Decking out your home office with the latest ergonomic gear? Here are a few tips on what to look for from a book called Home Office Solutions: Creating the Space That Works for You (with comments inserted from yours truly): Buy the best office chair you can afford (I have to agree with this one;…
Keyboard of the Future?
I’m not sure there’s anything ergonomic about the Optimus Keyboard (though they promise a “split keyboard” in the future), but I had to mention it for the mere coolness factor. Set for release in 2006, this keyboard will work easily with any language or layout (want to switch from QWERTY to DVORAK? No problem.). What…
TextMouse Software
Textmouse is a program in development that is supposed to help with mouse-related RSI by converting Web pages to numbers that you can press on your keyboard’s number pad, thus eliminating the need to point and click with the mouse. “The TextMouse Web Executive – RSI Web browser utilizes a keyboard-based paradigm that makes use…
More Ergonomic Office Chairs
Ergonomic Office Chair – A Very Popular Modern Office Accessory Ergonomic office chairs are one of the most popular accessories in modern offices. Many office workers spend over eight hours a day, sitting in their office chairs. An ergonomic office chair can reduce the load on the back, shoulders and neck of an office worker….
Back Pain Exercises
I came across a new site run by a non-profit organization that offers quite a bit of information on dealing with back pain. There are sections on back pain causes, treatments, and exercises. The site is also split into different parts of the back (i.e. middle left pain, upper right, etc), so it makes it…
Problems with Traditional Computer Keyboards
Many people think ergonomic keyboards are only for people who have trouble with RSI, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, or other ailments of the hands and wrists. The truth is, we should all be using them because the traditional keyboard wasn’t put together with human comfort in mind. It causes three main problems with positioning of the…
The Ultimate Home Office Desk
I’ve been half-heartedly looking for a new ergonomic desk/workstation for a while. If only I had an extra $4,500 in the couch cushions, I’d have to check out this armoire and desk with built-in fitness center with treadmill and tv (to watch while you work out of course). Now, I’m not sure there’s anything ergonomic…
Workplace Stress
It’s no secret that stress can lead to all manners of health problems like headaches, tension related aches and pains, weight gain, and even digestive ailments. Most people blame work for stress, but we may be bringing it on ourselves. We’ve become a society dependant on multitasking. At work, at home, and everywhere in between,…
Height Adjustable Keyboard Drawer
One of my beefs with keyboard drawers is that the keyboard usually ends up being at the wrong height for me. I found a height-adjustable drawer while browsing at Amazon though (3M Adjustable Keyboard Drawer). Since Amazon didn’t have a picture, I hit the 3M product catalogue and found some more information. It looks like…
Good Posture & Your Health
I found another article on how posture can effect your health (including headaches, and back and neck pain), just in case last week’../2005/07/stop_slouching_.html”>Stop Slouching!) wasn’t enough to convince you. According to journalist Connie Midey in The Straight Truth: Good Posture Improves Health, “Posture, it turns out, does matter, physically and psychologically. Grandmas who warned against…
Woes of Voice Recognition Software
After a while you more or less get used to the trials and tribulations of “typing” with voice recognition software. My particular beast is Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Tonight I managed to waste a chunk of time with it, though. I was shuffling some papers around on my desk (and mayhaps breathing too loudly), and I glanced…
FingerWorks Closes Down
I just found out FingerWorks has closed down as a business. (I noticed one of their TouchStream ergonomic keyboards going for more than $700 on ebay and was mystified since it’s a $300 keyboard; I guess this explains things). Though I only moderately liked the TouchStream, I truly love my iGesture pad from them and…