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We all need a little break from computing to remember we have a body. So put your mouse down...and watch this video. Do the neck stretch while you watch. If you want more on desk stretching and personalized reminders check out MacBreakZ. Read more
Eyes may be the windows to the soul, but staring at your WINDOWS operating system can seriously overwork them. So go ahead and put your mouse down. No really. PUT. YOUR. MOUSE. DOWN. And look away from your computer screen and focus on the farthest thing you can see and hold your gaze for 5 seconds. Then focus on your cuticles for 5 seconds (do you need a manicure?). Look up and far away Read more
It is hard not to be obsessed with Thanksgiving right now. The food, the tips, the shopping hints are all over the Internet. Well I am here to ask you to put your mouse down and release your neck. No really. PUT. YOUR. MOUSE. DOWN. Inhale and shrug your shoulders up to your ears. Exhale and let them fall back down. Repeat 4 more times. Bring your right ear to your right shoulder and repeat Read more
No, really. PUT. YOUR. MOUSE. DOWN... and arch over your chair. If you are a serious computer user you should really take time, right now, to arch back over your chair. It might feel like a Flashdance moment, but this will give your tight chest a much needed release. Try to get your shoulder blades over the top of the seat. Rotate your arms away from you so your palms are facing out. This is Read more
I just started playing L.A. Noire, and if you haven't already picked it up for yourself, you're missing out. This stylish game puts you in control of an investigator that is hunting down a possible serial killer set in 1947 LA. So far it's pretty amazing — the sounds, style, and incredible likeness to real TV stars make this game totally addictive. Since I can't yet give you a full review, I Read more
Sometimes decorating your desk with pretty items can put a smile on your face even when you're going through a tough work day. I'm asking, what sort of desk ornaments or organizing items do you have on your work desk? My desk has a pink mouse pad with a cartoon bear on it, headphones for me to watch YouTube videos, my Starbucks tumbler, a tiny whiteboard for me to jot down ideas, and a stack of Read more
How do you know when your texting obsession has gone too far? When you have to have surgery on both of your wrists for a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome, that's how! Take it from Annie Levitz, a 16-year-old student from Chicago who sends an average of 100 texts a day — the obsession just isn't worth it. Annie began feeling pain in her wrists after sending a boatload of texts daily Read more
Disney's hottest dad act, the Imagination Movers encourage friendship, creativity, and thinking while they get kids up off the couch. You may assume this is just another example of the Mouse's Midas touch, but it's more. The four friends (three of which are fathers to a combined nine children) have a back story beginning in New Orleans that will have parents pushing their tots in front of the Read more
