Keyboards
Jan 22, 2010 by
Jeff Paulsen
The Staff Christmas Party that rang in 2010 involved a few rowdy rounds of 10-pin bowling. Although bowling and computing don’t seem to have a lot in common at first blush, they really do. For example: if you got a strike followed with a 7 and then a 2, your value for the strike would be 10+7+2, or 19 total. Seems easy enough, but the geniuses at Balmoral Software determined that there are just under 6 billion billion possible methods to obtain a final game score. So you didn’t
Jan 22, 2010 by
Lori Appleman
A lot of people wonder why on earth you’d want a keyboard that is split into two halves so I’ll begin this review answering that question. From an ergonomic standpoint, positioning your tools so you can work in a natural, relaxed position reduces the stress keyboarding and mousing causes. A split keyboard allows you to position each half exactly where you need it to be, to allow your hands and arms to work in as relaxed a position as possible. This means wrists that are straight and
Aug 19, 2009 by
Brian M. Hull
The number one question I hear from customers is “should I buy a Kinesis Freestyle or a Goldtouch keyboard?” That is a tough question because there is no wrong answer. While the end result is almost exactly the same, each keyboard arrives at it in a very different way.
Height Adjustment
The method used for height and angle adjustment is one of the biggest differences in the two keyboards. The Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard employs a built-in ball joint that allows the user to
Jul 27, 2009 by
Brian M. Hull
Apple users are often left to dig in the leftovers bins when it comes to ergonomic products. Recently we have noticed a surge in Mac products by some of our favorite manufacturers. As the designated Mac geek in the office, I have listed a few of my favorite new Mac ergonomic products.
Monitor Arms
Innovative LCD Arms recently introduced a pair of monitor arms designed specifically for Mac monitors. Users with older Apple Cinema Displays will love the Innovative Cinema Lift. For big
Jun 24, 2009 by
Lori Appleman
If you’re a road warrior then your laptop computer is an essential part of your gear that you are rarely without, but up until recently your options for typing comfortably have been limited. The built-in keyboards are often small and completely flat. Travel-sized keyboards are also flat and taking a full-size, split keyboard with you is impractical.
Another key issue here is that from an ergonomic standpoint, your monitor should be at eye level and your keyboard in your lap, something
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