Worship Tech Web Tools Blog
This is an ongoing blog of web tools and technology related to worship, music and church. The idea is to give you good web points and resources that you can go to. Some of it is just me cruising the net, others are favorites of friends.
Enjoy what you see here. If you find an interesting, useful and technology related site or resource that deals with helping worship or musicians in general, please send us a note and we will check it out. Perhaps we can feature it here.
Thanks!
Enjoy! - Kim Gentes
Entries in pain (1)
Microsoft is a Natural Fit for Those with Carpal Pain (Kim Gentes / Worship Tech Blog)
Several years ago, I began to have carpal tunnel symptoms from working hours on a keyboard. I went to a doctor and he looked at what I had and recommended I look at better workplace /desk/typing equipment. As a solution, I asked my company to change my old flat keyboard to something ergonomic. The solution that I found (and used for years afterwards) was the old Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro. It saved my wrists/hands literally from constantly daily pain. What really bothered me was not only the pain, but being a guitarist, my music was suffering from the incapicitation of some finger movements from the wrist pain. Let me tell you, once a problem hits a musician in their "music zone", it's serious! :) The Natural Pro literally saved my computer and music careers. I went on to years more of programming, and playing acoustic guitar. After almost 10 years of use, my Natural Pro keyboards (at work and home) both ground to a halt with billions of keys pushed :).
When I started looking for a new keyboard, I looked at Logitech and MS to start. I kept seeing the New Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000 being reviewed well, so I tried it out. I loved the improvement over the Natural Pro when it comes to button softness. Just softer and gentler on the finger tips, but still holding a good tactile feel so you know you've pushed the key. It is also considerably quieter than the old Natural Pro, as well. I was initially concerned with the lower placement of the wrist support, because I always liked the ability lift the wrist support higher to the point where it flattend my wrists out and took all the pain away. But when I "test" drove it, I found the new 4000 made my wrists totally happy.
Today, I love the softer touch, and love the black finish on the keyboard. It doesn't have the considerable dirt/grime gathering properties that the Natural Pro had. In fact, the 4000 wrist support is a bit of a fabric feel, which really feels good. Once I got one for work, I ordered a second for home. For a computer geek and musician, this keyboard is great!
Happy typing folks,
Kim Gentes