My first exposure to computers was with the Apple II+. And I read somewhere that it's easier on your eyes, if you use the computer a lot, to have a dark background with light text (suggestion: blue or dark purple background, with yellow text), rather than black letters on a white background: with a white background, it's like a flashlight shining into your eyes.

So, a few days ago I tweaked the color settings of my web browser at work (Firefox). (Pictured; click to bigicize.) It's probably disorienting for most folks -- but since I don't share my computer with anyone -- it works for me.

FWIW: If you use MS Word -- "Tools" menu; "Options"; the "General" tab... second option down is "blue background with white text". I think it's intended for folks used to WordPerfect -- but I tend to use that setting whenever I'm doing a lot of writing. Again, it takes a few minutes to get used to it -- but long-term, it's easier on the eyes.


--GG