Get the inside scoop on Social Networking now!| Are computers monitors harmful to your health? | | These days everybody's home there's computer and televisions. The thing is that are they harmful to us. From such monitors even Laptop, Scientist called PEMR (Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Radiation) which at close range disturb the balance of all living cells. It says the effect will persist several hours after the computer or tv sets has been turn off. But have not heard any cases of that.As far as my personal experience, it will gives pressure in my (your) eyes, if we sit regularly in front of computer, it makes me tired. It's better to take a rest for few minutes with in.Scientist said: several other problems has been observed in people who spend more then 4 hour a day in close proximity, stress, headaches, insomnia, eye strain, eye sight decline, decline in libido, disorder in mensuration cycles, hormonal disturbances....and so on.Sounds dangerous, right? Do you believe in those things? What is your experience? If you have some tips? then share. what are safe ways to use computer monitors? I think wearing glass is better.
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| | What can I do with my old computers and hardware? | | Hello friends[em]happy[/em]
I have a couple of old computers, monitors, keyboards, and mouse(s) I don't use anymore, but I know it is bad for the environment to put them in the trash. Does anyone have any good ideas on how/where I can get rid of them?[em]thumbup[/em][em]cool[/em] | |
| | | How green is your computer | | Disposing of computers, monitors, printers and mobile phones is a large and growing environmental problem. Some 20m-50m tonnes of “e-waste” is produced each year. According to the European Union, e-waste is now the fastest-growing category. Last month new rules came into force in both Europe and California to oblige the industry to take responsibility for it. In Europe the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive limits the use of many toxic materials in new electronic products sold in the European Union. In California mobile-phone retailers must now take back and recycle old phones. Many technology firms are already eliminating certain chemicals and offering recycling schemes to help their customers dispose of obsolete equipment. Yet there is a wide variation in just how green different companies are, according to Greenpeace, an environmental lobby group that launches a new e-waste campaign on August 25th. It has ranked the top mobile-phone and PC-makers based on their progress in eliminating chemicals and in taking back and recycling products. The RoHS rules ban products containing any more than trace amounts of lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous... | |
| | Recycling Gone Bad: Where Does Our High Tech Waste Go? | | Where do our discarded computers, monitors, keyboards, inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges and printers go? Ideally, they should all be recycled and the materials should find their way back into the new products. However, what really happens is that about 80 percent of electronic waste gets exported to the Third World countries where it turns into an environmental nightmare.One such place importing electronic waste is Guiyu, China shown in this picture taken by Behring-Chishlom from Greenpeace. "Guiyu, China, literally takes my breath away," wrote Tricia Judge."While standing in front of a pile of discarded toner cartridges nearly as tall as I am, I struggle with the smoke from a nearby melting operation. It burns my eyes and throat, making breathing laborious. Less than a hundred feet away, 'e-waste' is being burned, and a white, fog-like cloud of smoke envelops everything, limiting visibility."China has banned such imports, but the ban is not enforced. The residents of these poor towns have virtually no other means to support themselves and the Chinese government has no idea how to change the situation. It seems that these people are faced with a tragic choice between... | |
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