Jim Dettman
jimdettman at verizon.net
Mon Dec 7 12:35:02 CST 2009
<<...I much prefer the one with the ball in the middle ...once you've gotten used to it, its not only easy to use but you can swap fingers and even hands without much ado if one or the other does get sore or the workspace requires it ...I carry one with my laptop ...I tried the thumb ball but my thumb just isn't as precise as my finger in controlling the ball and you can't swap digits or hands.>> Ditto here....I did have a thumb one for a while, but found it aggravated my thumb. With the center ball I can easily (and do constantly) switch fingers) I guess what it all boils down to is you need to try different options and find out what works for you. After all, everyone is different. Thankfully, we do have the options<g> Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 12:34 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Avoiding Hand Problems (was: Dual monitor laptop) ...I much prefer the one with the ball in the middle ...once you've gotten used to it, its not only easy to use but you can swap fingers and even hands without much ado if one or the other does get sore or the workspace requires it ...I carry one with my laptop ...I tried the thumb ball but my thumb just isn't as precise as my finger in controlling the ball and you can't swap digits or hands. ...sometimes when doing pixel level manipulations with Adobe, I'll break out a mini-mouse that gives me higher precision that I can get with any of the trackballs ...but over time I've learned to be much more precise with the trackball itself. William -------------------------------------------------- From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:11 AM To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Avoiding Hand Problems (was: Dual monitor laptop) > Try the one with the ball under the thumb instead of in the middle. > That's > what I use and I get all the precision I need. You can also of course, > set > the precision like any mouse so that the mouse doesn't move as far when > you > move the ball. > > Rocky > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 6:58 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Avoiding Hand Problems (was: Dual monitor laptop) > > Hi John, > > I've tried trackballs in the past, but I just couldn't get that to work > even > close to as well as I could with a basic mouse. They sure look > intriguing, > I just couldn't use it. > > Thanks! > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Clark > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:47 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Avoiding Hand Problems (was: Dual monitor laptop) > > How about a trackball? > > I use these exclusively. Have been for years at home, but just about 6 > mos. > in the office...I was having problems w/my right wrist, so I got a > trackball...problems gone! I like the logitech marble mouse, because its > design fits up into my palm, and it is very comfortable. > > I had a tiny learning curve w/it, and I took to it very fast. I believe I > was playing Mah Jongg back when I first got it, and I just used that game > for practice. Now it is very natural. > >>>> "Dan Waters" <dwaters at usinternet.com> 12/2/2009 8:29 PM >>> > The three things that help me the most are: > > a lightweight mouse (wired MS 3000 Optical), > > a gamer's mousepad - very low friction (cut down to reasonable size), > > and a split keyboard (MS 4000). > > Before these I used to get sore wrists, but that's gone now! > > Dan > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com