Welcome to the typing injury/keyboard alternative/etc. archive. Send questions to Dan Wallach Informative files: typing-injury-faq/ general -- information about typing injuries keyboards -- products to replace your keyboard software -- software to watch your keyboard usage furniture -- details about various desks, chairs, etc. changes -- changes since last month's edition amt.advice -- about Adverse Mechanical Tension amt.more_info -- e-mail from Dr. Peter Bower about this stuff amt.references -- a bibliography for more AMT info armrests -- how to correctly use armrests arms-blurb -- info about the Assoc for Rep. Motion Syndromes || caringforwrists.sit.hqx -- PageMaker4 document about your wrists caringforwrists.ps -- PostScript converted version of above... carpal.info -- info on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome carpal.explained -- very detailed information about CTS carpal.self_care -- excerpt from Rosemarie Atencio's book carpal.surgery -- JAMA article on CTS surgery carpal.tidbits -- TidBITS article on CTS ctdnews.info -- info about the CTDNews publication disability.keyboards -- large list of keyboards, more relevant for users with motion disabilities dvorak.info -- lots of into about Dvorak keyboarding exotic-mice -- info on some newer mice guitar-playing -- RSI vs. playing guitar || handeze.info -- info about Handeze gloves injury.factors -- why some get injured and some don't injury.profiles -- statistics about what gets injured keyboard-commentary -- Dan's opinions on the keyboard replacements martial-arts -- using martial arts to combat RSI's || mouseless.mac -- keyboard shortcuts and tricks no-rsi-in-uk -- info about British judge saying RSI isn't real pointing-devices -- advice if pointing devices are your problem resellers -- a short list of dealers and consultants || rsi.article -- Article in The Independent (London, UK) rsi.biblio -- bibliography of RSI-related publications rsi.biblio2 -- another bibliography rsi.dentists -- stats on RSI happening to dentists rsi.details -- long detailed information about RSI rsi.foundation -- an attempt to start a U.S. advocacy group rsi.intro -- basic article from FDA Consumer rsi-network/* -- archive of the RSI Network newsletter (currently, containing issues 1 through 17) rsi.physical -- study showing RSI isn't just psychological sword.review -- reviews a Mac program to reduce keystrokes tendonitis.info -- info on Tendonitis thoracic-info -- info about thoracic outlet syndrome thoracic-info2 -- more info about thoracic outlet syndrome || voice-recognition-critique -- all about using a voice recognition system as a programmer workers-comp -- dealing with insurance and lawyers || wrist-supports -- picking your supports and splints || Various product literature and reviews: apple-press -- press release on the Apple Adjustable Keyboard apple-tidbits -- extensive info about Apple's Adjustable Keybd bat-info -- MacWeek review on the Bat comfort-* -- marketing info on the Comfort Keyboard comfort-review -- one user's personal opinions comfort-review2 -- another user's opinions datahand-review -- detailed opinions of the DataHand datahand-review2 -- follow-up to above datahand-review3 -- another review of the DataHand || datahand-desc -- description of the DataHand's appearance dragon2.info -- info about DragonDictate 2.0 in3-press -- details about the IN3 Voice Commander kinesis-review -- one user's personal opinions kinesis-summary -- a collection of opinions on the Kinesis || kurzweil-review -- info about the Kurzweil voice recognizer maltron-* -- marketing info on various Maltron products maltron-review -- one user's personal opinions vertical-info -- marketing info on the Vertical voicetype2-info -- marketing info on IBM VoiceType worksafe-australia.info -- how to get more info from Australia's govt workstation-setup -- how to arrange your computer/chair/desk Programs: (in the software subdirectory) UNIX/X Software: (Note: a2x.tar and rk.tar are both from ftp.x.org:/contrib so they may have a more current version than ftp.csua.berkeley.edu.) a2x.tar -- a more sophisticated X keyboard/mouse spoofing program. Supports DragonDictate. a2x-RawPC-1.2.tar -- a hacked version of a2x that can take input directly from PC keyboards via the serial port and an adaptor. dcm.shar -- Dragon voice macros to accompany a2x use hsh.shar -- a program for one-handed usage of normal keyboards kt18.tar -- generates fake X keyboard events from the serial port -- use a PC keyboard on anything! rest-reminder.sh -- yet another idle watcher rk.tar -- the reactive keyboard -- predicts what you'll type next -- saves typing serkey.sh -- like kt, generates fake X key events, but from a raw PC keyboard via the serial port spacebar_hacks.patches -- patches for X11R5 to allow the spacebar to be both a spacebar and a control key timeout.zip -- MS Windows break-reminder program || typewatch.shar -- tells you when to take a break xgdvorak.sh -- turns your QWERTY keyboard into Dvorak || xidle.shar -- keeps track of how long you've been typing watch.shar -- OpenWindows activity monitor / rest reminder PC/DOS Software: accpak.exe -- a serial port keyboard spoofer for MS Windows getup.com getup.readme -- simple TSR program - remind you to take breaks Pictures (in the gifs subdirectory): howtosit.gif -- picture of good sitting posture (the caringforwrists document is better for this) 1handpic.gif -- keymappings for the Half-QWERTY accukey1.gif -- beautiful grey-scale picture accukey2.gif -- chord-mappings for the accukey apple.gif -- the Apple Adjustable Keyboard bat.gif -- the InfoGrip Bat comfort.gif -- the Health Care Comfort Keyboard datahand1.gif -- picture of the keyboard (new!) datahand2.gif -- key layout schematic (new!) E2H_Grahl.gif -- Grahl split-back ergonomic chair E_Graph.gif -- Grahl normal-back ergonomic chair ergologic.gif -- the ergoLogic 7.1 keyboard (same as flexpro) ergomax.gif -- the Maxi Switch ErgoMax keyboard flexpro.gif -- the Key Tronic FlexPro keyboard (same as ergologic) fountain_hills.gif -- the Fountain Hills keyboard handeze.gif -- hand size chart for Handeze gloves handeze.ps -- properly scaled Postscript of handeze.gif kinesis1.gif -- the Kinesis Ergonomic Keyboard kinesis2.gif -- multiple views of the Kinesis maltron[1-4].gif -- several pictures of Maltron products marquardt.gif -- the Marquardt MiniErgo mykey.gif -- ErgonomiXX MyKey somers1.gif -- Somers EK1 Ergonomic Keyboard somers2.gif -- schematic picture of the keyboard tony.gif -- The Tony! Ergonomic Keysystem twiddler1.gif -- Twiddler, "front" view twiddler2.gif -- Twiddler, "side" view vertical.gif -- the Vertical keyboard wave.gif -- the Iocomm `Wave' keyboard Many files are compressed (have a .Z ending). If you can't uncompress a file locally, ftp.csua.berkeley.edu will do it. Just ask for the file, without the .Z extension.