On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Luke S. Crawford <l...@prgmr.com> wrote: [...] > #3: adjust the keyboard and monitor height. > > For me, the keyboard on lap typing position is perfect. But that's > about the wrists, and you are asking about the back. Monitor position > is key for that. I try to keep the bottom edge of the monitor just > below eye level, but I use a chair that reclines, too. Make > sure the font is big enough that you can see it okay from your > preferred monitor distance. Adjustable monitor arms that clamp on to > your desk or the wall are pretty nice for getting the monitor in > the right position while reclined. [...] > Luke S. Crawford
This is one thing I don't understand. Almost all monitors I've ever seen are too high. People put them up on pedestals and spend all day looking up at them. This is possibly the second worst display configuration you could have (first being having your flat panel TV on the wall above the fireplace). The upper-middle part of the screen should be at eye level, so most of the screen is level with your eye line or slightly down. Otherwise you need to tilt your head back to look up, which is unnatural and causes neck strain. A reclining chair also makes things a lot worse. You wind up with no head support and strain your neck even more in the reclined position. This is not a setup for someone who sits at a computer all day. Some people can get away with it because they are don't sit at their desk for an extended period of time -☙ Brian Mathis ❧- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
