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Hello! You have stumbled upon the tumblelog of Tobias. I work in the tech industry with users at all levels. The problem that I see every user struggling with is making technology more "useful tool" and "less god-awful hinderance." Here I address issues that I see as adding to the hinderance that is computers and the web. These articles are generally not nice. Enjoy!

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25 Beautifully Dark Websites

I quite enjoy a good dark website. My mockups for my “real” site (currently on a Microsoft-esque release timeline of 1-10 years) are dark. Not necessarily because I want a dramatic site, but because it lends itself to the design concepts (crazy, I know. I also quite enjoy the ease on the eyes that light text on dark background provides. I stare a a monitor all day at work, using software with dark-on-light themes. This and the increasing brightness of LCD monitors gives me all kinds of troubles so I enjoy reading dark sites.

When you can’t find enough dark sites and your eyes are getting fatigued, you can also try out Nocturne, from the maker of the magical Quicksilver.