TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
- different pointing device at home versus at work
(means I exercise different muscles rather than
same grip 14 hours per day :-)
- contoured, sloped, asymmetrical mice
(i.e., for natural hand resting position)
like my cordless optical are a big improvement
over the generic soap-bar mice
My Logitech track ball at the office is pretty
good, but the other one (that my wife is now
using) that let me pinch the ball between thumb
and finger, gave better fine control than the
one that is thumb-only.
I've tried somebody's Wacom tablet and liked it
very, very much, with it's "natural" pen/stylus
interface, not to mention the ease of drawing
pictures... However, I'm waiting to get my own
until I'm sure it'll be properly supported in
SuSE Linux.
That said, I find that I truly DIS-like the little
touch-pads on many laptops (the eraser-nub thingies
are hardly better...). Besides, even if you COULD
use them with a pen/stylus, their surface is too small
for comfortable fine work.
Finally, I initially tried all kinds of machinations
with my keyboards when I first started having wrist,
hand and forearm (even elbow, for a while) problems,
and some of them gave slight improvements. However,
I've since determined that, for me, 99% of the problem
was with mousing, and NOT after all, with the keyboard[s].
YMMV.
/kevin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lydia Wong [mailto:lydiaw -at- fpoint -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:28 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Occupational hazard - carpal tunnel
>
>
> Annamarie asked about carpal tunnel stories.
>
> I won't get into the boring details about mine, but here are
> a few things I
> learned:
>
> - Everyone is different. What works for someone else might
> not work for you.
> Don't get discouraged; keep trying different things.
>
> - Yoga--yes!!
>
> - Physical therapy--YES!!
>
> - Ergonomic workspace--yes!! (Changing my chair helped a lot!
> I like my
> optical mouse, but YMMV.)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Check it out! Get some cool freebies when you buy RoboHelp! You'll receive
SnagIt screen capture software and a 10% discount voucher for RoboHelp
Consulting. This special offers expires March 29, 2002.
www.ehelp.com/techwr
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
