this is slightly off topic... but if you ever get a chance to see greene speak, go see him. hes a very very good speaker, and obviously has a lot to say, as is evident from his book. hes very good at presenting the material without the mathematics involved - making it very interesting to non-physicists. --andrew
i use a laptop at college, and am planning on buying a new one shortly. im not worried about the type of pointer, as i can use just about anything pretty well. i have a cirque pad for my desktop at home (great device), and an eraser pointer on my laptop now. is there any difference between the devices from a RSI point of view? is one preferred over another? obviously a mouse has got to be the worst (sometimes it brings on pain within minutes), and certainly a touchpad involves more motion than the eraser pointer. besides trackball, has anyone had any long-term experience with laptop pointing devices and RSI problems? thanx --andrew
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this is slightly off topic... but if you ever get a chance to see greene speak, go see him. hes a very very good speaker, and obviously has a lot to say, as is evident from his book. hes very good at presenting the material without the mathematics involved - making it very interesting to non-physicists. --andrew
i use a laptop at college, and am planning on buying a new one shortly. im not worried about the type of pointer, as i can use just about anything pretty well. i have a cirque pad for my desktop at home (great device), and an eraser pointer on my laptop now. is there any difference between the devices from a RSI point of view? is one preferred over another? obviously a mouse has got to be the worst (sometimes it brings on pain within minutes), and certainly a touchpad involves more motion than the eraser pointer. besides trackball, has anyone had any long-term experience with laptop pointing devices and RSI problems? thanx --andrew