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Posted by Nathalie on July 20, 2010
There’s no simple, one-size-fits-all rule for how high you should place your monitor, but here are some guidelines that should help you decide. I discussed in a previous post that the preferred line of sight, which connects the eye to the visual target, varies with the object being viewed and its distance from you. When [...]
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Posted by Nathalie on May 25, 2010
To save your thumbs, I’ve often recommended using the eraser tip of a pencil to click the keys of a Blackberry or other phones. The pencil technique doesn’t work on touch screens such as the iPad or iPhone, but there are a plethora of styluses on the market — none more unusual than the “meat [...]
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Posted by Nathalie on May 12, 2010
What’s more important to you with a new gadget — style, look and feel, or ease of use? The Apple iPad is shaping up as a fascinating case study of form vs. function. People are absolutely wild for it — sales passed the 1 million mark twice as fast as they did for the original [...]
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Posted by Nathalie on May 3, 2010
This post is not going to be another ergonomics lecture about how to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome. But I’d bet my paycheck that unless you’ve had some sort of pain while using your computer, you’re not paying much attention to your ergonomic set-up at work or home. Since we’re all spending so much time on [...]
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Posted by Nathalie on April 7, 2010
The iPad is beautiful and does a lot of cool things, but it’s an ergonomic disaster. Remember the “Blackberry Thumbs” of the 90’s? We might be on the verge of a new medical diagnosis — the “iHurt.” Don’t get me wrong, I can see the appeal of the iPad, but here’s what I find problematic: [...]
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