If this image is at the edge of your screen you are not getting the best from your computer monitor’s display. You will often have to scroll across to see the whole of whatever you are looking at and the image will be grainy. This is because this display resolution was designed for monitors in the old days when the use of images was unusual. It is easy to change the display resolution. Just follow these instructions for a better computer experience.

1. Click on the Start button, then Control Panel, like this:

2. Depending on which Windows setup you are using you will need to click on either the item called ‘Display’ or ‘Appearance and Themes’ (and then pick ‘Change the screen resolution.). If you can’t open the Display properties box as in the picture below your IT people have stopped you from changing the display. Complain until they let you or they change it for you!

3. Find the ‘Settings’ tab, then slide the Screen resolution slider towards the right, as in the picture below. The setting I have suggested works well on most monitors, but if you have a laptop, you may need to set it to something different. It doesn’t harm to experiment.

4. Click on ‘OK’. The screen may blank out for a moment.

At first sight of the new setting some people want to switch back because what is on the screen looks smaller and they wonder how they are going to see without straining. But the image will probably be sharper and you will see more of what you were looking at. It can take a little time to get used to it, but it is worth persevering. When you are working in Word or most other programs it is possible to change the zoom to see bigger text. That way you can have the best of both worlds.

If you have a mouse with a scroll button, a quick way to enlarge the text is to hold down the Ctrl key while you move the scroll button. Try it now! (But not all my pages are fixed to adjust the text size yet!)

If you think I could make these instructions clearer, please email me.

If your company has not been taking advantage of Telehealth & Telecare Aware, here are some ways to make up for lost time…

Telehealth & Telecare Aware has a highly focused, loyal readership – people who are often at the heart of their local decision-making process. It is the main established independent source of worldwide news in this field and one of the few media to reach them in which you can pay to advertise. The international readership is also growing, particularly in the USA.

1) Paid advertising

There are a number of paid advertising opportunities. Please download our current advertising information sheet (PDF).

2) Telehealth & Telecare Aware news stories

If you have a relevant story, tell readers about it. This service is free as it is part of our commitment to keeping Telehealth & Telecare Aware loyal readers informed.

Some suppliers use this more effectively than others. Least effective is to wait until we pick up a press release or other story. More effective is if you send us your press release. It is even better if it is an embargoed copy in advance so that we can plan posting days to align with the release date. You could consider writing some special, reader-friendly copy on a special landing page on your website for Telehealth & Telecare Aware visitors, to which we can post a link.

Although the news item postings are one-off, and therefore disappear into the archives within about two weeks as fresh stories are added, anything which helps readers remember it – and which helps us give them a better service – is to your advantage. Effective ways to do that are, for example, to offer video links or to create special offers for Telehealth & Telecare Aware readers.

3) Free links

Free links are likely to arise from the news item postings described above.

Reciprocal links from sites to Telehealth & Telecare Aware are appreciated, but there is no obligation to do that. For a graphic and some preferred text for the link, which also explains how to add a feed of the Telehealth & Telecare Aware news items to your site, see this page.

4) ‘Soapboxing’ or commenting

By contributing a suitable ‘thought piece’ on a topic with an element of controversy to the ‘Soapbox’, suppliers can add to their presence. To ensure that the right balance between information/opinion and self-publicity is maintained we reserve the right to exert some editorial control. (Besides, heavy-handed attempts at self publicity will be spotted and resented by readers.)

Do raise your profile by commenting on news items regularly. But note that we do not approve comments which report rumours that we cannot substantiate from other sources. It is better to email one of the editors if you want to tip them off about something.

5) Sponsored Telehealth & Telecare Aware conference blog

This special and highly visible form of sponsorship advertising now has its own page. Click here.

6) Recruitment Advertising

“I have used and found Telecare Aware to be a useful resource for recruitment of telecare professionals. It offers a professional and cost effective service and are able to reach the very skilled people one is looking for. I would recommend it”
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Page updated July 2016

Telecare Soapbox

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Terminology Campaign

Multiple meanings of the words ‘telecare’, ‘telehealth’, ‘telemedicine’, etc. abound. Conversely, similar concepts have many names…

Telecare, telehealth and assistive technologies – do we know what we’re talking about?

An abbreviated version of an article by Kevin Doughty and others, with kind permission of Pavilion Publishing.