| Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is now a
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| | then press "O" to open Folder Options.4.
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| major industrial disease affecting
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| | In Folder Options, hold down the Alt key,
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| millions of people around the world. RSI
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| | and press "S". This will select the
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| includes conditions such as carpel tunnel
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| | option Single-click to open an item.5.
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| syndrome, tenosynovitis and tendinitis -
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| | Press Enter or Return to close the Folder
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| often collectively referred to as upper
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| | Options dialog.Windows Help provides
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| limb disorders, musculoskeletal
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| | extensive help on using keyboard
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| disorders, occupational overuse syndrome
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| | shortcuts with Windows. Individual
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| (OOS), computer related injuries or
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| | applications such as Microsoft Office
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| cumulative trauma disorders, or CTD.
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| | also have their own keyboard shortcuts -
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| Often the posotion of workstations and
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| | with the appropriate help. Learning
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| the design of the pc and accessories can
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| | keyboard shortcuts can take some time,
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| affect how our health and safety.1.
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| | but once learnt, using them tends to be
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| Workstation ErgonomicsA well designed
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| | faster than using the mouse, and avoids
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| workstation is essential to maintaining
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| | much of the discomfort associated with
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| good posture and reducing the risk of
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| | the mouse.
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| lower back pain and other computer
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| | 4. Rest BreaksAll ergonomic experts
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| related injuries.2. Ergonomic Keyboards
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| | agree that taking frequent rest breaks is
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| and MiceThere are quite a few
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| | essential to avoid the risk of computer
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| ergonomically designed keyboards and mice
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| | related injuries.You should take frequent
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| available. The Microsoft Natural Keyboard
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| | "eye breaks" - staring at a computer
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| is one example. This keyboard splits the
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| | monitor for long periods causes you to
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| keys into two panels - one for each hand,
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| | blink less often - resulting in dryer
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| and angles each panel so that the hands
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| | eyes. Every 10 to 15 minutes you should
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| sit naturally on the keyboard, rather
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| | look away from your monitor and blink
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| than requiring them to be twisted into an
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| | your eyes rapidly for a few seconds. This
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| unnatural position which is the case with
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| | will refresh the tear film and clear any
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| normal keyboards. Many mice are now
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| | dust from the surface of the eyes.
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| designed to fit neatly into either hand,
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| | Additionally you should focus on
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| and can often have a scrolling wheel,
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| | something at a distance - preferably 20
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| which can make scrolling through
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| | feet or more away - look out of the
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| documents easier and less stressful than
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| | window if you can - this will relax the
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| using scroll bars.These ergonomic devices
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| | muscles inside the eye.You should take
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| are generally more expensive than
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| | frequent short pauses or "micro pauses" -
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| standard designs, but can be well worth
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| | for 10 seconds or so up to a minute -
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| the investment.
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| | every 10 minutes or thereabouts. You
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| 3. Ergonomic Use of Keyboards and
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| | should take regular short breaks - for 5
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| MiceThe computer mouse was originally
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| | minutes or more - every hour or so -
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| designed to make using a computer easier
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| | maybe go for a coffee or a short walk
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| - it is much easier to point at a picture
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| | around the office, and you should take a
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| and click than to learn a relatively
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| | long break every two or three hours - for
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| complicated series of keystrokes.
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| | at least 15 minutes, or preferably 30
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| However, research has shown that using a
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| | minutes to an hour. Exactly how long and
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| mouse is a significant cause of
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| | how frequent your breaks are depends on
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| repetitive strain injury. Especially if
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| | your own personal preferences and working
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| the mouse is located at the same level
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| | environment.5. Stretching
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| and to the side of the keyboard - it's
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| | ExercisesRegular stretching is an
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| usual location. This requires extending
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| | essential part of RSI prevention and
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| your arm which introduces significant
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| | recovery, remember that your body is not
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| tensions and stresses in your arm,
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| | designed to be sat at a desk for 8 hours
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| shoulder and neck.The best position for
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| | a day clicking a mouse. Respect your body
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| your mouse is on a raised platform
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| | and give it the movement and range of
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| slightly above the numeric keypad on your
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| | motion it normally expects.6. PostureGood
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| computer. Also, if you reduce the speed
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| | posture is essential to avoid repetitive
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| of the mouse and the number of clicks you
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| | strain injury and other computer related
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| have to make you can greatly reduce the
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| | injuries. Well designed workstation
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| muscle tension in your arm and hand.
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| | ergonomics can help in maintaining a good
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| Additionally, you can swap the primary
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| | posture.* Make sure that you can reach
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| and secondary mouse buttons (the left and
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| | the keyboard with your wrists as flat as
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| right buttons), to change the mouse from
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| | possible (not twisted up or down) and
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| being right handed to left handed. Using
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| | straight (not twisted left or right). An
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| your left hand - or right hand if you are
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| | ergonomic keyboard can help to keep your
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| left handed - can take some getting used
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| | wrists straight.* Make sure that your
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| to, but can be very helpful if you are
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| | elbow angle is 90 degrees or more to
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| suffering from any aches and pains in one
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| | avoid nerve compression at the elbow.*
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| hand. Regularly alternating between left
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| | Make sure that your upper arm and elbow
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| and right hands can also give your arms
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| | are as close to the body and as relaxed
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| and hands a rest, thus minimizing the
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| | as possible for mouse use - avoid
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| risk of developing any RSI condition. You
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| | overreaching. Also make sure that your
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| can swap the mouse buttons using the
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| | wrist is as straight as possible when the
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| Mouse applet in the Windows Control Panel
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| | mouse is being used.* Make sure that you
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| - or directly from the Stress Buster
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| | sit back in the chair and that you have
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| context menu - with fewer mouse clicks
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| | good back support - especially lumber
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| and/or key strokes.To reduce the mouse
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| | support.* Make sure that your feet are
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| speed, open the Mouse applet in the
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| | flat on the floor. Use a foot rest if
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| Windows Control Panel, select the tab
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| | necessary.* Make sure that your head and
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| Pointer Options and move the pointer
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| | neck are as straight as possible .* Make
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| speed slider to the left to slow. Click
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| | sure that you are relaxed. Forcing
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| OK.To reduce the number of clicks you
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| | yourself to sit up straight can sometimes
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| have to make, open the My Computer icon,
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| | introduce unhealthy tensions in the back
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| then select Tools, Folder Options, and
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| | muscles.7. Alternative Input DevicesThere
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| then under Click Items As Follows, choose
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| | are a number of alternative input devices
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| Single-click to open an item.If you can
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| | you can use, instead of the mouse and
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| you should avoid using the mouse as much
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| | keyboard, which you might find helpful.
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| as possible. Most actions and commands
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| | Examples are the trackball, a graphics
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| can be carried out using keyboard
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| | table and pen, a touchpad, and even voice
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| shortcuts instead of the mouse. For
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| | control.RSI is a very serious health
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| example, to reduce the number of clicks
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| | risk, especially with the young people
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| you have to make with your mouse - as
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| | who are coming to any industry sector
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| described above, you could use the
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| | that has continuous use of a PC. You need
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| following keyboard shortcuts:1. Press the
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| | to take all the actions and preventions
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| button on your keyboard to open the
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| | necessary to help minimize that
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| Windows Start Menu.2. Use the arrow keys
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| | risk.Gerard Bulger is a part of the
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| to select My Computer (or the alternative
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| | company which creates Stress Buster the
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| name you may have given to your
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| | automated background program that
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| computer), and then press Enter or
| |
| | monitors peoples computer usage and
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| Return. This will open an explorer window
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| | indicates when breaks should be taken to
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| for your computer.3. Hold down the Alt
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| | help alleviate RSI.
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| key and press "T" to open the Tools menu,
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