As I mentioned a couple posts ago, I went to visit the Kinesis Corporation last week to try out a couple of keyboards (I’ve been meaning to get a new ergonomic keyboard for a while, but since they cost upwards of $300 for the good ones, I wanted to make sure I liked what I…
Category: Ergo Musings
Keyboard Shopping
I’ve been saying I’m going to get a keyboard to replace my Microsoft Natural Split Keyboard (hate it–makes you raise your wrists, and the keys require too much effort for people with proclivities toward sore hands) and my TouchStream keyboard (never could get used to touch typing on a completely flat keyboard). Well, Monday is…
My New Gateway 3520GZ Laptop
I bought a new Gateway 3520GZ (catchy name, eh?) laptop last week, and aside from the awkwardness of the touchpad (let’s face it, nothing on a laptop can live up to what I’../../../2005/01/igesture_review.html”>iGesture), I’m really enjoying it. It wasn’t terribly pricey (as far as laptops go), and it’s thin and compact–nice for traveling. It’s not…
The iGesture Arrived
I received my iGesture pad (it’s an alternative to the mouse–no clicking!) exactly a week after ordering it, on Christmas Eve (nice timing). FingerWorks was great about getting it shipped out the same day I ordered it, everything nicely packed. It arrived in good condition with a CD (I didn’t need it) for installation. Definitely…
Fingerworks & iGesture
I decided to order myself the Fingerworks iGesture Pad, sort of an alternative mouse. I’ve been using the TouchStream LP Keyboard (which uses the same technology as the iGesture–no clicking or dragging anything, just a flat surface that responds to touch) for the last year, but as my hands have been getting a little better…
Vacation
My faithful readers (all two–gotta love relatives) may have noticed it’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been slurping Pina Coladas on the beaches of Cancun and decided to leave the computer at home. Figured my hands could use the break. I did take my Flextend gloves along though–can’t start slacking on that…
Build a Better Office, and They Will Come
The About section of the Fog Creek Software site mentions one of the things they did when they were starting out was to ensure their programmers had a great place to work. Employers that are looking for productivity from workers should take this as an example. Ergonomics and comfort in the workplace may cost more…
Dragon NaturallySpeaking, how I love thee…
Ever notice that the one word in the whole document you don’t know how to spell is the one word Dragon NaturallySpeaking doesn’t recognize?