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Ben Senior 
Germany
Local time: 23:56
German to English
Thomas Frost wrote:
I know you enjoy nit-picking linguistics, Tom. Mindset, or mind-set, is one of these words or concepts that dictionaries don't agree on. Merriam-Webster spells it mind-set. On cambridge.org, it is mindset.
Merriam-Webster is American English and Cambridge is UK English and they deal with two different languages. Should it be grey or grey, or modeling or modelling. The discussion can go on forever. 'Set up' and 'set-up' are both correct UK English word pairings, but one is used as a verb and the other as a noun.
Ben
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:56
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Thomas Frost wrote:
As there is no linguistic authority for English, who decides who is right and who is wrong?
Wittgenstein spent his whole life philosophising about these matters.
Is this a website? Why do we call this a website? Who decided? Is it just because we've all agreed that that's what it is? Might it be something else? We might have called it a bicycle.
Unless we can name things, they don't exist. But who decides on the names?
[Edited at 2015-01-31 11:15 GMT]
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:56
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Italian to English
Ben Senior wrote:
[Should it be grey or grey, or modeling or modelling.
Ben
The great Webster, one of my heroes, did try to simplify the English language and make it logical. That's what we now call American English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster
But we digress............ Let's get back to RSI
[Edited at 2015-01-31 11:19 GMT]
| | | | Mariusz Kuklinski
United Kingdom
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English to Polish
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TOPIC STARTER | Stress management | Jan 31, 2015 |
[quote]Thomas Frost wrote:
"Stress management is perhaps as important, if not more, than all the gadgets. Some people find yoga helps (I myself haven't seen the light yet). Others may have other techniques."
- Mine is a small brandy.
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Mariusz Kuklinski wrote:
- Mine is a small brandy.
That's fine for occasional use, but it's more of a symptom treatment than a cure, and it can't deal with serious or permanent stress. As anyone knows, care should be taken with alcohol, as it can develop into a problem of its own if over-used, and then you may up with both RSI, stress and an alcohol problem.
| | | | Mariusz Kuklinski
United Kingdom
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TOPIC STARTER | clarification on a small brandy | Jan 31, 2015 |
Thomas Frost wrote: Mariusz Kuklinski wrote:
- Mine is a small brandy.
That's fine for occasional use, but it's more of a symptom treatment than a cure, and it can't deal with serious or permanent stress. As anyone knows, care should be taken with alcohol, as it can develop into a problem of its own if over-used, and then you may up with both RSI, stress and an alcohol problem.
All right, I stand corrected, mine is an occasional, small brandy. Unfortunately, if over-used, I find it difficult to find the monitor.
| | | | Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:56
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| The answer is in the first line you wrote | Jan 31, 2015 |
Mariusz Kuklinski wrote:
Hi fellow keyboard slaves
I second the other suggestions for using a better designed keyboard. The most important thing is to get a keyboard that is contoured and split. If you already have a touch of RSI it is, literally, painful to go back to a straight keyboard after using an ergonomic.
The Microsoft Natural 4000 is a good place to start, though the keys are a bit mushy. I'm currently testing a Maltron keyboard. Good but strange.
Lots of threads here on ProZ speech recognition as well. I'm impressed by the accuracy of Dragon Naturally Speaking during dictation but I find it very fiddly for navigating within a segment if that segment contains tags.
Dan
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Mariusz Kuklinski wrote:
All right, I stand corrected, mine is an occasional, small brandy. Unfortunately, if over-used, I find it difficult to find the monitor.
As long as you monitor brandy use, you should be fine
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Dan Lucas wrote:
Lots of threads here on ProZ speech recognition as well. I'm impressed by the accuracy of Dragon Naturally Speaking during dictation but I find it very fiddly for navigating within a segment if that segment contains tags.
I also once had a naturally speaking dragon in the house, but whereas she was very good at dictating, I didn't find any RSI relief.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
No sexism intended.
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I use the "personal ergonomic assistant" called MacBreakZ (since I use a Mac...).
http://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/
It's basically a software which monitors your keyboard and mouse use, prompts you to take breaks and suggests exercises. You begin by setting up a profile - how much time you want to work before taking a break, whether you use a mouse or trackball (I am a... See more I use the "personal ergonomic assistant" called MacBreakZ (since I use a Mac...).
http://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/
It's basically a software which monitors your keyboard and mouse use, prompts you to take breaks and suggests exercises. You begin by setting up a profile - how much time you want to work before taking a break, whether you use a mouse or trackball (I am also a huge fan of the latter), and whether it is for prevention or rehabilitation.
I find it very helpful; I'm sure there are other similar products if you use a PC.
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| | | | Mariusz Kuklinski
United Kingdom
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TOPIC STARTER | Interesting idea | Jan 31, 2015 |
That's an interesing idea. Thank you, Fiona.
| | | | Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:56
Member (2008)
Italian to English
Fiona Peterson wrote: I use the "personal ergonomic assistant" called MacBreakZ (since I use a Mac...). http://www.publicspace.net/MacBreakZ/ It's basically a software which monitors your keyboard and mouse use, prompts you to take breaks and suggests exercises. You begin by setting up a profile - how much time you want to work before taking a break, whether you use a mouse or trackball (I am also a huge fan of the latter), and whether it is for prevention or rehabilitation. I find it very helpful; I'm sure there are other similar products if you use a PC. [Edited at 2015-01-31 15:06 GMT]
I tried Time Out (freeware) for the Mac, for a while, but when my pre-determined work period ran out I just over-rode it Maybe I'll have another go with it.
http://www.dejal.com/timeout/
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| Try changing mouse hands | Jan 31, 2015 |
After suffering from the occasional bout of RSI, I decided to try switching the mouse from left to right (and changing over the click functions, of course) - and now do so every couple of weeks.
I'm useless at virtually everything else with my right hand (there's no way I could brush my teeth, for example), but it only took me about an hour to get used to working the mouse. It's a bit like switching from left-hand to right-hand gear shift.
| | | | | mindset and headset are not the same thing! | Feb 1, 2015 |
You can't wear a mindset, altho' it is nicely framed by the headset.
OED: the established set of attitudes held by someone: eg, 'the region seems stuck in a medieval mindset'.
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