[Hidden-tech] Looking for used laptop

[DAVID F. FARKAS]

>Hello, I am a therapist in Nyack, NY who tunes 
>in to your discussions from time to time.

         I lived in Upper Nyack for a while, way 
back when. Lovely place. The BEST thunderstorms, eh?

>  I'm more tech than is good for me.  I 
> developed carpal tunnel syndrome and am looking 
> for a very inexpensive or free laptop (no more 
> than 3 yrs old) to use while I recover from the stress.

         A while back I had the same issue and 
had the luxury of researching solutions for an 
article I then sold. (Sometimes I miss freelancing)

         Here are the keys (pun intended, of course) I learned...

         First ... you have to keep the keyboard 
low enough so that you are not holding  your arms 
up... elbows should be relaxed... forearms no higher than your elbows.

         Second... Tilt the keyboard down away 
from you. When the keyboard is tilted up in the 
back in makes your wrist bend back and pretty 
much guarantees carpal tunnel inflammation. The 
idea is for your hands to fall naturally DOWN on 
the keyboard in a relaxed position that require 
no effort to maintain. You may need to install a 
high end keyboard drawer under the edge of your 
desktop (the furniture, not the one on the 
monitor) to get the keyboard low and tilted properly.

         Third is the keyboard. The best I've 
found is an anti RSI (repetitive stress injury) 
keyboard that is stocked by www.CyberGuys.com  ( 
it's cheap too... about $8, I think?) It is flat 
and shaped like a regular keyboard but the keys 
are keystoned to allow your hands to be in proper 
position, not twisted as with a normal keyboard. 
It's the same idea as the weird bent keyboards in 
terms of key placement, but without the split 
keyboard and hilly shape. It also has a fairly light 'touch.'

         The reason a laptop feels better is that 
the keys don't take much effort to push and have 
a short 'throw'... the distance they move. You 
can also position a laptop easily so that it is 
tilted down away from you, which relieves the stress on your wrists.

         Hope that's helpful.
         Many blessings,
         David

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