I'm cheap, I'll admit it. I don't like paying for things when there are free alternatives available. Because of that, I've grown fond of open-source type projects, and like playing with them.
One I recently stumbled across was f.lux. The idea behind this piece of software is that the closer you get to bedtime, the more that the light from LCD's can affect sleep patterns. I'd read about this before, and although I have no idea if it's truly legit science or not (there are some links on their site), but decided to give it a go. f.lux is designed to adjust the color temperature of your LCD/Screen based on the time of day. So you download the program, install and run it, and input your zip, and it will automatically adjust the screen. Since I'm writing this at 10PM, it's a much lower temperature (3400K) then it is during noon (6500K). It took a day or two to adjust to the orangish (is that a word?) tint, but it's cool, and since I'm on my laptop usually before bed, if it helps, it would be even cooler.
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