tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post1054220141183283009..comments2024-01-10T06:18:05.838+00:00Comments on eReaderJoy: Whose arm hurts? Arms up! Eolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-60357051945767809192013-04-10T21:59:23.121+01:002013-04-10T21:59:23.121+01:00The hand movements are very different using a tabl...<i>The hand movements are very different using a tablet. They are more varied and less two-dimensional.</i><br /><br />Ok, this may well be the case. But there's still a lot of physical movement and calori expenditure just to flip a nanometer size bit in the computer memory!<br /><br />When learning to play a musical instrument, a key concept is economy of movement: even a miniscule redundant hand movement will cost you dearly in your ability to play a passage. From this perspective, the idea of moving your hand 20 cm vertically or horizontally just to give primitive commands to your computer sounds completely ridiculous.<br /><br />Now, when you use it to draw shapes on a paint program, it is of course justified and a desirable feature. But for basic operation of the computer, it is pretty dumb, I would say.<br /><br />Even clicking the mouse button is a completely redundant action. I am currently investigating a utility called Dwellclick in order to no longer have to do it. Then I'll be able to operate my Mac GUI, one of the dumbest of all human inventions, with just my thumb!ttlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-65767360993854637592013-04-10T20:38:47.867+01:002013-04-10T20:38:47.867+01:00I wouldn't be so quick to conclude this until ...I wouldn't be so quick to conclude this until I had tried it for real. The hand movements are very different using a tablet. They are more varied and less two-dimensional. <br /><br />I got a neck-nerve problem a few years ago. One of the changes I made was getting a trackball to replace my mouse, I think that helped. Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485455051458949924.post-69760073596828074992013-04-10T20:30:54.781+01:002013-04-10T20:30:54.781+01:00Well, moving a mouse on the horizontal tabletop is...Well, moving a mouse on the horizontal tabletop is known to hurt and cause repetitive strain injury. So how would moving your hand on the surface of a (often tilted) tablet be any different? Sounds more stressing to me.<br /><br />Years ago, I moved away from a traditional mouse because of RSI. After that experience, I know I could never work on a tablet.<br /><br />I'm sure it's very handy for watching videos and stuff, though.ttlnoreply@blogger.com