Naaz, If you are having trouble with mouse stress as well, I'd highly recommend the Vertical Mouse (http://evoluent.com/vm3.html or http://evoluent.com/vmouse2.html). It takes a little getting used to (a day or two) but it is an order of magnitude more comfortable than a normal mouse. -Mike SoundShifter at aol.com wrote: > ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. > ** You too can help the group > ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070509/435252d3/attachment-0005.html