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  1. RSI injury software on Best Mobile Computing Options For People With RSI? · · Score: 1

    Every desktop computer and laptop issued by Lockheed Martin has this software called ErgoSuite on it. It tells the user when to take a break using the keyboard and mouse as well as has exercises designed to help with RSI injuries.(http://www.smartergo.com) It also has a way to report rsi injuries to Lockheed Martin staff. If you notice pretty much every keyboard has a sticker now on the face or on the back warning of RSI injuries coming from the use of keyboards. I have seen it on Logitech and Micrososft and HP/Compaq keyboards.

    Anyone else have this at work?

     

  2. Re:TiVo for the win? on Best PC DVR Software, For Any Platform? · · Score: 1

    I love Tivo. There is no better. Super reliable andmeets all my needs, I network all my boxes and can record 4 channels simultaneously all while copying programs from one dvr to another. It also can play things on my pc on the tivo. Best investment I ever made.

  3. Re:I suppose they're helping.. Kinda? on Symantec Support Gone Rogue? · · Score: 1

    I may have had 1 system in 4 years that was unrepairable in my shop.

    Norton is useless against malware.

    Combofix is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

    Ultimate boot CD is a great asset as well.

  4. site was hacked it seems on Stem Cells Restore Feeling In Paraplegic · · Score: 1

    Looks like that site was compromised.

  5. open office is horrible on Microsoft Lashes out at Massachusetts IT Decision · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    MS office while expensive is 100's of times better than openoffice. Open office doesnt work half the time.

  6. Re:Obvious question on Firefox Hits 80,000,000 Downloads · · Score: 1

    Iw as thinking the same thing. I mean I download it each time there is a new release. While I like firefox ok and all Its still not that great. I download it to be familiar with it but never use it except for testing.

  7. Horrible on Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered · · Score: 1

    I dont think I can say that I would kill a spammer but one thing i did notice is that it didn't help any spam problems cause Im still quarantining 27000 emails a day!

  8. Re:Best places to find great deals. on Shopping Online · · Score: 1

    Does gotapex signify something? Naughtycodes is legit. no porn or anything.

  9. Best places to find great deals. on Shopping Online · · Score: 1

    www.techbargains.com Mostly tech merchandise but often things techies need to live also.

    www.gotapex.com - lists the best Dell deals available

    www.naughtycodes.com - lists all available coupon codes and click throughs for an amazing amount of retailers

    www.slickdeals.net only the most crazy deals. No bloat.

    www.bensbargains.net somehow has lots of things the other guys miss

  10. useless argument on Why Does Windows Still Suck? · · Score: 1

    Every O/S out of the box is exploitable. If its not it just hasnt been out long enough. The argument is poor.

  11. Spam is history on Spam Costs U.S. Companies $22B Annually · · Score: 1

    Ive tried alot of good spam products but ill tell you now I get 0 spam. I used to get close to 100 a day since my domain for my primary mail has been around since 94 I think im on every spam list ever.

    I run something called Modus Mail from Vircom. Its expensive as hell but its the best by far.

    For a cheap solution try xwall. Its not a mail server but its the most configurable spam gateway ever. Its like 395 bux last time i checked.

  12. Mars landing on Space Burial · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think that it would be great to be buried in space with a trajectory towards a planet that one day you will be either discovered there or your dna or whatever part of your decomposed body could contribute to the evolution of life on that planet in 22342342 million years.

    rock on

  13. Re:This Is A Great Day on Saddam Hussein Arrested · · Score: 1

    The US is as great as we think. nothing can ever convince me that we were wrong to take out Sadaam. Sadaam and his government killed people for fun. Name one government that is better than the US government and name why.

  14. The study and its shortcomings on Computers and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Studied · · Score: 1

    Some thoughts about the study...

    That study is available online at JAMA (http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289 /22/2963).
    Unfortunately, the way it was reported, the study really lends itself to mis-use. I work for a really unique tech company that has invented Anti-Injury software that helps people avoid these injuries. Anti-Injury software protects the computer user while Anti-Virus protects the computer. In my job here, I've heard lots of testimonials from people who swear that they have lost their symptoms from using our software (www.magnitude.com). I know a number 'experts' on the subject matter and they all seem to agree that there are several problems with the researchers' methodology in the study. They say, from reading the study, that the researchers did not follow individuals, but blasted surveys to trade union members at a one-year interval. About 1300 fewer people responded on the second survey. They surely missed any people who dropped out of work because they got injured! When you understand it, they only polled survivors. Also, they only looked for Carpal Tunnel, which is very strange since the most common injury is tendinitis. Even after these serious flaws, they found injury connection with the mouse, which will piss off computer manufacturers, except that they then ignored their own mouse findings and issued an overall statement that there is no association with computer use. Go figure? You have to wonder who funded this study... http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/289/ 22/2963. Also, if you speak with any of the 2% of the population who has sustained an injury from using a keyboard, they will certainly feel better to know that the injury they have is an invention of their mind...

  15. I run the last BBS!!!! on Every BBS That Ever Was · · Score: 1

    There are very few BBS systems out there. This year will be my 13th year running the Jungle BBS out of New Jersey. 973-694-5081 72 phone lines www.jungle.net telnet to Jungle.net I really miss the bbs days. I always ran very large social systems and they have dwindled to almost nothing at this point. I also run and host several other bbs systems telnet entconn.com telnet realmud.com I found the efforts for the bbs list to be genuine but highy erroneous. Definetly old school memories coming back. marc@jungle.net

  16. Re:news from the future on Napster Introduces Subscription Charge · · Score: 1

    Wow, this means our Splooge my get 234080234 new users! www.splooge.com Id pay for napsters service for 10 a month.

  17. www.magnitude.com wants ergonomics legislation on OSHA Announces Final Ergonomics Program Standard · · Score: 1

    I work for this company which pretty much exists based on the passing of this legislation. We are hoping it will make the ergonomics industry more visible to the public. Its amazing how many people equate ergonomics with "Reaganomics" instead of repetitive stress injuries.