Do you have a fat wallet overflowing with stuff that you wish you just trim down? If you have watched the episode of Seinfeld where George Costanza goes on about his wallet problems, you know what I mean. A fat wallet gives you back problems by pressing on your nerves (literally!) when you sit on your [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 27, 2007
Coffee – heaven in a cup. And mainly because it contains caffeine, the boot in the ass that gets me started on my day. Caffeine is the most widely consumed pharmacologically active substance in the world. Its major action is to stimulate the central nervous system. Chemically speaking caffeine belongs to the alkaloid family and the methylxanthine [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 11, 2007
I use a Lenovo (IBM) Thinkpad X60s, and I love it, mostly for its excellence durability, reliability, and mobility. The problem comes when I use it for prolonged periods of time, especially since I code and write tons of reports. That’s when I feel that things can be improved somewhat. Read my post on Ergonomic Tips [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 7, 2007
In the ideal typing posture, muscle loads are minimized. This posture is achieved when the keyboard is below seated elbow height and the keyboard base is gently sloped away from the user so that the keys are accessible to the hands in a neutral posture. In this position the arms, shoulders, neck and back [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 7, 2007
Laptops are getting really pervasive. It used to be that laptops were the exclusive tools of the rich, or busy business people. These days, almost everyone owns a laptop. The problem with a laptop, however, is that it isn’t ergonomic – in fact, most people use their laptops in a way that will cause health problems. [...]
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
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