[DM-MUG] Computer use and ergonomics....mouses? [mice?]

[Bailey Ford]

I second the trackball idea. I'm currently using a mouse and miss my  
old kensington trackball. Uses less desk space too!

-ßailey


On Jun 3, 2005, at 1:34 PM, CW Smith wrote:

> Have you considered using a trackball instead of a mouse?  It  
> doesn't move
> around on the table (no mouse pad required), and you don't have to  
> grip it,
> just move the ball and click with the appropriate finger.  I love  
> mine so
> much I bought three (one for each laptop and one on the KVM switch  
> between
> my 6500 and my -eek!- PC).
>
> As with any product, you can spend as much as you want on a  
> trackball, but
> Logitech makes a good USB optical model for about $20 at  
> CompUSEless.  No
> drivers required in OS 9 or X -- will need drivers for Windoze  
> 98-2000-ME-XP
> (CD included).  It even has a PS/2 adapter for the older, non-USB  
> Wintels.
>
> Here's a link to the one I'm using on the Logitech site:
>
> http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/ 
> EN,CRID=2150,CONTENTID
> =5003
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Peace,
> CW
>
>
> On 6/3/05 1:03 PM, "Victoria L. Herring" <vlh at herringlaw.com> wrote:
>
>
>> I am developing a type of 'tennis elbow' and believe it's linked to
>> gripping the mouse hard...so far massage therapy has been able to to
>> work it out but I can't very well do that each day and I want to
>> catch it before it gets really bad....any thoughts on what to do?  My
>> chair and keyboard are at good height [or lack thereof], I do try to
>> use L mouse [I reattached it so I could shift on and off], use
>> keyboard and Wacom tablet but the right arm/hand still gets pretty
>> painful by end of a hard day [I am getting this mainly working on
>> photographs - not lawyering so much]
>>
>> Would a larger mouse or different one be better?  Using the index
>> finger alot is a problem [I have a 2 button scrollwheel wireless
>> mouse] too.
>>
>> [I would imagine the graphic artists amongst us have dealt with this]
>>
>> Thanks for any help!!!
>>
>
>
>
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