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On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:19:50 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
>
>> 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't
>> believe some people don't use them).
>
> Some clam that raising the back of the keyboard increases the risk of RSI,
> and that you should raise the front if anything, to reduce the amount you
> bend your wrists.
I think this is an area where people with good posture have worse
typing conditions in general. A person who slouches in their chair
(like me, for example) has a very natural typing angle even when the
rear of the keyboard is raised. :) My elbows are well below the plane
of the desk... maybe my spine will look like a Lacrosse stick someday,
but I am comfortable for now.