Episode 50: Accidental Clicking
23rd December 2014
John Siracusa joins me to discuss RSI in depth, drawing on both of our experiences we look at what works, what doesn’t and why you should care. Keyboards, trackpads, trackballs, mice, chairs, we cover it all.
Guest-Host: John Siracusa writes widely acclaimed OS X reviews for Ars Technica, blogs at his site Hypercritical and has a podcast with friends called the Accidental Tech Podcast each week.
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John Siracusa Related Links:
RSI Links:
- Dr. Pascarelli’s Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury: What You Need to Know About RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Emil Pascarelli M.D.: 9780471388432: Amazon.com: Books
- ASSH.org and Hand-e > Home
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI)
- Types of repetitive strain injury
- Preventing and Managing RSI
- UCLA Ergonomics - Standing vs. Sitting at Work
- Typing Errors - Reason.com
- Cornell: Effects of Chair Armrest Design on Wrist Posture
Keyboards:
- Fact of Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian
- Click this: All about mechanical keyboards and why you need one | PCWorld
- Mechanical Keyboard Guide
- Scissor Switch
- Keyboard Technology
- Comparing Mechanical, Membrane and Scissor-Switch Membrane Keyboards - Ergopedia.ca, the Ergonomic Encyclopedia
- ripometer - MechanicalKeyboards
Apps To Help You Get Up:
Trackpads and Mice:
- Analyzing the Ergonomics: Trackpads Versus Mice | Mac|Life
- The Trackpad(tm) - A Study on User Comfort and Performance POSTER
- Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 for Mac (Right-hand) - Apple Store (U.S.)
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Duration: 01:55:15
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