Friday, October 21, 2005
Got QWERTY? How Are Those Thumbs Feeling?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 09:30 AM
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/10/20/D8DC4N8O0.html
"Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless handheld. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in this thumbs whenever he typed. He switched to tapping with his index finger, then his middle digit and finally his pinky. But his thumbs pained him to the point where he can't even press the buttons on his TV remote control. After months of aching, Claypool took a break. Now he only uses his BlackBerry to send short messages _ typing with the tip of a pencil eraser whenever his thumbs get sore."
Ouch. I have one word for you. FITALY Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Third party and all of that. However, I am at over 40wpm with FITALY and have been using it since 2000 with nary a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome. I've never heard of anyone getting carpal tunnel from using a pencil and don't see how using a stylus is much different. The only bad thing about popup keyboards is they take up way too much screen real estate on square screens, so using it on a Treo 700w or the HP Messenger series would be less than ideal. What about those of you with QWERTY keyboard devices. Notice any pain or do any exercises to prevent problems?
"Chris Claypool was addicted to his BlackBerry wireless handheld. Like many users, he never thought twice about pecking away at lightning speed, replying to a wave of e-mails from clients around the globe. Last year, the 37-year-old agricultural sales director from Post Falls, Idaho, noticed a throbbing sensation in this thumbs whenever he typed. He switched to tapping with his index finger, then his middle digit and finally his pinky. But his thumbs pained him to the point where he can't even press the buttons on his TV remote control. After months of aching, Claypool took a break. Now he only uses his BlackBerry to send short messages _ typing with the tip of a pencil eraser whenever his thumbs get sore."
Ouch. I have one word for you. FITALY Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Third party and all of that. However, I am at over 40wpm with FITALY and have been using it since 2000 with nary a sign of carpal tunnel syndrome. I've never heard of anyone getting carpal tunnel from using a pencil and don't see how using a stylus is much different. The only bad thing about popup keyboards is they take up way too much screen real estate on square screens, so using it on a Treo 700w or the HP Messenger series would be less than ideal. What about those of you with QWERTY keyboard devices. Notice any pain or do any exercises to prevent problems?
