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Justin Cox is a twenty-something youth minister who dabbles in web design. This site is his window on the world where he mindlessly chatters about his various interests. He's going to stop talking in third person now.
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All Screened Out
Technology seems to be everywhere these days and definitely permeates my life. In fact, it is so intertwined with my life that I spend almost every waking moment staring at a screen of some sort. I mean, in the morning I check email and RSS feeds while eating breakfast, then it’s off to work where I spend most of the day in front of a computer, then it’s home where time is split between the TV and MacBook — and don’t forget all the looks at the iPhone and iPod throughout the day as well. I do nothing but stare at screens. So, for fun, here’s a breakdown of my favorite screens:
iMac
This screen is a whopping 24″ and might possibly have a hand in causing me to go blind. Even at it’s lowest brightness setting it’s too bright. The good news is I can code and design like a fiend on there.
MacBook
This screen, compared to the iMac, is a tiny 13″. Unfortunately those 13″ are what I spend almost all day looking at as the MacBook is what I use in the office — and everywhere else. This one will probably cause me to go blind but not because of the brightness.
iPhone
This screen is an even smaller 3.5″. Since OS 2.0 came out I find myself staring at this screen more and more. The Twitterriffic and Facebook apps don’t really help. Oddly I don’t think this one will cause me any future blindness.
TV
This screen is a very nice 32″. If you spend any time reading this blog then you know I spend way to much time watching TV. It’s really hard not to watch it when it’s on a beautiful Aquos HDTV. Let me tell you, there is nothing like the Olympics in HD. But that’s the story for another day (probably not because that’s really all I have to say on that subject).
There you have it. The collection of my typical daily screens. It seems like the bottom line is I spend too much time in a stationary position and will more than likely drive myself blind.
Do you stare at too many screens? Let me know about them in the comments section below.
8/21/08 at 9:52 am
Let’s see, the 17″ CRTs, the 15″ LCD, the 15.4″ and 15″ laptops, my 3″(?) PDA screen, and the 2.(something)” screen on my ZEN. Oh, and the screen on my Razr. (I’d add the TV, but I hardly watch it anymore.)
Lucky for me I still have better-than-20/10 vision…even without glasses. And it’s amazing, considering the “crap” I get to stare at, too.
8/21/08 at 10:27 am
I hear you, man. If it’s not the LG LCD Flatscreen ot the television, I’m staring at someone else’s computer trying to figure out what they’ve done to screw things up now.
I’m lucky if I have more than a half hour a day to spare just to read my books and comics.
8/21/08 at 2:14 pm
I stare at my dad’s laptop waaaaay too frequently. I have no idea what the size is, but it’s some huge widescreen model. That’s about all the screen-staring I do… our TV only gets DVDs, not any actual channels. 
I watch movies, but not every day.
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