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Notes from the people who make WhiteScreen.tv.
How to light a video call with your screen
A white screen is a soft key light that is already on your desk. Where to put it, how far away, which color, and how to keep it out of your glasses.
Using a screen as a night light without wrecking your sleep
Light in the evening tells your body clock what time it is. How dim is dim enough, why red beats white, and the settings we suggest for a bedside screen.
Can a white screen replace a light therapy lamp?
A light therapy lamp gives about 10,000 lux at your eyes. A laptop or monitor at full brightness gives a few hundred at best. Here is the arithmetic.
Flashing prank screens and photosensitive epilepsy: how to prank safely
We checked every prank on the site for flashing and changed the one that broke the three-flashes rule. What the rule covers, what it does not, and how to prank safely.
A little more wonder, one screen at a time
WhiteScreen started with a simple idea: make your screen useful in a different way. We're still building on that idea. Here's where we'll share what comes next.
For a list of recent changes, see the changelog.