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Friday, March 20: Trained in Dragon Dictate today. It was one of the most frustrating experiences of my computer life, right up there with assignment 8 from CS50. I bought this book by Emil Pascarelli, "Repetitive Strain Injuries: A Computer User's Guide." I can't wait to go home. One week of rest and I'll be ready to jump back on the keyboard...
Baratunde R. Thurston `99 is a user assistant for Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS) and a Crimson On-line Director and News Executive. He talks to computers and can be found on the stoop of Claverly Hall blasting music out his window and giving his RSI speech...
...well as decreased dexterity in the fingers. The most frequent cause of RSI, at least for college students, is excess work at computer stations--especially in our rooms and on our particularly damaging laptops. Ideally, monitors should be at eye-level and keyboards should be positioned so that the user can type comfortably with unbent wrists. Wrist pads for the keyboard and mouse can in fact hinder proper hand position, though the evidence is inconclusive. Trackball devices are recommended by some sufferers as healthier alternatives to the mouse. Some advise keeping your hands warm as a way to protect them...
...laid low for a while, and resurfaced in 1994 with the smooth, sultry grooves of Bed-time Stories. In the few weeks leading up to the release she tried another reinvention--this time into a softer, more "user-friendly" Madonna. Though the album featured some of her best music, the media dumped on the "good girl" attempt and dredged up all the disasters of her "Sex Trilogy." Result: the album debuted high on the charts and sank fast...
Baratunde R. Thurston '99 is a user assistant for Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Service (HASCS) and a Crimson On-line director and News Executive. He has not used a floppy disk since...