![]() ![]() Rock climbing has very nearly cured my RSI. Some people also use the colored rubber bands, but that's more for elbow and shoulder work and my RSI is all in the wrist/hand.Ħ) Other activities. It's like silly putty, only it comes in various levels of resistance. It's not ergonomic per se, but the mechanical keyswitches provide great feedback so you can reduce your keystroke pressure to just the right level.ĥ) Physical therapy aids. I like "clicky" keyboards in the vein of the old IBM Model M. I like this set up even better than sitting on an ergonomic chair.Ĥ) A good keyboard. Right now I have standing desk and no chair. It's quite expensive, though-around $600 I think. Now that I've built up better habits I don't use this software anymore.ģ) A good chair. I think I did an 8 minute break every 52 minutes and a 30 second break 5 minutes or so. I used to use software for this, specifically AntiRSI for Mac. And you want your shoulders to be relaxed, not hunched.Ģ) Breaks. You want your elbows to be be bent at around a 90-degree angle-that helps keep your wrists straight. You want your eyes to be on the same plane as your screen so your back and neck are straight. Here are some of the things I do:ġ) Posture. Beyond keyboard shortcuts, there's a universe of options to help combat RSI. The best alternative I've found so far is to make the Dock really really tiny - you can make it smaller than the System Preferences GUI will let you via 'defaults': Sadly, that option disappeared in Leopard. In Tiger there was a nice hidden preference that allowed you to put it at the top of the screen, under the menu bar, where it would only come out if you really wanted it to (because the mouseover activation row was only one pixel tall and not at the top edge of the screen but rather the bottom edge of the menu bar), and was thus effectively pretty much disabled. (Although I actually still use command-M and Witch to minimize and unminimize windows to & from the Dock via the keyboard.) While my replacement isn't spotlight (I just use Proxi with a bunch of switch-directly-to-application-X hotkeys), I don't use the Dock either and would disable it if I could do so easily, without losing Dashboard, Spaces, and everything else that runs as part of the Dock process. > Spotlight - I don't use Dock, sometimes I forget its even there. So it's easier for me to not have to use a mouse. Most of my day I spend using Vimperator and Terminal. I would disable it if I could.Ĩ) pbcopy - command line program that you can use to copy to your gui clipboard. Diffs/text search/file searches are all done through command line.ħ) Spotlight - I don't use Dock, sometimes I forget its even there. For example I dont use any gui programs to access databases. ![]() I used the program called PCKeyboardHack.Ħ) Try to replace programs you use often with console versions. I remapped my CASPLOCK key to ESC so its quicker to reach. ![]() Once you learn all the commands you'll be flying through pages.ģ) Remap your CAPSLOCK key to ESC - Once you start using vim and vimperator, the esc key becomes more useful. Once you do, you'll never go back.Ģ) Vimperator - Firefox plugin - This one has changed my browsing experience for the better. I recommend it to anyone who has the time to learn. ![]() Here are some tips/programs/plugins I use:ġ) Vim (not macvim) and screen - This dynamic duo is the greatest invention. I keep my MBP to the right so I can use the touch pad here and there when I can't use the keyboard for certain things. At work I have an external monitor and keyboard. Took a while to get used to, but now I keep my mouse in my desk drawer and only pull it out if someone borrows my computer.įirst it starts with the setup. I'm a ruby/php developer who works on a Macbook Pro 9 hours a day and I've learned to work w/o a mouse. ![]()
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