So, what makes a good ergonomic keyboard or mouse? What should one be looking for? Also, are there any ergonomic keyboards for mac? Most of them seem to be made by microsoft.
I bought my first copy of this keyboard when my wrists started hurting about 5 years ago. It was the only keyboard in the store where my wrists didn't hurt just looking at the thing.
(I solved my wrist problem by going to the physical therapist - they recommended stretches for my particular injury. I also took the arms off my office chair, as my particular injury was caused by resting my elbows too long on the armrest. AND I switched to the MS 4000 AND I switched to Dvorak.)
I _thought_ the trick to many ergo keyboards was the split keyboard, so you can keep your wrists parallel to your forearms instead of having to bend your wrists out to get your fingers parallel to each other. But not sure how much of that is fact and how much of it is folklore.
I personally know 2 people who had their wrist pains go away after they started using this keyboard.
* a trackpad you can mount in the middle of it, and
* a footstool so you can place the keyboard on your lap.I gave up on a mouse entirely and switched to a Wacom tablet full time. There's a learning curve for sure, but it basically cured my wrist discomfort. Plus you can have lots of fun in Photoshop. It did end my first person shooter hobby though.