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Been using Kinesis Freestyle 2 Mac[1] & bluetooth variant along with a Kensington Trackball[2] for just over 3 years and I'll never go back. I switched keyboard

Been using Kinesis Freestyle 2 Mac[1] & bluetooth variant along with a Kensington Trackball[2] for just over 3 years and I'll never go back. I switched keyboards one week and then switched to the trackball and started using my left hand for the mouse the next. Overall it took a week to feel comfortable with each and another week after that to be back up to my previous typing / mousing abilities (the week where both were new was particularly amusing - I could barely highlight text at first). Now I can switch between standard keyboards and right or left handed mousing / trackball / trackpads with ease. Background: At my last job I developed tendonitis in my wrist after some particularly grueling work weeks using the Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad. I think the trackpad is what really did it - the flexed position it encourages your wrist to be in really couldn't be ergonomically worse. [1] - https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-mac/ https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/freestyle2-blue-mac/ [2] - http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Orbit-Trackball-Mouse-Scroll/dp/B002OOWB3O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1432655792&sr=8-3&keywords=kensington+trackball http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Orbit-Trackball-Mouse-Scrol...

Aqua_Geek 11y ago
I've been using the Kinesis Advantage for a little over a year now. The first few weeks are indeed amusing. It hasn't alleviated my pain entirely, but it definitely has minimized it. I agree on the horribleness of Apple mousing devices. I still haven't made the jump to a trackball but need to. Anybody have any recommendations?
xorcist 11y ago
I have used a Logitech Trackman Wheel for the past 15 years. My experience mirrors yours: I had to force myself to use it for the first two weeks. The following 178 weeks you would have had to pry it from my cold, dead, fingers. It is however a thumb-ball, not a palm-ball like like Kensington, and the trick to efficient usage is to set the sensitity to maximum. Really, try it. Logitech never understood the greatness of the device and they have slowly phased them out. They only sell the wireless version now. I bought a couple of the wired model on sale once and I am now down to my last two. The switches wear out, unfortunately.

Aqua_Geek 11y ago

I've been using the Kinesis Advantage for a little over a year now. The first few weeks are indeed amusing. It hasn't alleviated my pain entirely, but it definitely has minimized it. I agree on the horribleness of Apple mousing devices. I still haven't made the jump to a trackball but need to. Anybody have any recommendations?

xorcist 11y ago

I have used a Logitech Trackman Wheel for the past 15 years. My experience mirrors yours: I had to force myself to use it for the first two weeks. The following 178 weeks you would have had to pry it from my cold, dead, fingers. It is however a thumb-ball, not a palm-ball like like Kensington, and the trick to efficient usage is to set the sensitity to maximum. Really, try it. Logitech never understood the greatness of the device and they have slowly phased them out. They only sell the wireless version now. I bought a couple of the wired model on sale once and I am now down to my last two. The switches wear out, unfortunately.