Injury prevention software

I’ve now worked (real world indexing work on the motor disorders book) with both the finalists on the ergonomic break timers for the last 30 days. Of all that I looked at, only  RSIGuard and WorkPace™ seemed worth serious attention.  Here’s what I found: Both offer settings that will let you customize how they interact…

Testing ergonomic break software

One of the things I discovered with the shift in computers is that I must have break-timer  software installed on my computer. (Yes, I’m on again about breaks being necessary for safe, healthy computer use.) Perhaps it is a combination of the warm weather (how about hot and muggy) and the time that I’ve worked…

Take a break–preventing RSI/MSD.

Perhaps it’s because I’ve had to wear them that I’m aware of wrist splints–but I couldn’t help noticing at the ASI convention that there seemed to be a number of them in evidence, which was not surprising given that we do spend a lot of time at the computer. Since I’m a veteran of bilateral hand…