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WorkPace User Review

July 8th, 2008 | Published in RSI Products

In Musings from an overworked translator, Jill Sommer reviews WorkPace, a software utility that reminds computer users to take breaks and leads them through a series of exercises.

Jill works as a translator, and has a tendency to focus so deeply that she forgets to take breaks, so a reminder program is an important tool for her:

If you are anything like me, you are passionate about translation and can become fixated on what is displayed on your computer screen, forgetting everything around you. I can work for several hours without taking a break and have been known to forget to eat or even move.

The first day I used the program I was under a lot of stress to get a legal translation of the German Cosmetics Ordinance finished, but I complied with most of the breaks and found my stress level wasn’t as high as it could have been. I never realized how badly I need to stretch and am reminded each time I perform a stretch and hear my back crack or feel the muscle stretch and loosen.

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Jun 16, 2008

Is That “Ergonomic Chair” Really Ergonomic?

Published in RSI Products | 1 Comment | Tags: ergonomics

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Vista Voice Recognition Reviewed

Published in RSI Products | No Comments | Tags: voice

Steve Pavlina has written a review of the voice recognition features of Microsoft Vista. In his review, Steve says:
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Jun 5, 2008

Research Finds Workplace RSI Problems Routinely Ignored

Published in RSI in the News | No Comments

According to the results of new research by Microsoft, work-related RSI, though it’s at an all-time high and costs businesses more than $600 million in lost working hours, is often ignored by companies, either through ignorance or outright neglect.
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Jun 4, 2008

Ensuring a Good Computing Environment

Published in RSI Tips | No Comments | Tags: ergonomics

An article at IT-Director.com, How to reduce the risk of personal injury claims against your IT department discusses steps employers can take to minimize health problems with computer workers:
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Jun 2, 2008

Carpal Tunnel Prevention Starts In Wrist

Published in RSI Tips | No Comments | Tags: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

For those living with carpal tunnel syndrome, there are simple and affordable ways to alleviate the pain.
A symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome is persistent and severe pain in the hands and wrists. This pain mainly stems from incorrect positioning of the wrists while sitting at a computer keyboard.
When the wrists are incorrectly positioned at a [...]

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