This Post is a part of our Ergonomic series. If you haven’t read the earlier posts click here or follow the link in the sidebar.
Some of us swear by the membrane ones, while others swear by the mechanical ones. While the mechanical ones produce a lot of noise, they are much more durable and most importantly, the latency period between keystrokes is less for the mechanical ones. This translates into less time required for doing the same amount of typing, and hence less injury!
Keyboards that claim to reduce your time by up to 20 to 30 percent are not always good. Before buying one, make sure that when you use the special ‘Cut’ or ‘Copy’ key located on one end of the keyboard, you are not moving your arms widely-this will damage the shoulder and is akin to reaching for the mouse.
The palm rest: Use the palm rest to rest your palms in-between typing spells ratherthan duringthetyping itself. If you sense using the [WINDOWS]+ [D] combination rather than clicking on the ‘Show Desktop’ icon in your taskbar.
