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July 9, 2007
Squishy Keyboards Make Me Cry
After reading my short rant on RSI, Steve pointed out that my favorite keyboard almost certainly wasn't helping my wrists.
So this morning I begrudgingly grabbed a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Whiz-bang 4000 from the IT guys.
I hate it.
My wrists like it.
I guess I'm stuck with it for a while...
Maybe I can find one of these...
Posted by dberger at July 9, 2007 3:29 PM
Comments
The Lexmark ergonomic keyboard looks just as squishy as the MSFT keyboard. Try the model in my email. I have four MSFT keyboards now and of the batch, the one I use every day is the most like the Model M.
Non-keyboard related... if you haven't looked into your workstation ergonomics, you should definitely take a closer look. Don't be afraid to deviate from recommendations if you find a certain configuration to be more comfortable. For my body, the most comfortable position is with the keyboard in my lap and the chair a little lower so that my feet touch the ground and the monitor at just a hair below eye level. The configuration violates a rule or two, but I can tell you with certainty that this is the only config I've found which doesn't hurt when I type a lot.
Mousing however, is still another beast I haven't entirely worked out.
Posted by: Steve S. at July 10, 2007 8:01 AM