Re: Re: New dvorak user!

On Sat, 5 Dec 2009, marzolian wrote:

> Jenny,
> I tried Dvorak but it didn't stick for me. It's true that you can type long stretches and not feel fatigued, but I was having trouble switching back and forth, and I needed to work on other people's machines.
>
> For me, an "ergonomic" keyboard was more helpful than the Dvorak layout. There are people in this group who like other keyboards, but the best ones for me are in the group that includes the Microsoft Natural, and similar ones.
>
> They separate your hands, let your wrists extend straight instead of bending outward, and roll your thumbs up and your wrists away from the flat-on-the table configuration.
>
> I also recommend a more ergonomic mouse than the ones that most people use.  I was having pain in my right wrist a year and a half ago when I bought my first Wow-Pen Joy.


so I use Dvorak
a MS ergo keyboard
and
a logitech  trackball....

Bob