RSI

[GegH1]

We are getting a few people here starting to suffer from RSI.
I know it's an old topic but i was wondering if others have dealt with the issue lately and how? What is the latest thinking? I am currently looking at desktop tablets.

[Anonymous]

Allen Jessup wrote:
> ...It doesn't help that we don't have any proper furniture. My monitors sit on an
> old wooden drafting table. My keyboard rests partially on a draw of the drafting
> table and partially on an R12 manual on a reference table to my right. That's
> where I rest my right arm while using the trackball that sits on an R14 manual.

The significance of the arrangement of desk, keyboard, mouse, monitor,
and chair cannot be overstated, nor can the importance of a quality
chair. Seat tilt adjustment, armrests, and other features come at a
premium price, but the pay-off is worth every penny, IMO.

[Anonymous]

~nodding~ when the budget begging fails... do like I do... wait for
someone higher on the food chain to retire, and then snag their chair
before anyone is hired to replace them. ~shifty eyes~

erm, at least, that's what I've *heard* of people doing.

Melanie Perry
***not all who wander are lost***
http://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com

Adam Wuellner wrote:
> Allen Jessup wrote:
>> ...It doesn't help that we don't have any proper furniture. My monitors sit on an
>> old wooden drafting table. My keyboard rests partially on a draw of the drafting
>> table and partially on an R12 manual on a reference table to my right. That's
>> where I rest my right arm while using the trackball that sits on an R14 manual.
>
> The significance of the arrangement of desk, keyboard, mouse, monitor,
> and chair cannot be overstated, nor can the importance of a quality
> chair. Seat tilt adjustment, armrests, and other features come at a
> premium price, but the pay-off is worth every penny, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Try an convince government bean counters of that. Also some department seam
favored. New furniture through out every 5 or 6 years. I've been here 16
years and except for the purchase of a half dozen of the cheapest task
chairs. The only furniture we've gotten is what we have been able to
scrounge from what other departments have sent to be auctioned off as
surplus.

We're supposed to be having a new building built. Haven't broken ground yet.
There is supposed to be all new furniture. But it's just the standard task
chair in a cubical for most of us. Not much desk space for 2 monitors and a
couple of D size plan sets.

Allen


"Adam Wuellner" wrote in message
news:5551331@discussion.autodesk.com...
Allen Jessup wrote:
> ...It doesn't help that we don't have any proper furniture. My monitors
> sit on an
> old wooden drafting table. My keyboard rests partially on a draw of the
> drafting
> table and partially on an R12 manual on a reference table to my right.
> That's
> where I rest my right arm while using the trackball that sits on an R14
> manual.

The significance of the arrangement of desk, keyboard, mouse, monitor,
and chair cannot be overstated, nor can the importance of a quality
chair. Seat tilt adjustment, armrests, and other features come at a
premium price, but the pay-off is worth every penny, IMO.

[Anonymous]

I have a simple question that I ask any chiropractor that will tell me
if they have any integrity: "What can you do for Ankylosing
Spondylitis?" If they answer that they can do anything more than short
term relief from a massage they are either ignorant or liars. An
"adjustment" would be an extremely high risk procedure due to the spinal
issues of the disease and could leave me a quadraplegic. So if they have
any knowledge of what the disease really is, they keep their distance.

My wife went to school with someone who became a chiropractor and left
the field in disgust and has since written books about the scam.

TALSKY wrote:
> A long time ago I met a chiropractor who was also into sports medicine. I
> needed my feet taped before a race, and he was open that Saturday morning,
> and that was how I met him.
>
> A few years later I had a problem with a severe pain in my lower back that
> was becoming extreme in its intensity, and I could not find relief. I made
> an appointment with him and he stretched and pulled my legs all over the
> place. After the first visit there was only a slight relief, but he said I
> would need to come back about 4 times, and by the fourth visit the
> stretching had helped alleviate most of the pain. I figured out how to get
> a similar stretch on my own at home, and now, 20 years later, I still use
> that stretch to reduce or even eliminate that same pain.
>
> On the other hand, I had a severe pain in my right shoulder that I tried to
> stretch out. I was familiar with the pain as it was always present most of
> my life. It is that pain in the upper shoulder that runs up into the neck
> and feels sooo good when someone comes along and rubs it for a few minutes.
>
> Anyway, I finally broke down and went to a local chiropractor I did not
> know. He did the massage bit, and eventually hooked me up to some
> electronic device. It felt good, and brought a minimum of relief, but
> eventually, I found out that what we had been working on was in fact a lump
> in my shoulder. After an MRI I found out I had a sarcoma and surgery would
> be required. Now as of last Wednesday the advice given me by my doctor is
> to "get your papers in order".
>
> If that dumb ass chiropractor had just looked at my shoulder long enough to
> "see" it, he would have seen an extra bump in addition to the normal
> muscles. But he never really looked, and half a year went by until I showed
> my regular doctor my shoulder and asked him why it was hurting so much.
> Since then I have had the sarcoma removed, and three lung operations to
> remove secondary lung tumors. Now I have been told I have anywhere from 2
> years to 10 years before this cancer will kill me. All that chiropractor
> had to do was to stop and look for a second, and he would have possibly
> saved my life for some other disease to kill me sooner or later.
>
> Jack
>
>
> "Allen Jessup" wrote in message
> news:5550326@discussion.autodesk.com...
> For the most part you are right. The majority of the Chiropractors currently
> practicing in the country ARE scam artists. Hundreds and hundreds of dollars
> on heat packs, electro-stimulation, massage tables, new age scanners.
> Whatever they push. I used to go to one!
>
> And again your right. Like the uncle you describe. They are only in it for
> the money. But I know some MD's like that too. My Chiropractor says that
> they've gone over to the Dark Side. He also has a relative like that.
>
> There are, however, a few that are really interested in helping their
> patients. My Chiropractor freely admits he has never cured anyone of any
> disease in his practice. What he does do is remove the interference on the
> nerves to allow the body to heal it's self and to relive the pain the
> constricted nerve causes. Could it be a placebo. Maybe. But it worked for
> both my wife and me. And may other of his patients we know.
>
> I know my Chiropractor personally. He works with his patience on financial
> issues. We currently pay less for a visit to him than we would pay in
> copay's to another Chiropractor. And for this pittance he had had my wife in
> the office for nearly an hour, more than once. He doesn't want her to leave
> until both he and she are sure she's where she should be. BTW Before
> Chiropractic my wife walked with 2 canes and the doctors told here she would
> be in pain for the rest of their life. At 34 no less. Also I first got in to
> Chiropractic on my MD's recommendation. He goes too.
>
> So while I don't blame you at all for ripping the current state of the
> profession. I wanted you to know there were a few who are different. And if
> you ever get in a situation that you are desperate enough to try
> Chiropractic. Make sure you go to one that is a "Straight" Chiropractor. If
> they offer to hook you up to electric machines. Run for the hills.
>
> Allen
>
> wrote in message news:5550258@discussion.autodesk.com...
> This is by no means a rip on you Allen.
>
> Chiropractors are scam artists! I have first person knowledge. I have a
> brother-in-law, close friend and an uncle who are or were practitioners of
> this quackery. They fully admit that they neither have or will, heal anyone
> of any ailment or infliction. My uncle laughs out loud and says,"Yep I kept
> those suckers comming back for over thirty years!" "Look at what idiots
> paid for.", as he motions his arm like a Barker Beauty at his house.
>
> They fully admit that their treatment is providing temporary relief only,
> like cracking your knuckles when fluid amasses. I want others to see this
> charlantanry for what it is. Do not support this or any other alternative
> medicine as it is the number 1 cause of skyrocketing healthcare costs across
> the US. Insurance fraud is a distant second to these practices and there
> non-regulated billing practices.
>
> I have nothing against someone learning a trade and trying to make a living
> but these individuals are no better than ordinary grifters. Phd's and MD's
> refer to them as entrepreneurs.

[steve216586]

That is a very tragic and terrible story Jack, and I wish you only the best.

You stated, "If that dumb *** chiropractor had just looked at my shoulder long enough to "see" it, he would have seen an extra bump in addition to the normal muscles.

This is the problem I want to identify. Everyone assumes since they refer to themselves as doctors that they are. They aren't medical doctors! The degree they earn gives them a title of Doctor of Chiropractic. Any 2nd year bio student knows as much about the human anatomy as these quacks.

My close friend, which I spoke about, has a degree in Criminal Justice from Marshall. That degree fulfilled the requirements for admission to National University of Health Sciences - Chiropractic - Lombard. Noted as one of the best, if not the best, schools for chiropractics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic - even gives conflicting accounts within the profession itself about the validity of the whole scam. This accounts for the profession being entirely theoretical at best.

Heck, with enough support and the right lobbyists we can unite to attain the title of Doctors of CADD. It would have as much validity in the world of healthcare as a Chiropractor.

Jerry,

I do the same thing since my uncle told me that the same could happen to me with my spinal stenosis. I golf quite often and come across these guys on the links and that is the first thing I ask. Of course I know the answer, but I like to know what type of person I'm dealing with. I've had a few say, "Come on down to the office and we'll do a work-up on you and see what's causing the pain." I know that is about $4,500 dollars in their pocket to tell me the same thing my uncle told me 20 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Well. My Chiropractor didn't leave the field in disgust. But he certainly is
disgusted with the field.He has contact with only a few others and will no
longer go to conferences. He says the only things they have seminars on
anymore is how to make more money.

Allen

"Jerry G" wrote in message
news:5551577@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have a simple question that I ask any chiropractor that will tell me
if they have any integrity: "What can you do for Ankylosing
Spondylitis?" If they answer that they can do anything more than short
term relief from a massage they are either ignorant or liars. An
"adjustment" would be an extremely high risk procedure due to the spinal
issues of the disease and could leave me a quadraplegic. So if they have
any knowledge of what the disease really is, they keep their distance.

My wife went to school with someone who became a chiropractor and left
the field in disgust and has since written books about the scam.

TALSKY wrote:
> A long time ago I met a chiropractor who was also into sports medicine. I
> needed my feet taped before a race, and he was open that Saturday morning,
> and that was how I met him.
>
> A few years later I had a problem with a severe pain in my lower back that
> was becoming extreme in its intensity, and I could not find relief. I
> made
> an appointment with him and he stretched and pulled my legs all over the
> place. After the first visit there was only a slight relief, but he said
> I
> would need to come back about 4 times, and by the fourth visit the
> stretching had helped alleviate most of the pain. I figured out how to
> get
> a similar stretch on my own at home, and now, 20 years later, I still use
> that stretch to reduce or even eliminate that same pain.
>
> On the other hand, I had a severe pain in my right shoulder that I tried
> to
> stretch out. I was familiar with the pain as it was always present most
> of
> my life. It is that pain in the upper shoulder that runs up into the neck
> and feels sooo good when someone comes along and rubs it for a few
> minutes.
>
> Anyway, I finally broke down and went to a local chiropractor I did not
> know. He did the massage bit, and eventually hooked me up to some
> electronic device. It felt good, and brought a minimum of relief, but
> eventually, I found out that what we had been working on was in fact a
> lump
> in my shoulder. After an MRI I found out I had a sarcoma and surgery
> would
> be required. Now as of last Wednesday the advice given me by my doctor is
> to "get your papers in order".
>
> If that dumb ass chiropractor had just looked at my shoulder long enough
> to
> "see" it, he would have seen an extra bump in addition to the normal
> muscles. But he never really looked, and half a year went by until I
> showed
> my regular doctor my shoulder and asked him why it was hurting so much.
> Since then I have had the sarcoma removed, and three lung operations to
> remove secondary lung tumors. Now I have been told I have anywhere from 2
> years to 10 years before this cancer will kill me. All that chiropractor
> had to do was to stop and look for a second, and he would have possibly
> saved my life for some other disease to kill me sooner or later.
>
> Jack
>
>
> "Allen Jessup" wrote in message
> news:5550326@discussion.autodesk.com...
> For the most part you are right. The majority of the Chiropractors
> currently
> practicing in the country ARE scam artists. Hundreds and hundreds of
> dollars
> on heat packs, electro-stimulation, massage tables, new age scanners.
> Whatever they push. I used to go to one!
>
> And again your right. Like the uncle you describe. They are only in it for
> the money. But I know some MD's like that too. My Chiropractor says that
> they've gone over to the Dark Side. He also has a relative like that.
>
> There are, however, a few that are really interested in helping their
> patients. My Chiropractor freely admits he has never cured anyone of any
> disease in his practice. What he does do is remove the interference on the
> nerves to allow the body to heal it's self and to relive the pain the
> constricted nerve causes. Could it be a placebo. Maybe. But it worked for
> both my wife and me. And may other of his patients we know.
>
> I know my Chiropractor personally. He works with his patience on financial
> issues. We currently pay less for a visit to him than we would pay in
> copay's to another Chiropractor. And for this pittance he had had my wife
> in
> the office for nearly an hour, more than once. He doesn't want her to
> leave
> until both he and she are sure she's where she should be. BTW Before
> Chiropractic my wife walked with 2 canes and the doctors told here she
> would
> be in pain for the rest of their life. At 34 no less. Also I first got in
> to
> Chiropractic on my MD's recommendation. He goes too.
>
> So while I don't blame you at all for ripping the current state of the
> profession. I wanted you to know there were a few who are different. And
> if
> you ever get in a situation that you are desperate enough to try
> Chiropractic. Make sure you go to one that is a "Straight" Chiropractor.
> If
> they offer to hook you up to electric machines. Run for the hills.
>
> Allen
>
> wrote in message news:5550258@discussion.autodesk.com...
> This is by no means a rip on you Allen.
>
> Chiropractors are scam artists! I have first person knowledge. I have a
> brother-in-law, close friend and an uncle who are or were practitioners of
> this quackery. They fully admit that they neither have or will, heal
> anyone
> of any ailment or infliction. My uncle laughs out loud and says,"Yep I
> kept
> those suckers comming back for over thirty years!" "Look at what idiots
> paid for.", as he motions his arm like a Barker Beauty at his house.
>
> They fully admit that their treatment is providing temporary relief only,
> like cracking your knuckles when fluid amasses. I want others to see this
> charlantanry for what it is. Do not support this or any other alternative
> medicine as it is the number 1 cause of skyrocketing healthcare costs
> across
> the US. Insurance fraud is a distant second to these practices and there
> non-regulated billing practices.
>
> I have nothing against someone learning a trade and trying to make a
> living
> but these individuals are no better than ordinary grifters. Phd's and
> MD's
> refer to them as entrepreneurs.

[dgorsman]

I'm this | | far from going out and buying my own desk chair for the office. The hazards of being six-foot-one in a cubicle environment designed around a median height of five-foot-ten. Two inches doesn't sound like a lot, but when it comes to back support right now its either upper or lower, not both.

[Anonymous]

LOL

Thanx Melanie.

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon64 2.2GHz 2GB RAM
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WD Raptor 10K-rpm 37GB HD
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB

"The only Constant is Change".

"Wanderer" wrote in message
news:5551338@discussion.autodesk.com...
~nodding~ when the budget begging fails... do like I do... wait for
someone higher on the food chain to retire, and then snag their chair
before anyone is hired to replace them. ~shifty eyes~

erm, at least, that's what I've *heard* of people doing.

Melanie Perry
***not all who wander are lost***
http://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com

Adam Wuellner wrote:
> Allen Jessup wrote:
>> ...It doesn't help that we don't have any proper furniture. My monitors
>> sit on an
>> old wooden drafting table. My keyboard rests partially on a draw of the
>> drafting
>> table and partially on an R12 manual on a reference table to my right.
>> That's
>> where I rest my right arm while using the trackball that sits on an R14
>> manual.
>
> The significance of the arrangement of desk, keyboard, mouse, monitor,
> and chair cannot be overstated, nor can the importance of a quality
> chair. Seat tilt adjustment, armrests, and other features come at a
> premium price, but the pay-off is worth every penny, IMO.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sharing this as a joke regarding your situation Jack, and from our
conversations last year I'm thinking you'll already know that. That last
sentence was just to let the other denizens of these parts know my feelings
in the matter.

"Hide in plain sight" comes to mind as you shared that last data re. the
quack chiropractor you visited.

I'm sure his mind must have been on the next item he was about to purchase
from your fees, as he performed his examination. 😞

Sorry to hear of your recurring difficulties, and I hope you know you'll be
in my prayers also.

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon64 2.2GHz 2GB RAM
XPPro 32bit SP2
WD Raptor 10K-rpm 37GB HD
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB

"The only Constant is Change".

"TALSKY" wrote in message
news:5551280@discussion.autodesk.com...
A long time ago I met a chiropractor who was also into sports medicine. I
needed my feet taped before a race, and he was open that Saturday morning,
and that was how I met him.

A few years later I had a problem with a severe pain in my lower back that
was becoming extreme in its intensity, and I could not find relief. I made
an appointment with him and he stretched and pulled my legs all over the
place. After the first visit there was only a slight relief, but he said I
would need to come back about 4 times, and by the fourth visit the
stretching had helped alleviate most of the pain. I figured out how to get
a similar stretch on my own at home, and now, 20 years later, I still use
that stretch to reduce or even eliminate that same pain.

On the other hand, I had a severe pain in my right shoulder that I tried to
stretch out. I was familiar with the pain as it was always present most of
my life. It is that pain in the upper shoulder that runs up into the neck
and feels sooo good when someone comes along and rubs it for a few minutes.

Anyway, I finally broke down and went to a local chiropractor I did not
know. He did the massage bit, and eventually hooked me up to some
electronic device. It felt good, and brought a minimum of relief, but
eventually, I found out that what we had been working on was in fact a lump
in my shoulder. After an MRI I found out I had a sarcoma and surgery would
be required. Now as of last Wednesday the advice given me by my doctor is
to "get your papers in order".

If that dumb ass chiropractor had just looked at my shoulder long enough to
"see" it, he would have seen an extra bump in addition to the normal
muscles. But he never really looked, and half a year went by until I showed
my regular doctor my shoulder and asked him why it was hurting so much.
Since then I have had the sarcoma removed, and three lung operations to
remove secondary lung tumors. Now I have been told I have anywhere from 2
years to 10 years before this cancer will kill me. All that chiropractor
had to do was to stop and look for a second, and he would have possibly
saved my life for some other disease to kill me sooner or later.

Jack


"Allen Jessup" wrote in message
news:5550326@discussion.autodesk.com...
For the most part you are right. The majority of the Chiropractors currently
practicing in the country ARE scam artists. Hundreds and hundreds of dollars
on heat packs, electro-stimulation, massage tables, new age scanners.
Whatever they push. I used to go to one!

And again your right. Like the uncle you describe. They are only in it for
the money. But I know some MD's like that too. My Chiropractor says that
they've gone over to the Dark Side. He also has a relative like that.

There are, however, a few that are really interested in helping their
patients. My Chiropractor freely admits he has never cured anyone of any
disease in his practice. What he does do is remove the interference on the
nerves to allow the body to heal it's self and to relive the pain the
constricted nerve causes. Could it be a placebo. Maybe. But it worked for
both my wife and me. And may other of his patients we know.

I know my Chiropractor personally. He works with his patience on financial
issues. We currently pay less for a visit to him than we would pay in
copay's to another Chiropractor. And for this pittance he had had my wife in
the office for nearly an hour, more than once. He doesn't want her to leave
until both he and she are sure she's where she should be. BTW Before
Chiropractic my wife walked with 2 canes and the doctors told here she would
be in pain for the rest of their life. At 34 no less. Also I first got in to
Chiropractic on my MD's recommendation. He goes too.

So while I don't blame you at all for ripping the current state of the
profession. I wanted you to know there were a few who are different. And if
you ever get in a situation that you are desperate enough to try
Chiropractic. Make sure you go to one that is a "Straight" Chiropractor. If
they offer to hook you up to electric machines. Run for the hills.

Allen

wrote in message news:5550258@discussion.autodesk.com...
This is by no means a rip on you Allen.

Chiropractors are scam artists! I have first person knowledge. I have a
brother-in-law, close friend and an uncle who are or were practitioners of
this quackery. They fully admit that they neither have or will, heal anyone
of any ailment or infliction. My uncle laughs out loud and says,"Yep I kept
those suckers comming back for over thirty years!" "Look at what idiots
paid for.", as he motions his arm like a Barker Beauty at his house.

They fully admit that their treatment is providing temporary relief only,
like cracking your knuckles when fluid amasses. I want others to see this
charlantanry for what it is. Do not support this or any other alternative
medicine as it is the number 1 cause of skyrocketing healthcare costs across
the US. Insurance fraud is a distant second to these practices and there
non-regulated billing practices.

I have nothing against someone learning a trade and trying to make a living
but these individuals are no better than ordinary grifters. Phd's and MD's
refer to them as entrepreneurs.

[Anonymous]

ghowells wrote:
> We are getting a few people here starting to suffer from RSI. I know
> it's an old topic but i was wondering if others have dealt with the
> issue lately and how? What is the latest thinking? I am currently
> looking at desktop tablets.

I was diagnosed this past week with carpal tunnel (pain and
tingling/numbness) I'm on anti-inflammatory/painkiller drugs right now
and a splint to hold my wrist in the right position.

The doctor really lectured me on workplace ergonomics. I can fix my
office all day long, but I'm only in it about 15-20% of the time - the
rest of my time is in other offices/buildings where I can't control the
ergonomics of where I put my laptop. Hopefully it doesn't progress...

--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[Anonymous]

As far as ergonomics laptops are the worst.

ACote
"Jason Hickey" wrote in message
news:5551926@discussion.autodesk.com...
ghowells wrote:
> We are getting a few people here starting to suffer from RSI. I know
> it's an old topic but i was wondering if others have dealt with the
> issue lately and how? What is the latest thinking? I am currently
> looking at desktop tablets.

I was diagnosed this past week with carpal tunnel (pain and
tingling/numbness) I'm on anti-inflammatory/painkiller drugs right now
and a splint to hold my wrist in the right position.

The doctor really lectured me on workplace ergonomics. I can fix my
office all day long, but I'm only in it about 15-20% of the time - the
rest of my time is in other offices/buildings where I can't control the
ergonomics of where I put my laptop. Hopefully it doesn't progress...

--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[Anonymous]

Alain Cote wrote:
> As far as ergonomics laptops are the worst.


I have an elevated docking station, external keyboard, and mouse here -
my office setup is no different from a desktop setup. On the road,
however, it's a different story.

Let me take this opportunity to praise Hilton Garden Inn as being one of
the best hotel chains for the business traveler. Great workspace at
those hotels, including the Herman Miller chair. Not so good at
Hampton....


--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[Anonymous]

snip>Let me take this opportunity to praise Hilton Garden Inn as being one
of the best hotel chains for the business traveler.
Maybe they're just practicing living up to their name Jason?
H-i-l-t-o-n

--
Don Reichle
"The only thing worse than training your staff, and having them leave is -
not training your staff, and having them stay." 😮
A reminder taken from Graphics Solution Providers' Calendar page
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------
!! Please discuss whatever we tell you with your SysMgr !!
!! They appreciate staying in the loop 🙂 !!

LDT-2K4
AMD Athlon64 2.2GHz 2GB RAM
XPPro 32bit SP2
WD Raptor 10K-rpm 37GB HD
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128MB

"The only Constant is Change".

"Jason Hickey" wrote in message
news:5552018@discussion.autodesk.com...
Alain Cote wrote:
> As far as ergonomics laptops are the worst.


I have an elevated docking station, external keyboard, and mouse here -
my office setup is no different from a desktop setup. On the road,
however, it's a different story.

Let me take this opportunity to praise Hilton Garden Inn as being one of
the best hotel chains for the business traveler. Great workspace at
those hotels, including the Herman Miller chair. Not so good at
Hampton....


--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[Anonymous]

Don Reichle wrote:
> snip>Let me take this opportunity to praise Hilton Garden Inn as being one
> of the best hotel chains for the business traveler.
> Maybe they're just practicing living up to their name Jason?
> H-i-l-t-o-n
>

No - Hampton is part of the Hilton chain, and their work area sucks.
There are good hotels for business travelers and cheap hotels for
business....

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[Anonymous]

Would that differential also be reflected in the $ a firm spends at each of
those establishments Jason?

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"Jason Hickey" wrote in message
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Don Reichle wrote:
> snip>Let me take this opportunity to praise Hilton Garden Inn as being one
> of the best hotel chains for the business traveler.
> Maybe they're just practicing living up to their name Jason?
> H-i-l-t-o-n
>

No - Hampton is part of the Hilton chain, and their work area sucks.
There are good hotels for business travelers and cheap hotels for
business....

--
Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[Anonymous]

I've found the best way to prevent it is an ergonomic mouse. Both Microsoft
and Logitech make ergonomic ones. I use the MS Natural Wireless Laser Mouse
6000 and it is great. At home I have an older MS Wireless Intellimouse Pro.
When I went to use a normal mouse the other day my wrist hurt. Ergonomic
mice put your wrist at its normal position, like when you hold your arm out,
they don't rotate it flat like normal mice do.


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We are getting a few people here starting to suffer from RSI.
I know it's an old topic but i was wondering if others have dealt with the
issue lately and how? What is the latest thinking? I am currently looking at
desktop tablets.

[Anonymous]

Don Reichle wrote:
> Would that differential also be reflected in the $ a firm spends at each of
> those establishments Jason?
>

Honestly, the price difference doesn't justify the difference in
amenities. I pay roughly the same in a lot of places, and even lower
for a HGI in some places. Not to mention, most of them are newer
hotels, whereas a lot of Hamptons are older.

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Jason Hickey

Civil 3D 2007, SP3
Dell Precision M70
2 GIG RAM, 256 MB nVidia Quadro FX Go1400
Intel Centrino 2 gHz Processor

www.civil3d.com

[steve216586]

I have to agree. Hampton used to be something, until they sold out to Hilton from Embassy Suites. Now, they are run down, typically, IMO, but still charge the same as better, new, more amenitied hotels. I have stayed at several (12-15) across the mid west because my Corp has a deal. They don't even have refridg's in the rooms. How's a guy supposed to keep his milk cool!