Along the same lines: i switched to this some months back and it virtually eliminates problems from traditional mice (no wrist and very little finger movement) - but much like the general recommendations other people have given, even with this improper posture and setup can still aggravate things. http://www.amazon.com/3M-EM500GPL-Ergonomic-Mouse-EM500GPLLARGE/dp/B00008KWWF Michael Giles 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. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Thank you, Matt Lampiasi, President Florence I.T. - A community IT shop. On the web @ florenceit.net <http://florenceit.net> or 413-303-9167 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070509/bf076048/attachment-0005.html