Get a different keyboard. Regular, and even "ergonomic" keyboards force you to bend your wrists in unnatural ways, which compresses the tendons inside your wrist joint. I use a Kinesis Advantage. It eliminates any wrist bending, allowing you to keep them perfectly straight and relaxed. I've used a Kinesis for over 10 years, and will not go back--it's really that comfortable.
Also, Dvorak or Colemak--more efficient layouts--significantly reduce the amount of finger travel required to produce the same output. I can feel a difference between qwerty and dvorak in a matter of minutes. Kinesis has Dvorak built-in, so you can switch independent of the OS/terminal/X, and even use Dvorak when in the bios. (You can buy the "cheaper" model and manually upgrade w/a $0.25 IC part if necessary.) Another advantage to the Kinesis keyboard is its narrow width. It allows for the mouse to be that much closer to you so you don't have to travel your hand/arm nearly as much to switch between them. You can probably get your employer to pay for it. Or watch ebay and get lucky getting one cheaper than new. (New they are pricey.) /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
