Step 1: Get one of these http://kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm http://kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm along with a trackpad http://kinesis-ergo.com/touchpads.htm

Step 1: Get one of these http://kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm http://kinesis-ergo.com/contoured.htm along with a trackpad http://kinesis-ergo.com/touchpads.htm http://kinesis-ergo.com/touchpads.htm which you can tape down to the keyboard in the middle. Step 2: Posture. Sit up straight, and type such that your upper arms hang down, your forearms are about horizontal, and the tops of your hands bend down just a small bit from the horizontal (fingers should dangle down onto the keys). For me, having the keyboard on my lap --- as well as using a footstool to keep my lap level --- is just right. If you really want to go all out (say your pinkies are hurting you the most), consider a foot-switch to use in place of the Shift key (note, I've never tried the footswitch). If you can take the productivity hit for a week or so, consider switching to a keyboard layout such as dvorak. It's not that much faster than qwerty, but it's more comfortable. Find out about crazier (and more optimal) layouts at http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/ http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/ . I don't work for or have any other interest in Kinesis other than really liking their Contoured keyboard (combined with the trackpad).