Computer mouse gadgets electronic warm finds, tips & gizmos

We all know warm thoughts of this nature are not sent in an email! But, this person was obviously not paying attention to the most valuable tool on his desk top. Take a look at his computer workstation. He needs an ergonomic computer workstation for sure! If we're spending too much time online it becomes a problem, and too little time online can also cause problems. Do you have a closer relationship with your computer mouse than with your family & friends? Do your hands ache with pain from mouse clicking and pounding your fingers on the keyboard? If so, it's time to design a warm ergonomic computer workstation. A company called ValueRays has done all the work for you. All you need to do is locate the ValueRays USB Infrared Heated Computer Workstation and get set up in your home and work office space. We'll provide some links for you here. You can get the entire ValueRays USB Heaters ergonomic collection for about $99! That's quite a deal! That's about a 20% savings off individual prices if purchased separately.

Maybe it's time to adjust your computer workstation to ensure it's ergonomic and a healthy environment for your hands, arms, wrists and fingers. Here's our suggestion: Use the ValueRays USB Heated Ergonomic Computer Accessories. They include the Warm Mouse, Heated Mouse Pad, Warm Keyboard Pad, and Mouse Hand Warmer blanket pouch. The Mouse Hand Warmer blanket pouch holds the Warm Mouse and Warm Mouse Pad. It creates the ideal environment for the mouse hand; keeping it warm and relieving hand pain.

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Here's an interesting article . . . from ChocolateWorld.net

A Pad for my Mouse
by Mahalia

Computer Mouse Fatigue, Mouse Arm Disease, Cold hand Disease, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome… The list goes on. Type in Computer Mouse Disease on your favorite search engine and there are a whole variety of worrying diseases along with its own cocktail of symptoms. This generation has experienced more problems with their hands and elbows than the last. But of course most of the hand problems in the earlier generations were not labeled as the sicknesses mentioned above. Most people just blame it on bad joints(no pun intended for joint sufferers of the 70’s) and waving too long whilst the Naval ships leave for war. Nowadays, there are such problems as these that there is a whole industry dedicated to hand splints, ergonomic paraphernalia, add-ons, additional features, cushions, better equipment and what-have-yous. Well you get my meaning. There is even a solution in heated mouse via USB as solution to some of these problems. If you ask me, my answer is simple.

Before we go into the simple solution I am willing to propose, let me ask you if you suffer from the list of symptoms as:

Do you experience tingling and numbness on your wrist?
Pain anywhere between your shoulders and fingers?
Weaken muscles in the hands? Having the case of the dropsies?
Do you have deterioration of the musculoskeletal system?
Do you have what is called MORSI (Mechanical Onset RSI). RSI being a collective symptom for a disease?
The answer is simple. A mouse pad. A nice custom made mousepad with your own uploaded picture. A mousepad that says “Take a break, you are working to hard” would be the perfect solution for the aching wrist of yours. If it comes with a picture of the perfect rose reminding us of a romantic getaway or whatever getaway you have in mind, just so we can take a break from the monitor and its slave mouse. A mousepad that is both used at home and at work gently carressing the tired feet of your dear mouse and padding your dear wrist. Yes, a mousepad.


But if you do experience serious symptoms, please see a doctor. He would recommend you pitching that old factory supplied pad that has experienced years of wear and tear. He would say for hygenic purposes. He would suggest for aesthetic use. Besides, your mousepad looks like the separating earth strata after the great flood.

I pitched mine. Now I have a new cat pad for my mouse.

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And, if you really want to go gadgets electronic, read this. . . from TechBuzz.in

How To Replace Or Make A New Computer Mouse At Home ?

Ok, sorry for the cheeky heading. Unless you are an Electronics Student, who has access to the the chips, boards, wires etc, you cannot make a mouse by yourself.

But what if you had a software that’ll make any object around you to behave like a mouse, what more can you ask for ?? That’s what exactly CamSpace from Cam-trax does !!

Requirements -

1> Computer,
2> Webcam (most laptops come integrated with it, if yours doesn’t have one, then you can make use of external webcam too), and
3> CamSpace software installed on your system.

Using the software and the camera, you can make any object around you to behave like a mouse. Cam-trax enables you to play ANY PC game you want using almost any object as a game controller.

Now if you have an old steering lying in your garage, it’s time to put it work and make your own wii remote using it to start playing some exiting computer games !

Now does this mean that game manufacturers should watch out for something like this, or buy over the patent and start integrating it in their existing multi-million dollar business ?



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Maybe you're a Lefty and this little rant will catch your eye. . . How do lefties use a computer mouse? I tried switching mouse hands to relieve some of the mouse hand overuse, but I just can't get my left hand to click or move the computer mouse properly. Any comments about this? What's your experience been?

SOn the other hand...
by Snippets By Beth Jacks

I have a left-handed brother, a left-handed daughter, a left-handed son-in-law, 2 left-handed granddaughters, 2 left-handed grandsons, and poochie Pharaoh shakes with his left paw. This family is pretty far left, at least when it comes to being right brain dominant, and fortunately for our southpaws, they came along at an enlightened time and weren’t forced to change.

In the old days, the 20% (or less) of humanity who were born lefties suffered social stigma - many children went through mental and emotional anguish as parents and teachers attempted to force them to be right-handed. Today, however, left-handers enjoy the results of research proclaiming their enhanced creativity and artistic abilities.

J. T. deKay and Sandy Hoffeler, authors of “The World’s Greatest Left-Handers: Why left-handers are just plain better than everybody else,” say that “left-handers are wired into the artistic half of the brain, which makes them imaginative, creative, surprising, ambiguous, exasperating, stubborn, emotional, witty, obsessive, infuriating, delightful, original, and never, never dull.”

In the area of “little known facts,” lifescript.com says that lefties are able to “see more easily underwater, and also usually excel in sports such as swimming, fencing and tennis.” They maintain, too, that lefties are superior when it comes to fist fights. I’m not sure how they arrived at that - something about righties being surprised by a good punch from the left.

Who are some of these lefties? Dead ones include Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Napoleon, Albert Einstein, Helen Keller, and Albert Schweitzer . . . plus a kazillion more.

Still kicking are Dave Letterman, Jay Leno, Bill Gates, Carol Burnett, Tom Cruise, Whoopie Goldberg, Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey and Kermit the Frog . . . and, again, a kazillion more. They’re everywhere!

In fact, President Obama joins three of the last four presidents in the leftie column - Ronald Reagan, the first George Bush, and Bill Clinton. Only George W. was right-handed. Interesting trivia, that.

But lefties still have hurdles to leap. The computer mouse is always on the right. Finding left-handed scissors is difficult. Learning to write without dragging that left hand across the page, smearing #2 pencil lead, is frustrating. And spiral notebooks - ouch! Common tools generally require wrist movements, left to right, awkward for lefties, like corkscrews, lightbulbs, screws and clock settings. School desks cater with their broad arms to the rightie. And if you’re a leftie, forget throwing a boomerang.

‘Tis a real challenge for lefties to live in a right-handed universe; yet, in our PC world, there are those who are attempting to make things better for the maligned leftie.

I won’t call the name of the fast food restaurant, but a full-page ad once appeared in a leading newspaper, according to ‘News of the Weird’, heralding the arrival on the menu of the “Left-handed Biggie Burger,” designed, of course, for hungry lefties. Seems this new sandwich included all the ingredients on the regular “Biggie Burger,” except the condiments were “rotated 180 degrees, thereby redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments (lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, meat patty) were skewed to the left, reducing the spillage out the right side of the burger.”

Even though the “Biggie Burger” was reported the next day to be a hoax, thousands of customers actually flocked into the chain’s restaurants to order the “Left-handed Biggie Burger” - the ultimate “Have-it-your-way!” touted in the fake ad.

Hey, southpaws of the world, unite! Tell these burger folks to quit fooling around and really rotate those condiments. And while they’re at it, in the Biggie Sack they can throw in a humdinger of a prize - a zig-zagging, flip flopping, left-handed boomerang.

It’s time for lefties to claim their rightful place in society. I mean, the right half of the brain controls the left half of the body, right? That can only mean one thing, at least in the area of bumper sticker philosophy, which is this:

Left-handers, my friends, are obviously the only ones in their right mind.

Go ahead, lefties; clip this column.

[Beth Jacks is an author, freelance columnist, and editor of usadeepsouth.com. She loves Texas and visits often from her home base in Mississippi. Write her at bethjacks@hotmail.com]



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And, can't pass up an opportunity to help people with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. . . have you ever asked your Chiropractor what to do? from SFbackpainDoctor.com

Carpal Tunnel Symptoms and Cervical Disc Herniations

We have been helping patients with carpal tunnel symptoms for many years now in downtown San Francisco. We have also successfully treated our fair share of cervical disc herniations. In fact...some of the patients with carpal tunnel symptoms also had herniated discs in the neck. Is there a connection between carpal tunnel symptoms and cervical disc herniations? Great question...and the answer is YES. Here's how they are connected:

The nerves that exit from in between the bones in the lower part of the neck travel down the arm and into the hands. These cervical nerves are prone to pressure from herniated and bulging discs in the neck as they branch off the spinal cord.

When there is pressure on a cervical nerve root it can cause problems at the target cells...in this case the hands. Symptoms like hand pain, numbness and tingling in the hands, burning, weakness, loss of grip strength, and night pain are classic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms.

CTS occurs when there is pressure on the median nerve in the carpal tunnel...an opening in the bend of the wrist. The median nerve is one of the branches of nerves that originates in the neck. So how can I tell if my carpal tunnel symptoms are from the neck or hand?

It's really hard sometimes to make this determination yourself...it's best to see a carpal tunnel expert...a doctor that treats lots of CTS, like we do at Executive Express Chiropractic in the SF Financial District. Honestly...true CTS is rare...but CTS symptoms are common and are usually the result of pressure on the cervical nerves from misaligned vertebrae (Subluxations), tight muscles, degenerated discs, bulging discs, and cervical disc herniations.

I know it sounds complicated, but it's not...and neither is the treatment. Sometimes we can fix a problem in a few sessions...sometimes it takes months...it just depends on the severity. Sometimes we can't help at all...but that's rare. The moral of the story is to go see someone that treats CTS day in and day out...it will be worth the effort (sometimes an expert is hard to find).

If you have CTS symptoms and would like to find out if you are a candidate for care at Executive Express Chiropracticat the SF Embarcadero Center...call 415-392-2225 or request an appointment online.



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The computer mouse plays an awesome roll in our lives. It makes our life easier or causes us much pain. Here's gadget electronic news about keeping your kids protected online. . .

Safety Device Protects Kids Online
Group Of Arizonans Behind PG Key Invention
Jeff Butera Reporter, KPHO.com

PHOENIX -- At her grandmother’s house in Scottsdale, second-grader Keile Pioth maneuvered a computer mouse, playing an Internet-based game called “Club Penguin.”

“Club Penguin” and the Disney Channel’s webpage are where Keile spends most of her time online. But her father, Joshua Horvill, knows there are far more dangerous things lurking on the Internet. He knows predators and pornography could just be a click away.

“It’s extremely upsetting to hear about it,” Horvill said, referring to all the stories he has seen about the dangers of the Internet. Because of the dangers, Horvill said his daughter is not allowed to go on the computer if he is not around, “because I’m not able to be there to supervise the whole entire time.” But Paul Ranheim, a former NHL hockey player with the Phoenix Coyotes, has teamed up with two other Arizona colleagues to create a product that might help parents like Horvill.

The product is called PG Key. It is a device that is inserted into your computer and is easily installed, according to Ranheim. The product does three main things for a parent:

After the product is installed, the computer cannot run without PG Key plugged in. Your child can not use the Internet without your knowledge if you control PG Key. PG Key has partnered with Google to create a ‘safe search.’ Around 2,000 dangerous websites are blocked when the device is plugged in. Parents can add other websites to that blocked list. PG Key records what is happening on the computer screen when it is plugged in. Parents can then review the video of what their child has been doing while online and make sure nothing inappropriate was viewed.

“Let’s not spy on them. They know it’s there. It’s clear. Let’s not watch the train wreck. Let’s prevent it,” said Ranheim. “The child knowing that there is a potential for everything they do (to be watched) as if the parent is sitting next to them will change their behavior,” Ranheim said.

The product is in the early stages of being launched.

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That's about it for today. There's much interesting warm mouse technology news to post here everyday. Keep your mouse hand healthy. Keep your keyboard hands warm using an ergonomic keyboard wrist pad to support your wrists and help relieve the stress. And, whenever you decide to reduce your energy bills using USB Heat, remember the best place to start is online! Easy to remember Warm Mouse Heated Keyboard!



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Cool computer mouse designs warm your spirit!

The ValueRays Ergonomic Computer WARM Mouse looks very cool and feels even greater! It is a Warm Mouse and delivers deep healing infrared heat to an aching mouse hand. Don't be without a ValueRays WARM MOUSE!

If you are a true warrior why not clutch this WarCraft Designer Computer Mouse! Its futuristic design helps your time traveling through cyberspace.

I've never had the need to wash a computer mouse, but if you do, this nifty designer computer mouse is washable. No warm water needed! Keeping things handled clean nowadays is important. What kind of demand is there for a washable mouse?

All the guys I know would like this collection. Maybe a novelty for a desk top shelf. The car shaped mouse would hurt my hand. If you decide to buy one of the car shaped mice, make sure you grap the ValueRays Warm Mouse, too. You'll need the therapeutic infrared heat after using the car shaped mouse for a few hours!


Looks cool. How does it feel? Need to try one of the finger mice. I wonder if my hand would hurt after using it for a few hours. If so, I guess the heated mouse wins again!


Bamboo is an earth-friendly product being more widely used these days because it is inexpensive and natural. This sleek model would look nice on any desk top. Yet, as far as energy-efficiency goes, I believe the ValueRays Warm Mouse wins again..... why turn up the heat when you can hold a Warm Mouse by ValueRays!

I especially like the multi-functionality of the keyboard computer mouse. Flip the clear lid and a numeric keypad makes calculations easy. Another novelty for the geek who has everything.

Of all the computer gadgets available, the computer mouse seems to be the device with the most designs. A designer computer mouse comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, styles and functionalities. I especially like the ValueRays Warm Mouse because it's not only nice to look at but it makes me feel really good and warm all over!

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With all the computer mice we own, the roller style computer mouse with the ball is still a favorite of many computer users. Here's a HOW TO post to help keep your Computer Roller Mouse clean and rolling smoothly!

How to Clean a Computer Roller Mouse
from Click for How-To


The mouse is an integral part of your personal computer. It is the hand that turns the pages of various programs on. So, it is always important to keep your mouse clean and dust free. However, if you are using an optical scroll mouse then you will need less maintenance. These mice do not get dirty that easily. This article mainly stresses on the cleaning of a roller mouse. Check out the methods of cleaning them.

Switching Off the Power

Your first step would be to switch off the power to your computer and then disconnect the mouse from the CPU. It is also good idea to keep your computer manual handy in case you have one.

Separating the Roller Ball

Now, you can separate the roller ball under the mouse from its place. You can do this by rotating the ball cover. When you get stuck just give the mouse a shake so that ball cover and the ball falls on your other hand. Sometimes even the shake is not necessary.

Clean the Ball

Start cleaning the mouse by cleaning the ball first. Generally it is seen that a ball does not accumulate too much dirt. But do a thorough check to satisfy yourself. Use a soft, and clean cloth to wipe the mouse. Look for dusts, loose hairs on the ball. When it is clean put it in some clean place.

Clean the Rollers

You will find these rollers inside your mouse. There are three such rollers. These are the dirtiest parts of your mouse that needs special care. The dirt from the mouse ball and mouse pad gets attached to the rollers. You can put some cleaning liquids on a cloth and clean the rollers. Make sure that the cleaning substance is ideal for computers. Continue the cleaning process until you the rollers are completely dust free.

You can prevent your rollers from getting dirtied very often by cleaning your mouse pad regularly.

Joining

Once the cleaning is done attach the roller ball, and the ball cover to their usual places. Your mouse is ready to be reconnected to the computer.

Reconnecting and Testing

Reconnect the mouse to the computer and switch it on. Next step is to test the mouse. If your mouse is well cleaned then it will have a smooth and easy movement. You can detect it by the movement of the mouse on the pad and by the movement of the cursor on the screen. Make sure the mouse is well connected to the CPU and the ball cover is also well attached. Your mouse would not work in case of a loose connection.

Keep you mouse clean and you will see how well it moves.

Warm Up the Mouse Hand Before Login - Rheumatoid Arthritis Hand Pain

Heat therapy increases blood flow and flexibility in the joint. Infared heat penetrates deep through skin's layers to the muscle tissue improving blood circulation to the affected areas. The website Warm Mouse Heated Keyboard provides USB heaters for computer users with hand pain and cold hands. They are perfect to provide warm infrared heat therapy. The ValueRays Warm Mouse, Warm Keyboard Pad, Warm Mouse Pad and Mouse Hand Warmer Blanket are available online and range from $20 - $30 each with free shipping and no sales tax. These items are a great gift idea for computer users who suffer with arthritis hand pain. Actually, the person who invented the Mouse Hand Warmer product has arthritis and made the website available for very selfish reasons: She wanted to help relieve her mouse hand arthritic pain.

Hand Exercises for Rheumatoid Arthritis Hand Pain
from the Mayo Clinic

Bend your fingers

The following hand exercises show moves that can provide arthritis pain relief. You can do these hand exercises daily or, preferably, several times a day. You might find it helps to do hand exercises while soaking your hands in warm water. Know your limitations, though. Hand exercises shouldn't cause pain.

Start your hand exercises by relaxing your hand. Start with your fingers straight and close together. Bend the end and middle joints of your fingers. Keep your wrist and knuckles straight. Moving slowly and smoothly, return your hand to the first position.

Make a fist

Start with your fingers straight and spread apart. Make a loose, gentle fist and wrap your thumb around the outside of your fingers. Be careful not to squeeze your fingers together too tightly. Moving slowly and smoothly, return to the starting position. Repeat. Perform this exercise with both hands.

Open your hand wide

Spread your fingers apart as wide as you can and hold that position. Slowly relax your fingers and bring them together. Return to the open-wide position. Repeat with each hand and gradually increase the number of repetitions.

Touch your fingertips

Straighten your fingers and thumb. Bend your thumb across your palm, touching the tip of your thumb to the pad of your hand just below your pinky finger. If you can't make your thumb touch, just stretch as far as you can. Return your thumb to its starting position, as shown in image 3.

For the next exercise, form the letter O by touching your thumb to each fingertip, as shown in images 4 through 6. Moving slowly and smoothly, touch your index finger to your thumb, then straighten your fingers. Touch your middle finger to your thumb and straighten. Follow with your ring and pinky fingers.


Walk your fingers

Rest your hand on a flat surface, such as a tabletop, with your palm facing down and your fingers spread slightly apart. Moving one finger at a time, slowly walk your fingers toward your thumb. Start by lifting and moving your index finger toward your thumb. Follow by lifting and moving your middle finger toward your thumb. Proceed with moving your ring finger and then your pinky finger toward your thumb. Don't move your wrist or thumb while doing this exercise. Repeat with your other hand.

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Best Range of Motion Exercises for Rheumatoid Arthritis
by Lori Batcheller
from disaboom.com

Range of motion exercises are one part of a comprehensive rheumatoid arthritis treatment plan that generally also includes strengthening and endurance exercises and medication to help decrease pain, improve joint mobility, muscle strength, and endurance and help maintain a healthy weight. Regular exercise can also decrease fatigue and promote feelings of well-being.

What is Range of Motion Exercise?
Range of motion exercises are gentle stretching movements designed to move each joint through its full range of motion. Range of motion exercise helps to keep each joint fully mobile and prevent the stiffness and deformities commonly associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The movements also help keep bone and cartilage—the protective cushions at the ends of bones—strong and healthy by bringing nutrients to the joints and removing waste products. The gentle nature of these exercises make them ideal for people with rheumatoid arthritis who might shy away from movement due to pain.

How and When to do Your Arthritis Exercise
The following range of motion exercise program is designed to address the joints most commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis: hands, wrists, feet, ankles, knees, shoulders, and elbows. For the best results, perform the exercises daily when your arthritis symptoms are least problematic. Avoid exercise if the joint feels hot since exercise can increase swelling, tenderness and heat. Some people find that exercising after morning stiffness subsides and before afternoon fatigue sets in is ideal. Begin with 10 repetitions of each motion on both sides of your body, increasing or decreasing the number of repetitions depending upon how you feel. Try to do at least a few repetitions every day. If doing all the exercises at once is too tiring, do one or two joints at a time spread throughout the day.

Listen to Your Body
Always listen to the signals from your body to gear the intensity and amount of exercise. Overdoing exercise, especially during a flare-up of arthritis symptoms, can aggravate or worsen the condition. While some amount of discomfort is okay, if the pain lasts more than two hours following exercising, back off and do fewer repetitions until the pain subsides.

Before starting any new exercise, consult your doctor to discuss your exercise program and goals to make sure you are exercising safely. A physical therapist can help design a program uniquely suited to your arthritis symptoms.

Range of Motion Exercise Program
1. Gently squeeze your fingers, making a fist, then stretch your fingers open and apart.

2. Rotate your wrists clockwise, then counterclockwise.

3. Bend and straighten your elbows.

4. Sitting with your forearms resting on your lap or a table, palms facing up, turn the palms down, rotating at the elbow, then turn the palms up.

5. While sitting, straighten and bend your knees.

6. Flex and point your ankle.

7. Draw the alphabet with your foot.

8. Pendulum range of motion: Standing, hold on to the back of a chair with your right hand and bend over so that you are facing the floor. Allow your left arm to dangle straight down. Gently draw circles clockwise then counter clockwise, beginning with small circles and gradually drawing larger ones.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis
from Med.Mun.CA

Rheumatoid Arthritis is part of a systemic connective tissue disease with an insidious onset, and a prolonged course marked by exacerbations and remissions of joint pain and swelling. As in this case, the patient often does not remember the first onset of symptoms. Rheumatoid arthritis effects about 1% of the population. Women are affected three times as frequently as men, and onset is usually in the patients thirties and forties. As in this case, there is usually symmetrical involvement of both hands.

The etiology of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, although current theories lean toward a triggering event such as an infection in a genetically susceptible person, which unleashes an immune response which directly or indirectly destroys the synovial membranes, connective tissues and bone. Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis have HLA-DR4, and roughly 80% test positive for rheumatoid factor, a macroglobin molecule in the blood.

Clinically, the typical presentation is of symmetrical involvement of both hands, with morning pain and stiffness, swollen joints (particularly PIP, MCP, and wrist) and rheumatoid nodules (subcutaneous nodules that begin as vasculitis and become necrotic with fibrous, mononuclear and granulation tissues). In this case, the on the patient's forearm is a rheumatoid nodule. The underside (extensor surface) of the forearm distal to the elbow is a typical spot for rheumatoid nodules.

Radiographically, there is a typical presentation of bony erosion (white arrowheads). Progressive joint deformities (large white arrows) are due to muscle spasm, atrophy and contracture, as well as the erosion of articular surfaces, stretched ligaments and tendon rupture. In addition, pannus, a granular inflammation, creeps across the joint surfaces and chokes off the normal nutrient supply, causing cartilage necrosis, bone erosion, and ultimately the fusion of bones (ankylosis). This is seen as a lack of space around the carpal and metacarpal bones (black arrowheads).

Rheumatoid arthritis can be a terribly debilitating disease. The pain is treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, while the progress of the disease is hindered by exercise, physiotherapy and disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).

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Help Reduce the Onset of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) & Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) by using a ValueRays Warm Mouse, Warm Mouse Pad inside a Mouse Hand Warmer blanket. The infrared heat rays produced by the USB infrared heaters is insulated inside the blanket pouch creating a therapeutic mouse hand environment.

Is Your Computer Killing You Softly?
Rieva Lesonsky

Being an entrepreneur means working, if not quite 24/7, darn close most days. I spend a good part of my day (and night) on my computers, writing, researching, reading, and Tweeting. As a result, I have occasional wrist pain and an almost constant neck ache.

Brian Bentow, founder and owner of Computer Athlete Media, based in Newport Beach, Calif., and author of The Computer Athlete's Handbook: Your Guide to a Healthier, Happier Techy Lifestyle says that I -- along with millions of other Americans -- am suffering needlessly. Bentow preaches his mission "to help people live happier and healthier techy lifestyles" via his Web site Computer Athlete Central. Intrigued by his message, I contacted Bentow to talk to him about how we can all feel better and be more productive.

Rieva Lesonsky: As technology advances and gets more portable, we entrepreneurs tend to rely on it more and more. We're using computers for many more hours. How big a problem is this?

Brian Bentow: The problem -- that people are suffering from cumulative trauma disorders, serious health issues, and other side effects from their techy lifestyles -- is enormous and pervasive. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), 60 percent of people who use a computer for work experience some physical discomfort. This problem also destroys lives and careers, decreases productivity, increases workers compensation costs, and is going to get worse unless we take steps to prevent it.

Lesonsky: Any estimate on the dollar amount of health injuries directly related to computer usage?

Bentow: OSHA reports that the direct costs of repetitive strain injuries (RSI) in the U.S. are between $15 and $20 billion annually.

Lesonsky: What does it cost companies in lost productivity?

Bentow: Any way you look at it, the cost is significant to enormous. An unhappy employee who is in pain is less likely to work hard for your company. In the worst case, you can lose any one of your top employees due to a computer-related injury, on a temporary or permanent basis. It can literally push a company from viability over the edge to a black hole.

Lesonsky: What are most common computer-related injuries? How do most people get hurt?

Bentow: The most common computer-related injuries are carpal tunnel, tenosynovitis (trigger finger), wrist pain, tennis elbow, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), and computer back. People get these injuries by slouching, overusing their hands and fingers, stress, and by not keeping their body in neutral positions while using the computer.

Lesonsky: Brian, you say “put your body in a neutral position." Can you explain what this means?

Bentow: In general, the neutral position for a joint is the most natural position for that joint. It also requires the least amount of effort and is typically the midpoint in the range of that joint. For your wrists the neutral position is straight, in line, and roughly parallel to the floor. For your elbows and knees, it is at a 90-degree angle. When all your individual body parts (head, shoulders, knees, hands, wrists, forearms, back, hips, etc.) are in a neutral position, then you have reached the goal of having your body in a neutral position.

Lesonsky: Let's talk about a "cure." What can we do to alleviate these injuries?

Bentow: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In more extreme cases, there could be permanent nerve damage. Treatment depends on the type and severity of your injury. [This can range from] rest, physical therapy, massage, and time to medical intervention.

It is much simpler and less expensive to avoid and prevent injury than it is to treat it once you, or one of your employees, are injured. One of my favorite tips is to use your larger appendages to do more of the work. For example, use a foot pedal to push "Shift" and "Control" with your feet [rather than on the keyboard] which increases blood flow and offloads some work [from your hands] to your legs. You can also push "Shift" and "Control" with your middle and index fingers instead of using your pinky. Also, make sure you buy the right equipment and learn to use it properly.

Lesonsky: What can I do to help my employees in their workspace or cubicles?

Bentow: There is a lot you can do to help your employees compute in comfort. For example, you can provide adjustable height desks, monitor stands, adjustable keyboard trays, adjustable split keyboards, and a vertical computer mouse. All of this can be done on a reasonable budget. You can also provide ergonomic training seminars, ergonomist evaluations, and software to monitor how users spend their time on their computers.

Lesonsky: Chairs are so crucial to ergonomic comfort. What do you recommend?

Bentow: You need a comfortable chair with lumbar support that you can sit in for 5+ hours at a time. Also, because armrests tend to create more problems than they solve -- they can get in the way of keeping your elbows at a neutral 90 degree angle and often support bad habits like using your mouse and keyboard on a surface that is too high -- buy a chair that allows you to remove them. I use a Raynor Executive Leather Chair with lumbar support with no armrests.

Lesonsky: What about laptops? They seem to inevitably cause pain. What's the best way to use a laptop?

Bentow: The healthiest way to use a laptop is in combination with an external mouse and keyboard so that you can keep your shoulders, wrists, arms, elbows, and neck at neutral positions while you work. The most common way to do this is to attach an adjustable keyboard and mouse tray to your desk. Then you can place your laptop on a stand or simply a stack of books to get it to the right height for your neck.

If you are on a tight budget or [traveling], put your laptop on a stack of books, place your keyboard on your lap and your mouse on top of a stack of books on a chair next to you so that it is at the right height. When I travel for business, I bring my external vertical mouse and split Kinesis Freestyle keyboard, which easily fit in my carry-on luggage.

Lesonsky: Lots of products claim they're ergonomic. How do you know they really are and it's not just marketing hype?

Bentow: For keyboards make sure they allow you to keep your wrists, elbows, and shoulders in neutral positions. [You'll want one] with low key pressure and a smooth keystroke. Adjustable split keyboards like the Kinesis Freestyle or the Goldtouch Go! help keep your body in a neutral position.

Check the specs to compare the key pressure of different keyboards. Finally, try different keyboards [to determine] whether they have a smooth stroke. Look for a mouse that fits in your hand and hopefully doesn't require you to twist your arm.

Lesonsky: What bad habits should we stop practicing?

One of the worst things to do is take anti-inflammatories or pain medication when you're in pain from using the computer. Taking medication may let you work past your normal pain threshold but that can lead to serious injury or even permanent nerve damage.

Other common bad habits to avoid: slouching, excessive switching between applications, twisting your wrists in order to press two keys at the same time like Shift A, sitting on your leg, and lying in bed with your laptop.

Lesonsky: What must we do to stay healthier and more productive?

Bentow: Let's face it -- our lives are incredibly stressful. We have monetary concerns, deadlines, relationship problems, nonstop news, and are constantly bombarded with an almost infinite amount of information. It is not uncommon for our brains to get overstimulated and our bodies to atrophy, so we must learn to eat healthfully, stay hydrated, and manage our stress.

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Of Mice and Men (and Women, and Children…)
by Edward Trumbo from etwriter
Filed under: Ergonomics, computers, design
Tags: computers, design, Ergonomics, mouse

I wrote previously about my difficulties with the computer mouse, and I’m pleased to report I’ve made some progress in relieving the strain on my wrist and index finger. I disabled the mouse wheel — the temptation to use it while scrolling was just too strong, and I believe it was the main source of my finger stress. In my main applications, I’ve disabled as many toolbars as reasonably possible, opting to use keyboard shortcuts instead.

Given an opportunity I would use the keyboard exclusively, but the design of most websites would make this impractical. Additionally, there are some applications where some kind of pointing device is necessary. As long as I must supplement the keyboard with a device capable of interacting with the graphical world, I want to be sure the device I’m using won’t damage or cripple me, while still providing all the speed and convenience of a mouse.

I’ve used the three mainstream mouse alternatives — the trackball, the touchpad and the TouchPoint “eraser-head” — and find none of them an adequate replacement. Either they lack speed, sufficient fine control or they become too difficult to scroll while holding down a button. Sometimes for the sake of convenience I’ll use these if they’re already embedded in my laptops, such as the touchpad in my HP Pavillion or the TouchPoint in my Fujitsu Lifebook, but for anything elaborate I resort to an external mouse.

This past week, I discovered alternatives that make me wonder why these haven’t become more mainstream. There are two styles of traditional mice designed to operate vertically, as opposed to the forearm/wrist-twisting horizontal mouse:

– the Evoluent Vertical Ergonomic Mouse
– the 3M Renaissance Vertical Mouse

Right now, I’m leaning toward the 3M model — its joystick grip and thumb-accessible buttons interest me. I plan to order one and I’ll post a review here soon.

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Computer accessories have become the multi-functional assets these days. You can not only add functionality to your computer but also use these computer accessories for the promotion of your business. Yes, the computer accessories have actually helped the business owners in the efficient promotion of their products and services.

The very first computer accessory used for the promotional purposes was the Mouse Mats. Demand for these Mouse Mats quickly took off and has remained high ever since. They have large print areas, typically 200 x 240mm, so good use of graphics can produce great imaging. The original Hard Top Mouse Mat was capable of being printed in four-color process so as to suit almost all the marketing purposes - from a soft and subtle to high impact. The Mouse Mats are available in a wide range of forms including liquid-filled to your own color scheme, textile-covered , inexpensive soft and flexible, lenticular, bespoke- shaped, tough plastic and many more. They are also produced with integral wrist rests and calculators. Since then, the computer mouse has also undergone great amount of advancements. The other computer accessory used for the promotional purposes is the flash drive. The flash drive can actually be used as a gift item which can be presented to your customers. This flash drive would contain all the detailed information about the products and services your business firm offers, which would be helpful in attracting the clients. Initially, the memory sizes available for the flash drives were 32 an 64mb, but as time passed they were being produced with larger-sized capacities and demand for these larger ones meant they became less and less expensive as more and more were produced - as with numerous other products.

USB’s are the other computer accessories which have been used for the promotional purposes. You can easily buy these USB’s and gift them to your clients who would find them to be extremely beneficial.

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Logitech Sees Q1 Operating Loss
By Reuters

Logitech, the world's largest computer mouse maker, disappointed markets by posting a wider-than-expected fourth-quarter loss as the global economic downturn dampened consumers' appetite for its products. The company painted a gloomy outlook for the first quarter, but Chief Executive Gerald Quindlen told Reuters this could be the turning point in the year for Logitech.


"Although we expect Q1 to be the low point in operating results there are signs that demand is stabilizing," Gerald Quindlen told Reuters in an interview. The fourth-quarter net loss of $35 million fell well short of analysts' forecasts and compared with a year-earlier profit of $60.3 million. "The historic (sales) growth levels of 15 percent are certainly not a thing of the past," Quindlen said, adding that it was "just a question of time" before Logitech returned to a profit margin of 32 to 34 percent.

Consumers are reining in spending as their savings portfolios tumble in value and many worry about their jobs. Retailers are also reluctant to build up stock in the face of sluggish demand as the economic crisis bites. "Logitech's results are very disappointing," Sal. Oppenheim analyst Nicolas von Stackelberg said, adding the worst was probably yet to come. Logitech sees first-quarter sales of $300 million to $320 million and an operating loss of $40 million to $50 million. The first quarter is traditionally the group's weakest period.

Fourth-quarter sales fell 32 percent to $408 million as a stronger dollar weighed, but Logitech said its market share was largely stable, and in some product categories it had even managed to grow. "It seems that Logitech had to, and will, clean out old inventory with high discounts," said Helvea analyst Tomas Hilfing. "As we had assumed, retailers seem to be keeping low inventory levels currently." Logitech said it will reduce shipments of its products and push promotional activities to help lower stock levels at shops.

Quindlen said further job cuts were unlikely after the group said in January it was cutting 15 percent of its salaried workforce -- or around 500 jobs. Analysts had expected Logitech to post a net loss of $3 million, according to the average estimate in a Reuters poll of 11 analysts.

(Additional reporting by Andrew Thompson in Zurich and Jennifer Robin Raj in Bangalore; Writing by Katie Reid; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

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Exercises to Keep Your Mouse From Biting You
By Jonathan Huie
If you use your computer a lot and you are of that certain age, you recognize when your mouse is beginning to bite you. It may be your mouse hand cramping, your lower or upper arm muscles, your shoulder, or perhaps the opposite shoulder knotting in sympathy. Don't wait until you are suffering, try these hints to avoid "mouse shoulder" and its cousins.

1. Take a break every hour, if only for a minute. Many short breaks are more effective than a single longer one.

2. Stretch your arm tendons. Extend your arms straight out to your sides, forming a cross with your body and arms. Start with your palms facing the floor. Pull your hands up and back, tightening your arm tendons. Repeat 10 times slowly. Now, pull your hands up and back, and twist your arms clockwise and counter clockwise - remain in the cross position while twisting your arms like wringing out a wet towel. Do NOT do anything that hurts - even a little.

3. Perform the same towel-wringing motion with your arms extended overhead, then in front, finally extended straight down.

4. Take a short walk. Exaggerate swinging your arms as you walk.

5. Get two light weights - perhaps five pounds each. Raise the weights with your arms extended to your sides, then with your arms extended to the front. Raise the weights over your head. Finally, lower the weights behind your shoulders and raise them back to overhead.

Even if you only take a minute's break, and even if you only do the first of these exercises, do it every hour.

Jonathan Lockwood Huie is an author of self-awareness books. He has been dubbed "The Philosopher of Happiness" by those closest to him, in recognition of his on-going commitment to seeing Joy in all of life.

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Using Your USB Port to Heat or Cool Yourself while Working at Your Computer
by Susan300 from Associated Content

With new computers rolling off the assembly line with 6 or 8 USB ports standard these days, (and some with as many as a dozen!), you must be wondering what to fill up all those ports with, right? Wonder no longer. Now you can offset the high energy cost associated with heating and cooling your workspace by using these nifty USB-powered gadget to heat or cool yourself.

Everything on this list is completely powered by plugging into a USB port...

USB Heat Slippers Dual ~
Finally! A way to keep my toes worm while they're dangling under my computer desk. These dual heat slippers by Thanko are even individually powered, just in case one foot is naturally warmer than the other. (Haven't we all had that happen!)

The USB Heat Slippers Dual works with both Windows-based machines and MACs, and even has an optional adapter to turn a regular house hold outlet into a USB port, in case you really have used up all those extra ports on your computer.

The slippers are washable, and the heating insert can even be removed and placed into a regular pair of shoes. Very handy for the office. Use your slippers in 'stealth mode' so that your co-workers don't get jealous.

Each USB powered slipper can reach a temperature of up to 50 degrees. Stave off the creeping winter chill with a pair of these ingenious foot warmers. Just don't forget that your feet are attached to your computer when you get up and start to walk away.

USB-powered Seat Warmers ~
Because sometimes it's not your feet that are cold. Put this warming pad onto your chair seat turn up the heat to your butt! Varying temperature control allows you to customize the heat on your seat.

USB-powered Seat Cooler ~
Of course, sometimes your butt is already too hot, right? For those moments, you'll enjoy this companion product, the USB-powered seat cooler! This slim and comfortable seat cushion adds a bit more padding underneath, while funneling cool air right where you need it most.

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Global Geo Supplies Acquires SoftMouse® Product Line from Immersion Corporation

Global Geo Supplies, Littleton, Colorado announced its recent acquisition of the SoftMouse® product line from Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR). The acquisition positions Global Geo Supplies as the largest volume provider of 3D computer mouse products worldwide.

The SoftMouse® 3D computer input devices are principally used to create three dimensional computer models based on two dimensional imagery taken via satellite, aerial camera, and radar.

CFO Services, LLC, Denver, Colorado (CFOServicesNow.com), owned and managed by Kira Riedel, is providing pre- and post-transaction advisory services to Global GEO Supplies.

Guillermo Gallo, Co-Owner of Global GEO Supplies comments regarding the acquisition, "We believe that market demand for this product will increase hand in hand with the demand of vector mapping products generated by the GIS (Geographic Information Systems), street/car navigation, and web mapping industries. Such vector products are mainly produced by human operators in stereoscopic workstations, of which a 3D control device like the SoftMouse is a required component. Global Geo Supplies is excited to continue the technical development of the 3D mouse and related products to provide the market with the highest quality products possible. We are confident that our customers will continue to find new applications for these products and we want to innovate with them.”

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Bringing technology into the classroom
from Daily Heral Tribune

All hands are raised in Fraser Sewall’s math class. Kids clamour to answer the problem – 40 minus 10. A student is picked and the remaining 15 students collectively sigh. She touches the screen and counts back 10 squares.

Problem solved. The correct answer receives a cheer from the class. Next question and the hands are up once again. “Everyone is willing to volunteer, that’s for sure,” said Sewall. “You don’t have someone in the back who doesn’t want to try.”

Today the Grade 2 students at Clairmont Community school are learning to subtract by 10. For Sewall, using a Smartboard, or an interactive whiteboard, makes his lessons engaging and exciting. “Anything that draws their attention is positive,” said Sewall. “If you look at what kids are doing, so much of it is on a big screen TV at home. They seem to be able to relate to it.”

A Smartboard is simply an electronic touch-controlled whiteboard hooked up to a projector and computer. The projector puts the computer’s desktop image onto the whiteboard and acts as a monitor. Users can write on the whiteboard with a special marker, or use a finger to control computer applications by pointing, clicking and dragging, much like a computer mouse. The price tag of a Smartboard ranges from $4,500 to $5,000, including installation.

“As a teacher, it brings in a lot more possibilities in the classroom, being able to access the Internet as well as all the resources it comes with,” said Sewall. Alberta Education wants to ensure all classrooms in the province are equipped with technologies that promote innovative teaching and learning. The Innovative Classroom Technology – a three-year initiative – puts $18.5 million per year into the school jurisdictions.

When Clairmont Community school opened in January, all the classrooms in the K-6 school were equipped with a Smartboard and a projector. “Everybody is engaged,” said Sewall. “The students that may otherwise not be paying attention seem to be drawn into it.” Carrie Sutton, a Grade 6 teacher at St. Patrick Catholic school, can’t quite put her finger on it.

In all her 12 years of teaching, engaging students has never been an issue. Her quiet, authoritative approach to teaching commands her classroom. Since adding a Smartboard to her room, her passion for the profession has increased and her students are more captivated. “I am a little bit more alive,” said Sutton. “I am kind of a quiet. The kids are more excited about it (and) so am I.”

Sutton said the large screen with options for video, pictures and audio draws her students in time after time. “It has allowed me to bring in a lot of visual and digital media into my lectures and my teaching,” said Sutton. “You know how pictures are worth a thousand words.” And if students are drawn in, that means better understanding. “I have three science units that are now Smartboard-ready,” she said. “I have two that aren’t. I am finding, overall, their final test marks on the final exams for the Smartboard lessons are 20 per cent higher, which is huge.”

Sutton was intrigued with Smartboards after taking an introductory session at last year’s Mighty Peace Teachers’ Convention. Her classroom is the only one in St. Patrick which has a Smartboard installed. “I was excited,” she laughed. “I really wanted one in my room. I have always been keen about technology. I don’t know what I would do if I had to let it go.” Like her students, Sutton is mesmerized by the bells and whistles the board offers. Even when she is not giving a lesson, she will use the screen to show the time or a map of the world.

“Students are used to colours and pictures and video,” she said. “Being able to bring all of those things into your lessons just makes them come alive.” There is a downside to all this new technology. Her workload hasn’t decreased one bit. “I am spending more time because I am looking for images, for video and for interactive things,” she said. “Then once you have developed it, it’s there until they change the curriculum.” Chris Ruhl has used a Smartboard for two years in his Grade 4 classes at Alexander Forbes school.

"As a profession, we’re trying to get away from doing the pen and paper,” he explained. “Everything is more inquiry based.”Ruhl uses the Smartboard for most of his lessons. He said every subject from music to science could be used on the interactive whiteboard.

“In kindergarten, teachers can use it for counting and manipulating shapes,” he said. “You can put up a piece of text on the board and there’s a highlighting feature to show the kids for comprehension.” Ruhl said the possibilities are endless as Smartboards gain steam across the province and more and more teachers post ideas and suggestions to online forums and webpages. “It makes the lessons a lot more interactive with the students,” said Ruhl. “They are excited to get the chance to come up and do things on the Smartboard. They are not just sitting and looking at things on an overhead or something written on the board.”

Ruhl is the Smartboard guru at Alexander Forbes. He has helped his colleagues find a comfort zone from which to utilize the board. “Some teachers were hesitant who had never used a Smartboard,” said Ruhl. “We have a Tech Star Award where somebody does something and we highlight it to the rest of the staff.” There is a problem of falling into the trap of using the interactive whiteboard as a glorified overhead. But Ruhl says the technology is needed in the classroom. In my opinion, this is a video-game culture,” said Ruhl, 34, “Kids’ brains are tuned to watching the bright colours, seeing the movement and it is a way of introducing a teaching method in a way they are familiar with.”

Sutton agreed and said today’s students need to be more tech savvy. And this should start in the classroom. “Right now my kids are preparing Powerpoint presentations on issues they care about in the community and in the world,” she said. “I am hoping they are learning to be presenters and be excited about using technology. If you see something all through school, when you get out to your job you won’t be scared.”

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