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aranhamo
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2007-09-17, 09:22

At my last job, we were sent to two days of ergonomics training. At that training, they told us that Microsoft's Natural keyboards have poor ergonomics, and that the only reason they're comfortable for some users is because they have otherwise poorly designed work stations. They said the best keyboards were straight and as flat on the desk as possible, which would seem to indicate that Apple's new flat keyboard is very ergonomic.

They also said that Apple's mice, like the Mighty Mouse, have very poor ergonomics because they encourage the user to move the mouse with their wrist and fingers, rather than using your arm. The Logitech MX700 was used as the example of a mouse with good ergonomics, though they never saw fit to buy me one at work (I have one at home).

In the end, we found a number of problems with the way our work areas were set up, but my employer never did anything about it.
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