Comments on: RSI questionnaire: can you help out? http://aralbalkan.com/1199 Passionate geekisms. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack Atzmon http://aralbalkan.com/1199/comment-page-1#comment-156392 Jack Atzmon Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:38:24 +0000 http://aralbalkan.com/1199#comment-156392 Sorry about the spelling errors I wasn't able to correct them once they were posted. Jack Atzmon Sorry about the spelling errors I wasn’t able to correct them once they were posted.

Jack Atzmon

]]> By: Jack Atzmon http://aralbalkan.com/1199/comment-page-1#comment-156390 Jack Atzmon Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:37:23 +0000 http://aralbalkan.com/1199#comment-156390 Orhan, I am the inventor of the Smartfish line of devices. They wll debut by Oct. '08. We use a ridcally different concept. than other ergonomic devices before it. We have merged robotics with ergonomics to create a keyboard and soona mouse and game controller. The system essentially creates an enviroment that repositions your hands from time to time. Not too often. In this way it counters the effects of RSI by not allowing overdoses of repetition. Without moving so much to annoy the user. Take a look. Feedback is always appreciated. Jack Atzmon, CEO Smartfish Technologies Orhan,

I am the inventor of the Smartfish line of devices. They wll debut by Oct. ’08. We use a ridcally different concept. than other ergonomic devices before it. We have merged robotics with ergonomics to create a keyboard and soona mouse and game controller. The system essentially creates an enviroment that repositions your hands from time to time. Not too often. In this way it counters the effects of RSI by not allowing overdoses of repetition. Without moving so much to annoy the user.

Take a look. Feedback is always appreciated.

Jack Atzmon, CEO
Smartfish Technologies

]]> By: Asen Nikolov http://aralbalkan.com/1199/comment-page-1#comment-114041 Asen Nikolov Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:33:43 +0000 http://aralbalkan.com/1199#comment-114041 I have recently experienced RSI and possibly the start of carpal tunnel. Spoke to two doctors about my condition. Both told to look at a career change. Those words had killed me, depression had hit me so i stated reading what other people had done to ever come it. Like many people went out there got my self 3-4 mice. “Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000″ did help me at the start, but the problem with it was after a month was i couldn't squeeze my hand (some call it a griping issue). So the search went one till i came across a 3M Ergonomic Mouse EM500GPL. What can i say amazed took about 3 days to get used to and about 8-12 days to get back to doing precision pixel work. I would recommend it to any one. After about 2 months my had is recovering I have gotten back most of my gripping strength. I still have the Microsoft N-W-L Mouse 6000 mouse on my desk for a change from time to time. But as soon as put my hand on a any other mouse I feel like throwing it away. Other changes I did was lower my desk to about knee hight got the monitors at eye level,replaced my keyboard with and old school Microsoft natural keyboard, learn some keyboard shortcuts, adjusted my chair properly and finally installed my self a http://workpace.com software to remind me to take brakes and do some stretching. Also I cut down on my weekend work, as we humans where not made to sit in front of computer day in day out hitting keys strokes. I have recently experienced RSI and possibly the start of carpal tunnel. Spoke to two doctors about my condition. Both told to look at a career change. Those words had killed me, depression had hit me so i stated reading what other people had done to ever come it. Like many people went out there got my self 3-4 mice.

“Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000″ did help me at the start, but the problem with it was after a month was i couldn’t squeeze my hand (some call it a griping issue). So the search went one till i came across a 3M Ergonomic Mouse EM500GPL. What can i say amazed took about 3 days to get used to and about 8-12 days to get back to doing precision pixel work. I would recommend it to any one.
After about 2 months my had is recovering I have gotten back most of my gripping strength.

I still have the Microsoft N-W-L Mouse 6000 mouse on my desk for a change from time to time. But as soon as put my hand on a any other mouse I feel like throwing it away.

Other changes I did was lower my desk to about knee hight got the monitors at eye level,replaced my keyboard with and old school Microsoft natural keyboard, learn some keyboard shortcuts, adjusted my chair properly and finally installed my self a http://workpace.com software to remind me to take brakes and do some stretching. Also I cut down on my weekend work, as we humans where not made to sit in front of computer day in day out hitting keys strokes.

]]> By: Tom Morris http://aralbalkan.com/1199/comment-page-1#comment-114038 Tom Morris Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:20:18 +0000 http://aralbalkan.com/1199#comment-114038 I took the survey, although some of the questions weren't particularly well designed. I've had strong RSI pain in my right arm mostly due to the fact that the Apple Wireless Mouse seems better designed for people with hands about 50% smaller than mine. I've switched mouse and take more breaks and it's pretty much gone away. Sometimes after a long day of coding, my right wrist is a bit painful - but breaks and stretches and changing environment every few hours helps. I took the survey, although some of the questions weren’t particularly well designed. I’ve had strong RSI pain in my right arm mostly due to the fact that the Apple Wireless Mouse seems better designed for people with hands about 50% smaller than mine. I’ve switched mouse and take more breaks and it’s pretty much gone away. Sometimes after a long day of coding, my right wrist is a bit painful – but breaks and stretches and changing environment every few hours helps.

]]> By: Philip Spohn http://aralbalkan.com/1199/comment-page-1#comment-113949 Philip Spohn Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:04:29 +0000 http://aralbalkan.com/1199#comment-113949 Until a few months ago, I always had stress in my 4th and 5th fingers from using a mouse. There was a slight but constant ache. I have tried a wide variety of mice over the years, and finally got a "Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000". It was very difficult to adjust my grip to this mouse, probably because of bad mousing habits. I could tell from the design how I should use it, but my muscle memory wanted me to use it incorrectly. Now, after a few months, I grasp it the way it was intended to be used. I consistently use a light grip and don't need to be conscious about how I the scroll and right buttons. All the effort has paid off. I no longer have any tension or pain when using this mouse, and I operate this mouse quickly and accurately. I'm going to buy a second one as a backup. Until a few months ago, I always had stress in my 4th and 5th fingers from using a mouse. There was a slight but constant ache. I have tried a wide variety of mice over the years, and finally got a “Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000″. It was very difficult to adjust my grip to this mouse, probably because of bad mousing habits. I could tell from the design how I should use it, but my muscle memory wanted me to use it incorrectly. Now, after a few months, I grasp it the way it was intended to be used. I consistently use a light grip and don’t need to be conscious about how I the scroll and right buttons. All the effort has paid off. I no longer have any tension or pain when using this mouse, and I operate this mouse quickly and accurately. I’m going to buy a second one as a backup.

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