I do the same thing. Put a pillow/cushion in my lap

• to who posted about putting keyboard in your lap, - sm
  • That would be me. You are very welcome. I swear by it. nm - oldtimer
  • I remember when I learned the keyboard-in-lap trick from a new graduate . . . - AgingMT
    • LOL! I've already had to buy a bigger monitor - mdlfcrs
      • google mouse bridge - romey
        • this is so cool.. - teaser
        • thanks - for so long I didn't use mousey - mdlfcrs
      • They have mouse trays you can add onto your - my 2 cents
        • like at staples? I haven't looked - mdlfcrs
          • Staples should have them. You can go to - my 2 cents
            • thanks - I'll do it. - mdlfcrs
      • i wonder - sm
        • Possibly - good idea - thanks - still - mdlfcrs
          • hah, me too. My cat is feeling - sm
            • one of mine is tiny - nearly died from renal - mdlfcrs
              • Sorry about your kitty, glad he's better. (SM) - AgingMT
  • Try using a standard-sized bed pillow - ME
    • I do the same thing. Put a pillow/cushion in my lap - Wannie

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keyboard tray and then put my keyboard on the pillow.  It helps my fingers, wrists, back, and shoulders, which helps my production.  I find that I sit back with back against the chair, which helps ease shoulder and back discomfort. 

I use a standard-sized bed pillow and isn't too fat or firm. 

instead of a board.  I put the pillow on my keyboard tray or I prop it against my desk.  My posture is better and you aren't banging on a hard surface.  It helps with wrists, elbows, and shoulders.

It may take a day or two to get used to.  I found a sort of quishy pillow works better than a very firm pillow.  I don't have problems with the keyboard bouncing off.  I've also had the pillow up again my chest (I have a large ledge - LOL) and I type with the keyboard angled down sometimes.  The pillow supports my forearms that way and relieves the stress on my shoulders/back. 

or keyboard tray.  I'm short and not much lap, so having it in my lap doesn't work for me.  I don't have issues of chasing my keyboard when I prop the pillow.

I think a sort of squishy pillow works better.  If you have a fat one I think there is too much bounce in it and then you will be chasing the keyboard.   

nm

put my keyboard on the pillow.  You need a sort of squishy pillow, too firm and it doesn't work.    I find that it makes me sit with my back against the back of the chair and it also helps with pain in fingers, wrists, and shoulders. 

I use a standard bed pillow - foam not feather. 

I don't think there's any cause to get upset or defensive here.  Look it up on line...even colleges are offering courses in Ebonics!  ...well of course they are more sociology-type courses, but still, people are PAYING to learn about the why's and how's of this "other" language.

A quote from one of the sites I found:

"UT-Austin's "Introduction to the Study of African American English," teaches students that the sentence, "Nobody didn't leave" is not "mainstream English with mistakes," but rather a legitimate English dialect. "Ebonics: Myth and Facts" and "African-American English" are both offered at Harvard. Penn and UCLA also promote Ebonics as a legitimate dialect in, "Introduction to African American and Latino English" and "Afro-American Sociolinguistics: Black English," respectively."

Here's the link: http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/september_2002_2.html

:P

"I was told it was a "MAN" thing and everyone does it (i guess all men)"

whenever anyone takes an action and relates it to a whole gender and then tags on everyone does it....well, I guess there's your answer

I was only referring to the bitter ones here who work for MQ, not all MQrs.  I am one of the MQrs, ya know! Please get your facts straight before you post a response!

He was in football and really did well.  Everyone in the family always talked about how great he was with football.  Then he decided to quit one day.  I was so disappointed because I knew he could have gotten a college scholarship.  It is SO tough to be supportive of someone when you think they're making the wrong choice.  My Dad got on my son's case about being a quitter and an underachiever.  He really came down hard on him, so I had to defend my son.  In defending my son, I changed my own thinking.  I realized that although we give birth to these adorable little babies, they are their own person.  They're going to do things that we would have done differently.  What can you do?  You can't impose your will upon them.  We all have dreams for our children.  However, their dreams are more important than our expectations of them.

to him and we all had to adjust our schedules to accommodate him and he just quit.  This was going to be his senior year on the varsity team.  Unfortunately, he did not participate in anything else for his whole high school career, so now he has no activities resume.  You can't tell him anything though.  He does do extremely well in school and takes several APs as well, but it was disappointing.  He was going to try to get an internship with our local hospital, but of course, that never panned out.  Now he works about 15 hours a week and hangs out the rest of the time.  His attitude is getting really crappy too, but his father won't do a thing about it.  He took his car the other night, but gave it back to him the next morning.  Yeah...that really taught him a good lesson :(!  He has been really frustrating me lately.  He is a great kid and when he is good he is the best, but when he isn't, he is just unbearable.  He's not into drugs or drinking or partying and is a homebody, so I guess I have no real complaints.  Maybe it's me not handling his new "adultness."  pheww....that was a vent and a half! 

happened to me.  I canceled the credit card.  Also recently when I had to find a new physician/medical group, I asked if they outsourced to another Country and if they did I did not choose them.  I wonder how many patients would stay with a physician/medical group if they knew their records were going somewhere else, granted some have no choice. 

I agree wholeheartedly!

It really ticks me off when someone has something positive to say about MQ, and then they get bashed to death!!!

Like so many times before it has been said; If you aint happy, there's plenty other places out there to work.  FIND ANOTHER JOB!

And don't hate on the rest of us who are happy with our jobs, be it withMQ or anywhere else!!!