One of the first things I noticed when taking the laptop outside was the eye strain from the glare. It made my computer time much less enjoyable. Here are a few tips I have learned.
Wear dark clothing. If you take a moment and look at your glare problem you will see it is YOU! That’s right; the computer screen is acting just like a mirror. That bright white shirt you are wearing might as will be a clear blue sky. The same is true for your background, try to keep your background as dark as possible.
Do not sit in direct sun. No matter which way you point yourself the sun will either hit the screen (bleaching out the content) or hit you (reflecting your image regardless of your clothing).
Keep your screen clean. Finger prints and that pesky dust are magnified by harsh sunlight. You will find yourself straining to look through or past the dirt.
Brightening the screen will make you computing more enjoyable but will shorten battery life.
Change the screen angle. By raising the back of the laptop you will be pointing the screen toward the ground without obstructing the keyboard. This will reduce the amount of sky reflected on the screen. If computing on your lap raise your feet. If using a picnic table place an object under the back of the laptop. In either case remember not to block the air flow necessary to cool the laptop.
Until the next post: Be cool and take a dark shady approach to on the go computing.
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