This document discusses ergonomics for programmers and proper computer workstation setup. It covers the history of seating and input devices like keyboards, mice, and chairs. Various ergonomic keyboard, mouse, and chair brands and designs are mentioned that can help reduce strain, including split, curved, vertical, and trackball options. The importance of flexibility in posture and avoiding poor ergonomic setups is emphasized.

1. Ergonomics for Programmers
AN INTRODUCTION TO ERGONOMIC WORKSPACE
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2. History of Biped Apes
Too young, too simple, absolutely naive

3. History of Artifacts
• Bed
• Seat (~2000 years)
• Computer (< 100 years)
• Mouse + Keyboard (< 50 years)
• Modern Desktop (< 30 years)

4. Computer Workstation Ergonomics

5. Ergonomic Keyboard
Brand
◦ GoldTouch
◦ Kinesis
◦ Microsoft
Design
◦ Split
◦ Curved
◦ Vertical

6. Ergonomic “Mouse”
Brand
◦ Kinesis
◦ Kensington
◦ Microsoft
Design
◦ Trackball
◦ Vertical

7. More than meets the eye

8. Ergonomic Chairs

9. Flexibility of Posture

10. Fancy Gears

11. Anti-Ergonomics

12. Exercise

13. Examples – Colleagues’

14. Examples - Mine

15. Examples – Luxury Gears

16. Beyond Ergonomics - HCI

17. Links
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/08/computer-workstation-ergonomics.html
http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/
http://www.ergotron.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/keyboards
http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/s/1444/trackballs.aspx
http://www.hermanmiller.com/content/hermanmiller/english/products/categories/seating.html