I'm very interested in any replies to Cliff's question. I've reached the point where the motion of reaching over to move the mouse with my right hand causes excruciating pain in my arm. Talk about repetitive motion injuries; I've been using a mouse since they first came out - when - 1980?

And I guess I'm about moused out. For now, I've switched the mouse over to the left side, but as I'm right-handed, it's awkward at best. I have an old Adesso ergonomic keyboard with a touchpad at the bottom that I got about 4 years ago for my Windows-based computer. It solved the problem perfectly. If I get adapter cables to convert the six-pin cables to USB, will I be able to use it? Makemusic finale 2006 for mac download. Adesso apparently makes a Mac-compatible ergonomic keyboard but I can't find it to buy it.

If I download their Mac driver, do you think it would work? Any other ideas for an ergonomically designed keyboard with a centered touchpad would be appreciated. Hi Cliff, I personally use a Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 keyboard (raised front piece removed) with my powermac.

There's really no drawbacks to the keyboard - function keys still work (like the eject key on F12) and even the media keys work for the most part. While I like the design of the apple keyboards, they're just not meant for long typing sessions (I'm a software engineer).

Ergonomic Keyboards For Macintosh

The important thing is to make sure your keyboard allows you to keep your wrists straight, both vertically and horizontally. Also, breaks are very important. I was looking at that one. I'm a system admin / programmer as well as a professional photographer, so I spend a lot of time typing and it's critical for me. When Microsoft came out with the first affordable 'Natural' keyboard, that was a Godsend. I never had a problem again until last night, typing on the Mac keyboard.

Ergonomic Keyboard For Macbook Air

I just find it clumsy as well as painful. It's a real mystery to me that a company and culture that has such a premium on usability have such old-fashioned keyboards. It used to be that 'chicklet' keyboards like that came on only the cheapest computers. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.

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