mouse alternative

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain@aeris.net)]

Yeah! I have an older version of this keyboard - was called something else (Microsoft Natural Wireless Keyboard or some such thing). This is at work where I do most of my editing and typing and stuff.

My home keyboard is an old Dell standard one ... just an okay keyboard, but I don't do a lot of editing on it (just using it now for example), so not too painful.

I just bought a Kensington Expert Trackball based on recommendations here to check out. Only one place (at home so far) so still getting used to it. Surprisingly, going back and forth from home (trackball) to work (large Microsoft mouse) is not proving too difficult - my hand memories are getting trained to both. Sorta like the fact that I can drive on both sides of the road (right here and left in UK).

Only one confusion ... I downloaded the software from Kensington, but it does not allow me to set the upper left or upper keys. Or at least working the way I have them set in the software. Thoughts and suggestions?

Z

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From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Davis, David
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 1:22 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: mouse alternative 

I had horrible RSI in my mouse-clicking finger back in the bad-old-days of mechanical mice.
Modern optical mice have made things a lot better, and I changed mouse-hands to become "ambi-mousetrous" too, which all helped...

I've been using this Microsoft "ergonomic" keyboard and mouse for the past year, I'm getting on pretty well with it.
The keyboard is sloped and has a gap in the middle, so your hands turn a bit sideways rather than horizontal over the keys - it's a less stressful position.
The mouse is also kind of sideways, so your hand sits in a natural rest position.  Costs a bit more than ordinary ones, but I felt it was worth it.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-gb/p/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop/L5V-00006

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