On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:06:40 -0500 Fraser Campbell <fraser-Txk5XLRqZ6CsTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org> wrote:

I find that if I type a lot (programming session of any significant length) then the top of my hands start to really ache. Anyone have experience/recommendations on the effectiveness of different keyboards in reducing typing fatigue?

That ache is probably from the tension of holding your fingers above the keyboard at the wrong height/angle. What this usually means is that the keyboard is not set at the proper height/ slant for your hands and forearms to be parallel with the desk. Your elbow should be as close to a 90 degree angle as possible to avoid that strain you are experiencing. I would really recommend, beyond just the keyboard, an adjustable keyboard tray with a built-in wrist support. I picked one up at Ikea for about 40 bucks, IIRC, and it is a wonder. It bolts to the underside of your desk, and is fully adjustable in terms of height, slant, and distance from the desk, and the keyboard sits in a tray with a nice soft wrist support in front of it. I used to work at Bell, so I know all the ergonomics guidelines ;-) I just wish I had a *chair* like I had there, they go for about 800 bucks. -- JoeHill ++ ICQ # 280779813 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Reality is what you can get away with." -- Robert Anton Wilson -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml