Andy: you got it right for the Desk, but just completely wrong for the rest ;) I'm really into ergonomics since years (and still not enough), and here's where you *really* wrong:
- The Apple Keyboard is all except ergonomic. It's completely anti ergonomic ;) I have a Microsoft 4000, which is okay and cheap, but the *real* solution I'll go for in the next days/weeks (once I get my last invoice paid) is the Kinesis Keyboard. It looks super weird, but it's because it's super ergonomic. It has a common point with the Apple Wireless tough: no numeric keypad. The numeric Keypad is simply wrong (but if you have a french keyboard you pretty much NEED it since the numeric keys up need a SHIFT to give the number :( Hopefully I'm into US Querty since a few years, and German keyboards also do no need a numeric)
- The microsoft mouse is kinda okay, way better than a Mighty Mouse (the worst mouse ever in terms of ergo), but the best thing is to have a vertical mouse. I have one from Speed Link, speed but good, and Kinesis (or others) also make those.
- Standing is a good idea, but on what chair do you sit, when you sit (because you sit sometime, right?). I found a company making *really* ergonomic chairs in a east european country and I'm seeking to buy one of those.
BUT... That said, you got it 200% right when you speak about making PAUSE every now and then. Programmers are not realizing the risks of RSIs, until they actually have it :(
Hey I'd love to do a Pomcast about that with you, buddy! Now it makes us another common point...
Andy: you got it right for the Desk, but just completely wrong for the rest ;) I'm really into ergonomics since years (and still not enough), and here's where you *really* wrong:
- The Apple Keyboard is all except ergonomic. It's completely anti ergonomic ;) I have a Microsoft 4000, which is okay and cheap, but the *real* solution I'll go for in the next days/weeks (once I get my last invoice paid) is the Kinesis Keyboard. It looks super weird, but it's because it's super ergonomic. It has a common point with the Apple Wireless tough: no numeric keypad. The numeric Keypad is simply wrong (but if you have a french keyboard you pretty much NEED it since the numeric keys up need a SHIFT to give the number :( Hopefully I'm into US Querty since a few years, and German keyboards also do no need a numeric)
- The microsoft mouse is kinda okay, way better than a Mighty Mouse (the worst mouse ever in terms of ergo), but the best thing is to have a vertical mouse. I have one from Speed Link, speed but good, and Kinesis (or others) also make those.
- Standing is a good idea, but on what chair do you sit, when you sit (because you sit sometime, right?). I found a company making *really* ergonomic chairs in a east european country and I'm seeking to buy one of those.
BUT... That said, you got it 200% right when you speak about making PAUSE every now and then. Programmers are not realizing the risks of RSIs, until they actually have it :(
Hey I'd love to do a Pomcast about that with you, buddy! Now it makes us another common point...