[PLUG] question on ergonometric mice

[Joe Niski]

On 10/8/12 7:57 AM, "James Bertelson" <james at bertelson.me> wrote:

>About 3 years ago I started developing discomfort in my mouse wrist as
>well. Rather than actually getting it checked out, I too switched to a
>trackball, and it went away very quickly. I will offer a differing opinion
>on the thumb-control though, I tried both and find my accuracy greater on
>the thumb controlled devices. Give both a shot and see what works.
>Additionally, the modern wireless Logitechs with the mini USB receiver
>have
>been plug and play on every linux machine I've used them on. Best of luck.

Ditto on the joys of a thumb-driven trackball, with 2 mouse buttons and a
scroll wheel. The only potential issue is that all the ones i've seen are
for the right hand. That and a relatively inexpensive split keyboard (i
have to confess i'm partial to the Microsoft Natural Keyboard!), and no
wrist pain or shoulders up next to my ears. A sit-stand desk helps, too.
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Joe Shisei Niski
Portland, Oregon, USA
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