Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

There is a good article on Ergonomic s, as it relates to safe computer use, from the Mechanical Engineering Department at U.C. The keyboard should usually be at a low height, near the height of your elbows and the mouse should be right next to the keyboard. Try different keyboards and mice – there are many designs on the market.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Consider the suggestions outlined in this article, and if your brain power continues to falter, be sure to discuss the issue with your doctor. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Stay organized.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. Here’s a great article in the Atlantic, “Caring for Your Introvert.&# [link] Marcia Reply Daryn St. Great post. Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. Great article once again! I’m there at 7:30 a.m.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

Now, my theory is that King didn’t get to write pretty darn good stuff every single time he sat down at the table just because he was genetically gifted with brilliance. It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. He’s been doing it for too long. I get hand cramps!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

I feel the gift of speech need to be leveraged. One thing that has kept my site traffic up, even when I’ve taken extended vacations, is that I make it easy for people to access my older articles. I make far more advertising income off of older articles than I do from my front page. What follows is me thinking into my keyboard.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Going back to school was the best gift I could give myself. Do I write routinely about Policy and Management or about Labor Relations? I have an upcoming series of articles on Hong Kong, which not only uses my background in Asian/Chinese history, for example. When my son graduates, I will insist on it. Keep up the great work!!

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