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…
Headache Culprits
I’ve always been quick to blame headaches on staring at the computer monitor too long or tension in the upper back/shoulders from sitting all day, but for some people, it may just be a matter of not drinking enough water. According to Signs of Dehydration, not getting enough water can cause headaches, fatigue, flushed skin,…
Children Getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
It used to be that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was something adults got, and even then, you didn’t expect to see symptoms before you’d spent 15 or 20 years in the workforce (hacking away at a keyboard 40 hours a week), but now, according to a recent online news article, children are getting repetitive stress injuries…
Stop Slouching! Or Why We All Have Problems with Back Pain
It’s no secret that back pain plagues a lot of adults today, and slouching at the computer (or especially at the laptop) may be a contributer according to reporter Jodi Mailander Farrell in Your mother was right. Slouching is bad for you. If you read the article, skim through the stuff on runway models (apparently…
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Article
If you’re thinking about voice recognition software to give your hands a break, here’s a recent article on Dragon NaturallySpeaking (the program I use): “Innovations: This Dragon responds — with a little training” It just covers the basics, but if you’re new to voice recognition, it’s a place to start. “Dragon NaturallySpeaking is an add-on…
Ergonomic Keyboards Getting Too Expensive
I always wonder if the companies that make ergonomic keyboards are hurting their business by pricing their products so high. While I like my Kinesis Contoured Keyboard, I don’t see anything about it that should make it cost 10 times more to manufacture than a regular keyboard. At $300, I have to wonder if anyone…
Hot Tubs for Joint Pain?
Do hot tubs help sore joints? Can they help RSI sufferers? Hot tubs were the focus of a recent article posted at Ergoweb: Hot Tubs Offer Therapy – and More – for Aging Americans. After reading the article, I think the only reason they posted it was because the world “ergonomic” came up a couple…