PostureMinder Home Edition on CD - better posture for all the family #16602
PostureMinder in action to protect against back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain and RSIPostureMinder Home Edition is ideal to help protect all the family as they use a home PC or laptop. It's also great for encouraging children into good posture and working habits from an early age
Our award-winning innovation is to use a webcam to continually check your posture and provide targeted reminders precisely when you need them - when you're sitting badly. If you already have a webcam, PostureMinder can normally use that.
We all know how we should sit, but when we're engrossed in a task, most of us forget at one time or another. PostureMinder acts like a friendly physio, helping you to spot when your posture is poor, or when you've used your computer for too long without taking a break
PostureMinder's friendly reminders help you to reduce the time you spend in damaging postures and continually reinforce good posture habits. Reminders are unobtrusive and don't try to force you to do anything - they're just there to advise you on how to help yourself
The Home Edition features:
* Intelligent posture reminders
* Break reminders
* Ergonomic advice
* Stretch exercises
PostureMinder Home Edition can also be personalised with different colour schemes and background images, so each member of the family can set it up to reflect their own interests and personality
Why good posture for children matters
Children use computers from earlier ages than ever beforeWith children using computers more and more, it's never been more important to encourage them into good posture habits from a young age
A recent study by the University of Edinburgh of over 4000 Scottish schoolchildren found that 60% of regular computer users reported frequent headaches, over 40% frequent neck pain or shoulder pain, and around 15% frequent back pain (source: Alexander and Currie 2003)
FAQ's
What are the system requirements for PostureMinder?
PostureMinder is currently available for PCs running Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 4), XP or Vista, with Intel Pentium Processor 1GHz or equivalent (1.5GHz recommended). 256Mb RAM (512Mb recommended). Minimum 140Mb of available hard-disk space
Is PostureMinder available for MacOS?
Currently PostureMinder is only available for Windows. We hope to release a MacOS version in the future, but don't currently have a timescale for doing so
What webcams can PostureMinder be used with?
PostureMinder will work with most modern USB webcams. However, performance will vary, particularly in environments with poor lighting, or where strong natural light is present. PostureMinder recommends Logitech Quickcam Messenger, Quickcam Connect or Quickcam for Notebooks. If your webcam has face tracking or other fun software features, please turn these off as they will interfere with the operation of PostureMinder
I use a laptop - can PostureMinder work for me?
PostureMinder has a laptop/hot-desk setting which lets the software know that it shouldn't assume your webcam, computer and furniture are always the same as last time you logged on. It will therefore prompt you to set up your laptop as well as possible, and then re-calibrate, each time you log on. This takes typically 30 seconds-1 minute and provides a useful reminder that you should set up your laptop as well as circumstances allow each time you start-up. Simply switch on laptop/hot-desk mode in the Settings->Posture panel within PostureMinder.
ViewSonic @Work @Risk survey, February 2007
Of 1500 UK computer workers surveyed:
* 77% of workers suffer eye fatigue, 71% suffer back pain, 67% suffer headaches
* 79% of 16-24-year-olds complain of eye fatigue, 80% have back pain
* High workloads prevent 31% of workers taking breaks
* 47% of employees haven't received ergonomic training
* 69% of employees would consider suing their employer over health issues
* Amongst 16-24 year olds, 80% report back pain, 76% report headaches
Over 50% of employees say they forget or don't have time to take breaks from the computer, despite it being a requirement of the 1992 Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations that you should have sufficient breaks