping away from your tasks. ![]() For others, a bit of a heads up is necessary. ![]() This isn’t just for your physical health, but your mental health. Many don’t realize how important it is to step away from the monitor and take a break. Windows users can download a portable or installer version of TimeClue from the developer website at Musetips.Nt This gallery is also available as a post in the Five Apps Blog. The software is only as effective if the user in front of the computer adheres to the suggestions to take a break. ![]() TimeClue aids users in taking regular computer breaks. Your best option in this case is to disable the program before you start that activity. You need to stop the activity if the screen fades. Lets say you are watching a video or playing a flash game. One problem that I ran into was that the program fades the screen even if you run multimedia contents on the screen. The options are missing a fade duration setting, everything else appears to be there. The program is blocked from fading the screen if a full-screen application is running. The color and text size of the clock are configured here as well. Options are also provided to change the overlay color and the maximum opacity which define the fade effect on the monitor. You can change that to an interval between 1 and 60 minutes. It is set to 15 minutes by default, meaning that the screen will face every 15 minutes. Here it is possible to configure the auto fade interval. You can use it to open the options of the program The program places an icon in the Windows system tray. Licensing can be simplified when all staff is covered. It is easy to use and support, fairly priced, and fully functional. Breaks seem to last between 15 to 30 seconds, enough for eye exercises or getting a new cup of coffee or tea. Tired already of the offices routine I bet you are Take a break reminder The overall landscape painted so far is pretty bleak. Break Reminder is designed for Corporations. Eye exercises shown by an adorable Leopard. Short breaks with eye exercises every 10 minutes. Features: Screen blocking long breaks every hour. Following EyeLeos regulations will result in less physical fatigue. The reminder should however be enough for most users to stop work at this point to prevent eye strain. EyeLeo reminds to take breaks regularly, shows you simple eye excercises and prevents you from using the computer at break times. You can still work on the computer even in its faded stage as everything is still fully operational. This is done in form of a fading desktop that displays the current time in big bold letters. The basic idea behind TimeClue is to give visual break reminders to the user sitting in front of the PC. I just stumbled upon TimeClue at the Donation Coder website. Among them Eyes Relax and Eye Guardian which combat eye strain and Off 4 Fit which adds physical exercise to the breaks. I have reviewed half a dozen in the past years. A myriad of programs tries to aid the user in preventing strain caused by long hours of work on computer systems.
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