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7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

By Ricky Buchanan on January 16, 2009

7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

Are you like many people in this keyboarding age whose arms, wrists, or hands hurt from typing or mousing too much? Even if you don’t have full blown RSI or carpal tunnel, pain after using the computer too much can be disabling, and a signal that you may be in store for worse if you don’t change things. So what can you do?

Posted in Information, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, dvorak, eyestrain, features, headache, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, overuse, overuse injury, qwerty, repeditive strain injury, rsi, speed up typing, strain, tendonitis, tension, touchpad, trackball, trackpad, type faster, typing quicker | 17 Responses

pearPad – iPhone as a trackpad/keyboard for your Mac

By Ricky Buchanan on September 3, 2008

pearPad – iPhone as a trackpad/keyboard for your Mac

pearPad is a two-part application that lets you use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a wireless trackpad or keyboard for your Mac. There is a program you run on the Mac – available for Tiger or Leopard – and a program from the iTunes App Store which is run on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged ipod touch, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices | 7 Responses

MultiClutch

By Ricky Buchanan on April 17, 2008

MultiClutch

Will Henderson’s MultiClutch [gives you] flexibility by extending multi-touch gestures to all programs.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, minimize typing, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, touchpad, trackpad, unusual input devices | Leave a response

Touchpad tips and shortcuts

By Ricky Buchanan on April 3, 2008

Touchpad tips and shortcuts

Make the most of the new touchpads found on the 2008 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Posted in Information, Mac Laptops, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged touchpad, touchpad shortcuts, trackpad | 6 Responses

Touchpad Pro

By Ricky Buchanan on March 19, 2008

Touchpad Pro

It’s difficult to find a touchpad/trackpad for a desktop computer like an iMac or Mac Pro. Here’s a solution that lets you use an iPhone or iPod Touch as an external trackpad.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, free trial, ipod touch, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, opensource, shareware, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices, unusual input devices | Leave a response

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