Ergonomic computer equipment... What ergonomic computer equipment do you use/have you used?

Never seen the stirrup style wrist rest...I think it would drive me batty.

I have a wristrest for my keyboard. Also I have a mousepad with a wristrest and a do-hicky to hold the mouse cord so you don't have to drag the whole thing.

None of the above. But then, most of the time I'm not using the computer enough to need something like these.

I use a wrist brace (one of those velcro ones with the metal splint in it) when I use my computer, and I use a keyboard tray that changes height and pivots for my convenience. I use silicone-gel accessories (get your mind out of the gutter) - I have a separate wrist-rest for my keyboard and my mouse. I have a knee-chair that swivels and stuff - it helps with posture. I take this stuff pretty seriously since tech writing is my livelihood.

separate wrist rest for mouse as well as keyboard.

ergonomic mouse. and a wrist rest.. I also claim to be a luddite..

The kneeling chair is at home, and we have the trackball. I've used keyboards and such before.

I have an 'economic' chair, and a gel-filled wrist rest.

Microsoft Natural keyboard, Logitech TrackMan tracball, and one of those goofy chairs that you kinda kneel on (doesn't really help much for a person my size unfortunately). I also raised my entire workstation up about four inches.

I used a Microsoft Natural Keyboard and convinced myself for a while that I liked it. Then I became convinced that I hated it and stopped using it.

I got my keyboard from my son for Christmas. I actually DOES make me type better. It does make my keyboard at work seem like a dinosaur though (sigh). The same Christmas I was given a trakball. same comment applies to my mouse at work. They're great!!!!!

(I also have one of those kneeling chairs over in the corner that the cats seem to enjoy.) playing on)

Just give me a fast computer with a large hard drive & I am one happy woman. The rest is 'icing on the cake.' I have thought about the ergonomic stuff, but other than a wrist pad, really haven't worried about it.

The most important bits of a computer (not a server, but one you sit at) are the monitor, video card, keyboard, chair, and desk.

I find that using two different mice at work (I have multiple computers on my desk) helps with mouse-related wrist problems. I use a "regular" mouse and a trackball. I've also got a Microsoft Keyboard. At home, my sweetie has an ergonomic desk - the part with the mouse/keyboard moves totally independantly of the rest of the desk. Both parts can be moved up and down and the mouse/keyboard part can be tilted. We've also go a few special chairs.

You forgot an ergonmic keyboard tray.

a mouse-pad-wrist rest thing, which I will be getting soon.

Atzilut: at least it's not an ergotic computer!

I've always thought of scripting languages/keystroke recorders as one of the most useful RSI-avoiding tools I have on my computer...

i don't own any of these, but i've used ron2112's ****atzilut - ok, now you're my hero....ergodic computer....heh heh heh.....

what about "actually adjusting desk and chair height?" that's the least expensive and often most effective option...

The most anti-ergonomic device I know is the "Windows 95" keyboard, with its three stupid keys, that nobody uses. I always mistype the "Alt Gr" key... I don't know what I'll do when my 1989 AT keyboard breaks.

Kill your ergonomic computer.
Actually I have an ergodic computer. It passes through all possible states in its phase space, except possibly for a set of measure zero. My god I'm a geek. kill me now.
nbarone: awwww.... :)

umm..sorry.. i don't even know what ergonomic means.. (i could find a dictionary or something.. but gee, i just can't tear myself away from SC)

shadow: ergonomic means (roughly) specially designed for maximum efficiency and comfort and minimal physical strain.