Facebook users squint at font size change

Source: compterworld.com/

Before you make an appointment with your eye doctor, it's not your eyes. It's Facebook!

Earlier this week, Facebook, without notice to users, changed the font size on its highly popular social networking site. The type now is much smaller and users are complaining that it's hard to read.

Many users have taken to Twitter to vent their frustrations.

Laurie tweeted, "COME ON @facebook that font is just WAY too small for my old eyes. quit being mean and fix it!" 

 Checkthpavement tweeted, "Oh gods your font is small *squints* can you take it up a notch perhaps? Don't wanna hold my computer to my face."

 Karen Maeby seemed to joke, tweeting, "Zuckerberg probably made the font so small so people will struggle to read about FB privacy and eventually give up."

In an e-mailed response to Computerworld, Facebook said the small font size is something of an experiment.

"We are constantly testing new ways to make the site more efficient for people," said Andrew Noyes, a Facebook spokesman. "We listen to feedback and always try to incorporate it in future product updates, releases and features."

Noyes did not say whether Facebook would change the type back to a larger font based on negative user response. He also did not say how the smaller font would make the site more efficient.

"Well, I can see that it could make them a little more efficient, if they put more items on each page, but they could also just make the pages longer," said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research. "Maybe they meant more efficient for users to see more of the postings at one time."

Browser settings could also have an effect on the size of the fonts. While most people see the smaller type size, some do not.

These changes can be reverted by installing the Web browser plug-in Better Facebook, which lets users define a custom font size.

Walk Off Every Bulge

Source: health.com/

Get ready, get fit

Who’s afraid of the big, bad three-way dressing-room mirror? Not you! Especially not after you shape your body from head to toe, back to front, and all the way around with this super-effective, 45-minute workout that alternates calorie-and-fat-torching interval walking with body-sculpting strength moves. How good is it? It comes straight from Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler, who helps walk Julia Roberts into amazing shape.

Set your course

Before doing this workout for the first time, measure a three-mile loop (drive it or walk it while wearing a watch that measures distance, and note a landmark at each mile mark. Or simply head to your favorite track or hop on a treadmill.

Do the routine four or five times a week to lose up to eight inches all over your body in just four weeks. (Be sure to walk for a few minutes at an easy pace before and after the workout to warm up and cool down.) Ready? Time to show that mirror who’s boss.

Start your walk

Begin the workout by walking at a brisk pace until you hit the 1-mile mark. Your goal is to cover the distance in less than 15 minutes. Stand straight as you walk, with your abs pulled in and arms reaching forward as you pump them. To speed up, take faster steps, not longer ones.

Forward Lunges

(for quadriceps, hamstrings, butt, calves)

Step your right leg forward and lower into a lunge; don’t let front knee go past toes. Push into your right heel to return to starting position; repeat on opposite side. Continue to alternate for 1 minute.

Walking Burst

Alternate 1 minute of brisk walking with 1 minute of running until you hit the 2-mile mark. As your fitness improves, feel free to shorten the walking time and lengthen the running time, if desired.

Full Push-ups

(for triceps, chest, shoulders, core) 

Get into push-up position on your hands and toes, with arms straight (don’t lock your elbows) and hands right below your shoulders. Tighten abs as you bend your elbows to lower down toward ground, then push back up. Your body should stay in a straight line throughout the move. Do as many reps as you can in 1 minute. Can’t do a full push-up? Get into plank position (the “up” part of a push-up) and hold for 1 minute.

Toe-Touch Squats

(for butt, quadriceps, hamstrings)

While reaching both arms forward, squat down, keeping weight on heels. As you lower down, reach down to touch right hand to toes of left shoe; return to standing. Squat again, this time touching left hand to right toes. Be sure to keep your knees behind your toes each time you squat. Continuing to alternate, do as many reps as you can in 1 minute.

Elbow-Knee Touch

(for core, shoulders)

Get into push-up position with arms straight (don’t lock your elbows). Bring your right knee in toward your left elbow, then return to starting position. Repeat, bringing your left knee toward your right elbow. Continuing to alternate, do as many reps as you can in 1 minute.

Walk, Run, Skip

Do the following sequence until you hit the 3-mile mark: walk briskly for 1 minute, run for 1 minute, skip for 1 minute. As you skip, you can make the movements small or big; the higher you raise your knees and arms, the more calories you’ll burn.

Side-T Pose

(for core, shoulders, triceps)

Lie on your right side with your legs straight, feet stacked, right elbow bent, and palm on the ground. Tighten your abs and push into right hand, straightening arm (your hand should be directly under your shoulder). 

At the same time, lift hips so body forms a straight line from head to feet. Raise left hand straight up in the air. For less of a challenge, bend right leg so the bottom half is on the ground for support (keep left leg long). Either way, hold for 30 seconds, then switch sides and repeat.

Tabletop Dips

(for triceps)

Squat down and put your hands on the ground behind you (fingertips pointing forward). Walk your feet forward a little, lifting your hips until your body looks like a tabletop, with your torso in a straight line from shoulders to knees. Bend your elbows to lower down, then straighten them again (but don’t lock your elbows). Keeping good form, do as many reps as you can in 1 minute.

Simple Ways to Reduce Stress

Never borrow from the future... If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain... Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice..! 


Go to bed on time. 

Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed. 
 
Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health. 

Delegate tasks to capable others. 

Simplify and unclutter your life. 

 
Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.) 

Allow extra time to do things and to get to places. 

Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together. 
 

Take one day at a time. 

Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it. 

Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases. 

Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc. 

K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.     

 Do something for the Kid in You everyday. 

Get enough rest. 
 
Eat right. 
 

Get organized so everything has its place. 

Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life. 

Write down thoughts and inspirations. 
 
Every day, find time to be alone. 

Laugh. 

Laugh some more! 

 
Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all. 
 
Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can). 
Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most). 

Sit on your ego. 

Talk less; listen more. 


Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe. 

Slow down. 

The Secret To Better Memory

Fat, suggests a study, may be the secret to remembering important things -- like where you put your keys or how to navigate one-way streets to a favorite restaurant.

History: Eating and retaining memos was once a survival tool when our ancestors found a source of nourishing food, it was helpful to remember how to get back for more.

Science behind: When digesting Fats containing Oleic Acid – a ‘good’ monounsaturated fatty acid found in ==>  olive oil, fish, nuts and soybeans, the small intestine produces a molecule called oleoylethanolamide (OEA).

OEA binds to a receptor in the gut, which sends signals to the brain.

• One of these signals ends up in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, where it conveys a satisfying sense of fullness.

• A second message winds up in the amygdala, the almond-shaped center of the brain where emotionally charged memories are cemented into long-term memories (think: your wedding or where you were on September 11, 2001).

Still, with a newly clarified picture of how OEA works, scientists hope to develop drugs that might improve memory and treat brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's.

In the meantime, it can't hurt to eat nuts, salmon, vegetable oils and other sources of healthy fats.

They're good for you and they might help you to remember, especially if you eat them right before an experience you don't want to forget. Fat starts being absorbed-and OEA is at its peak-10 to 20 minutes after a meal. It's then that your gut and brain are primed to strengthen memories!