Thursday, March 09, 2006

Ergonomics of Computer Pointing Devices

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Being the dedicated geek that I am, I spend a lot of time with my face in the computer screen. Much of that time, I am driving a cursor around the screen using a pointing device of some kind. In this installment, I want to talk about the long-term physical effects of computer pointing, in other words, the ergonomics of riding a mouse.

We will look closely at how to use a computer-pointing device for maximum comfort and minimum wear-and-tear on your arm and shoulder. This is not something to ignore unless you want to be too crippled in your geek old age. Don’t laugh, it really happens, as I will personally relate.

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http://www.geeks.com/techtips/2006/techtips-09mar06.htm

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