Amazon?

[beowulf]

Check your settings on the tablet. I'm not sure about an IPad.

My tablet doesn't have the blue blocker. But some of the apps on it do.

I use my galaxy tablet for banking and reading and use the Kindle app. The Kindle app does have a blue light blocker in the app setting.

And it has helped with eye fatigue.

Thanks, I will do that. I have ordered the glasses already, but if there is a setting we can try - all the better. I do know that she adjusts the brightness when she reads but we will look for other adjustment options.

 

[JethroB]

Thanks, I will do that. I have ordered the glasses already, but if there is a setting we can try - all the better. I do know that she adjusts the brightness when she reads but we will look for other adjustment options.

On an iPad look under Settings, then Display & Brightness. Then there is an option called Night Shift. I haven’t tried it so far though.

 

[Jstpssng]

If they are being paid hourly, they are using my tools, equipment, insurance.

If they are on your insurance they should NOT be getting a 1099. Are you paying unemployment insurance on them, and covering your share of SS? Those two account for 10% of what you pay them.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

Back to the Amazon "is it worth it issue" --- An example from today as to why we like and use Amazon. The wife reads on her ipad at night but she has trouble falling asleep after that and eyes ached a bit. She was told by our daughter that she could get a blue blocker screen cover for her ipad that would help with that.

She asked me to get that for her. My options: a two-hour round trip to town - heading to I don't know where to find that for her and not knowing which kind to buy anyway or check it out on Amazon. On Amazon I read the reviews, the questions, and learned that the blue-blocker screen covers do not work all that well for some users and have other issues.

Some reviewers suggested blue-blocker glasses instead. I told my wife about that - she said she wears reading glasses and did not want to wear blue-blocker glasses over those. She asked about clip-on blue-blocker glasses. I checked that out - Amazon had a variety of those. Good reviews, not expensive, and I could get a 2-pack (one for me). Wife said that was a better choice as she could also use the clip-ons with her iphone, and as they reduce glare, she could try them out for night driving - clipping them over her other glasses.

I like to buy local, but the advantages of Amazon in the circumstances made it the best choice.

In the iPad settings you can set the display preferences, so that it goes into a night mode, which eliminates the need for the blue blockers..

 

[tradosaurus]

I completely disagree that there is loyalty from an entity. Loyalty comes from individuals.

My Dad who started work in 1950 would have disagreed with you. He felt the petroleum company he worked for was like a family.

 

[tradosaurus]

I don’t think there are many engineers today making less than $100k annually.

I would agree with that statement but add "...engineers today (with more than 5 yrs experience)..."

I work for the fed gov't. Both my wife and I are engineers. I've never made more than $100k annually. I'm getting close to it now but my benefits are worth a million to me.
My electrical engineer son (6 yrs in workforce) just got a 40% raise from Intel which puts him at $150K/ yr.

 

[stuckmotor]

My Dad who started work in 1950 would have disagreed with you. He felt the petroleum company he worked for was like a family.

I met a man somewhere who'd retired from AT&T. We were barley acquaintances and he was moaning to me about the breakup of that company. I call that loyalty.

 

[Jstpssng]

I met a man somewhere who'd retired from AT&T. We were barley acquaintances and he was moaning to me about the breakup of that company. I call that loyalty.

Perhaps he had good reason. Do you think that your phone service has improved since the breakup?

 

[Dftodd]

I met a man somewhere who'd retired from AT&T. We were barley acquaintances and he was moaning to me about the breakup of that company. I call that loyalty.

Got ATT and a local company competing to be your internet provider in our neighborhood.

ATT wants to give 350mbps download speed for the same price the local company gives you 500mbps.

The 500mbps speed is $20 higher then the local company.

Doesn't seem much of a bargain. ATT is a little cheaper for the gig speed. But if your not on that, then it isn't worth the bother to use them.

We're paying for 500mbps speed with the local company and actually getting around 750mbps on the last speed test I did.

Both ATT and the local company are using the same fiber network. The only difference is ATT is using cable into the home.

Local company is using fiber all the way to the router.

 

[beowulf]

JethroB - thanks, I checked that out and apparently using the 'night' setting does eliminate or at least reduce the blue light effect. We will be trying that.

Update: checked this out - the 'night shift' setting is to filter blue light apparently - and let you sleep better - a sliding scale setting. We will try that tonight.