Naaz, For those who have had repetitive stress issues with using a mouse or trackball, I¹d like to suggest the Logitech ³Trackman Wheel², a thumb operated trackball which I¹ve settled on as the least irritating of any devise I¹ve used (and I¹ve tried quite a few including a ³foot pedal² mousing system). Everyone¹s injuries are different, but some people may find this helpful. Since I started using it, I haven¹t had a single episode of pain or inflammation. Using the thumb to operate the trackball seems to be a much more natural movement than using fingers... http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2150,CONTENTID =5002 Will Will Loving, President Dedication Technologies, Inc. on 5/8/07 9:06 PM, SoundShifter at aol.com at 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 > 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 -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DEDICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Developers of StudioSchool Pro - Professional FileMaker Pro Database Development For Non-Profits, Business, and Education ----------------------------------- 7 Coach Lane Amherst, MA 01002-3304 USA Tel:1 413 253-7223 (GMT 5) Fax:1 206 202-0476 will at dedicationtechnologies.com http://dedicationtechnologies.com http://studioschoolpro.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20070509/4a8ed19f/attachment-0005.html