Thank you so much to all who replied to my question. I truly appreciate all the perspectives and suggestions. My thought was just as Melinda said, that a laptop would allow me to work in different settings and positions, thus reducing the same repetitive stress. I seem to have mouse stress as well as keyboard stress (which by the way developed while using an ergonomically designed, split keyboard). I've heard both the pen and the roller ball mouse recommended. I have returned to my conventional keyboard for the time being, holding it on my lap (any comments?). I keep trying to use the XP speech recognition tool, but I get impatient because of all the (rather funny) errors. Perhaps Dragon would serve me better, Peter? I will also experiement with the ergonomic suggestions. Now, if only I can stay conscious enough to maintain an aligned and relaxed posture. Today, my remedy was to take a brisk two-hour walk. Thanks again. Naaz Naaz Hosseini Your Voice is Your Power Email: _naaz at soundshifter.com_ (mailto:naaz at soundshifter.com) Web:_ www.soundshifter.com_ (http://soundshifter.com/) Tel: 845-353-1974 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070508/4849e1e9/attachment-0005.html