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I've been using f.lux (cross-platform, free) after reading about it on Seth Robert's blog (in his post titled "A Clue About How To Sleep Better"). Here's more about f.lux from Book of Joe: In yesterday's Washington Post Health section Greg Linch's reported on how the light from a computer or iPad screen may potentially disrupt the brain's melatonin production and cause insomnia. He then described an interesting desktop application called f.lux, which "adjusts a computer screen's color throughout the day. During daylight hours, the screen's undertone is the familiar blue. As sundown approaches, it begins transitioning to a warm shade of red-orange. In the morning, it's cool blue again." "The software application, which launched in February 2009, works with Windows, Mac and Linux. Is your insomnia the result of your computer screen? Read More ...
