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To: Esteban who wrote (17165)	3/3/2001 4:07:06 PM
From: bosquedog	Respond to of 110626

I only wear reading glasses for reading and computer use. Actually same here. However, the prescription is different for reading and the computer. Thus, trifocals. Top is just clear glass so I don't have to remove glasses when someone comes in the room during the trading day.

To: Esteban who wrote (17165)	3/5/2001 8:10:34 PM
From: bosquedog	Respond to of 110626

Trouble: Your monitor flickers like crazy. When you try to increase the refresh rate, it offers only a setting of 60 Hz. Fix: I feel your pain--a flickering screen gives me terrible headaches. Setting my monitor's refresh rate--that's the number of times per second a PC's graphics subsystem draws a complete image on the screen--to anything less than 75 Hz has me reaching for an ibuprofen. Depending on the limitations of the monitor and graphics card or chip, you may be able to increase your monitor's refresh rate to a more comfortable setting. In Windows 9x, 2000, and Me, right-click the Windows desktop, select Properties, Settings, and then click the Advanced button. Under the Adapter tab (or, in Windows 2000, the Monitor tab) you'll find a list of available refresh-rate settings. Select the highest setting offered, ideally 75 Hz or above. Sometimes Windows offers 60 Hz as the only option when it can't find the monitor's Plug and Play configuration. (Forcing too high a refresh rate can damage a monitor.) To find the configuration, go to the Monitor tab, check 'Automatically detect Plug & Play monitors,' and reboot. Otherwise, click the Change button and reinstall the monitor. If it turns out that the monitor doesn't support anything higher than 60 Hz, lower the screen resolution and recheck the available refresh rates. pcworld.com