Re: Howl!!! Urgent advice needed on Wireless Keyboards for Linux

[Roger Searle]

Being one who sits at a computer 8 hours a day at work, then several 
hours at home most days for some years now, I've had my share of 
"discomfort" (though not severe so far).  A few years ago i had a 
workplace assessment done by a trained [forgotten what she was 
exactly].  The key thing was for me to get a proper chair ie fully 
adjustable height, seat tilt, back height & tilt and arms - a chair with 
an "8 hour rating".  yes there is such a thing.  It was so beneficial i 
bought exactly the same one for at home.  This one thing is why, i 
believe, i am pretty much free of discomfort today.

The other good bit of advice was to use my left hand for the mouse for 
part of the day (maybe for half an hour at a time a few times a day).  I 
do more mouse moving and clicking than anything else.  It took very 
little time to get used to this (i don't bother with swapping button 
settings).  Typing this message is a good reminder to myself to do this 
more often.

roger
Derek Smithies wrote:
Hi,
having "been around" computers for a while, I have seen all sorts of 
advice on joint pain and computers.

Perhaps the most helpful bit of advice I have found is to change the 
position of your hands, while waiting on something. 
For example, you click on a web page. While waiting on the update, you 
release the mouse. Both hands rotate (in opposite directions) away from 
the mouse keyboard, and then back. And you continue work when the page 
loads. Alternatively, while waiting on a compile. Rotate hands away, then 
back.

Certainly, while reflecting on a letter, move your hands away & flex.
Derek.
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, John Carter wrote:
 

My shoulder hurts like mad I can hardly type! So I'm looking for a 
wireless keyboard / mouse pair (for Linux) to give me a bit more freedom 
of movement.

Any suggestions?