Judging by how often I see my coworkers do this (and yes, I do it too), and the plethora of images I found on Flickr when entering the tags “lunch” and “desk,” eating at one’s desk is a common occurrence … Continue reading
Lance Ulanoff, maybe the problem is YOU
In his recent posts, Lance Ulanoff has been bashing ergonomics. Typically, I take in criticism of ergonomics quite calmly because, to a certain degree, I also doubt the extent to which ergonomics can change the course of a workday. Most … Continue reading
Investing in Next Generation Technology to Rival Status Quo NEVER A Waste
Aside from being in control of a company just purchased by HP for more than 1.5 BILLION DOLLARS CASH, has Mr. Anderseen taken a dive off the deep end? In this recent post, he sites an AP article claiming that … Continue reading
Getting around the city easier WITHOUT a car
I don’t know how many of you readers live in a city (but I suppose I could easily figure that out thanks to Google Analytics) but I stumbled upon an interesting innovation: Its called the MagicWheel. I’ve read studies (and … Continue reading
Disabilities and Ergonomics, Engineering Our Way Through Barriers
Wednesday’s NYTimes editorial on Oscar Pistorius was a truly eye-opening experience for me [when I read it Wed; I've been thinking about it ever since]. I’d been completely ignorant of the situation prior to reading the article. And dang am … Continue reading
High Heels Have A Future After All (with Crocs)
Crocs, a Boulder based shoe company, began as a niche item for kayakers (they’re light and they float) and were soon adopted by gardeners, chefs and hospital workers. The first edition of the shoe, although hideously ugly, has become an … Continue reading
Ergonomics outside the office: Guitars
We had a couple of comments from an ergonomics blogger with a focus on guitars. I thought I’d link to his site as well as to an interesting project. The first site will be great to keep an eye on … Continue reading
Why the iPhone just straight up stinks…(but will still sale butt loads)
Reading this review (Tom Yager @ InfoWorld) really drove me to a “final” conclusion on the iphone. (Please keep in mind that I’m really looking at this from a human-computer interactions (HCI) perspective as that is the scope of this … Continue reading
Michael Moore, CNN, Facts & Sicko(s)
I was thinking about what occurred here. And as usual, Michael Moore is going straight for the jugular! I happen to agree with him what he’s saying. Since the topic of ergonomics is directly related to health care, I thought … Continue reading
Ergonomics is all about equipment
I’m not putting that title down lightly. Check this study out. EXEC Summary: proper ergonomic training is not enough to gain significant improvements in employee standards of working or general productivity. Now check this article. EXEC Summary: posture affects productivity … Continue reading