Ermon (ERgonomic MONitor) is a simple application to perform healthy habits while working with computers. Once started, the application notifies the user from time to time to do basic activities called "events"- like blink repeatedly, stretch shoulders or walk a little- in order to reduce and prevent symptoms related with the prolonged use of computers: dry eyes, back and wrists pain, early fatigue, and so on.
Ermon main features are:
- Easy to use: Aimed to all audiences -typical users, gamers, programmers - anyone who works or uses a computer. Easy as press play and let the application work.
- Cut to the chase: No initial set-up needed. The application has a default list of events available, based on a basic research about ergonomic science.
- Multi-platform: Works in Windows, Linux and Mac.
- Portable: No installation needed. Just click on the application, and run.
- Customizable: New events can be created, modified and saved. Basic tool configuration options can be set too.
And of course, completely FREE and OPEN SOURCE.
Ermon does not need to be installed. Just download the executable here -dont worry if the anti-virus warns you. Once downloaded, usage is straightforward:
- Double click on Ermon jar file (the one you just downloaded). Main window will appear.
- Press "Play" button.
- Ermon is now running! It will notify about the events to perform.
A complete user manual can be found in the wiki. Click here to navigate to it.
- Clone the repository:
$> git clone https://github.com/amcajal/ermon.git
- Run setup.sh script. It will check for required tools, libraries, and will perform a full build of the application.
$> bash setup.sh
- To manually build the application:
$> cd <root_dir>/project/dev/integration
$> ant full-build
Ermon is open to contributions! Check the related page at the Wiki of the project.
Alberto Martin Cajal is the original author of Ermon project. Ermon project is released under GNU GPL version 3.0 license. Check 'LICENSE' file for a full version of it, or visit the official GNU web page.
Alberto Martin Cajal at:
- Gmail: amartin.glimpse23@gmail.com (amartin DOT glimpse23 AT gmail DOT com)
- Blogspot
This project has been created trying to make it usefull. This project has been created in order to learn new things. But over all, this project has been created because it is fun. As Isaac Asimov said:
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka' but 'That’s funny...'