Make outdoor IT job easier
Does outdoor work during the winter season protect against depression and mood difficulties?
According to an article in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Health, by a Danish researcher group, their hypothezis was that at temperate latitudes, 1–5% of the population suffer from winter depression; during winter, mood difficulties tend to increase but may be alleviated by bright light therapy. Unlike indoor workers, outdoor workers are exposed to therapeutic levels of sunlight during winter. Outdoor work may protect against mood difficulties and depression. http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3155
If this hypothezis turns out to be true, IT workers now have a good opportunity to use a laptop that is adapted for mobile, outdoor work. The new TCO Certified Edge award for Outdoor Readability in Notebooks will highlight leading edge Notebooks that offer high luminance as well as superior eco-design and image performance. Read more about this in our blog from the 24 of March , written by Stephen Fuller.