Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Jon Reynolds
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:01:37 +0100, Hassan Haz Williamson wrote: On 25 March 2011 16:14, Jon Reynolds wrote: Hello folks, Am sure as all of you are computer users, some probably quite prolific (as coders etc), that some of you have had experience with RSI. snip Thanks, Jon Reynolds

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Dan Attwood
My doctor suggested I might use the computer less which was less then helpful. I then found these guys who were really helpful: http://www.b-pro-active.com/ They bashed hell out of me over a few sessions with lots of deep tissue massage. This really helped sort the main of the problem. They then

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Lee Williams
On 28/03/2011 09:13, Dan Attwood wrote: My doctor suggested I might use the computer less which was less then helpful. I then found these guys who were really helpful: http://www.b-pro-active.com/ They bashed hell out of me over a few sessions with lots of deep tissue massage. This really

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On Mon, 2011-03-28 at 09:07 +0100, Jon Reynolds wrote: Thanks for all the words of advise. I know the most sensible thing I should do is go see my doctor. I have tried wearing a wrist support, which I don't think helped much. I have ordered a wrist rest pad (the gel lump you rest your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Hassan Haz Williamson
Hi Haz (and others that replied) Thanks for all the words of advise. I know the most sensible thing I should do is go see my doctor. I have tried wearing a wrist support, which I don't think helped much. I have ordered a wrist rest pad (the gel lump you rest your wrist on to use the mouse)

Re: [ubuntu-uk] RSI

2011-03-28 Thread Jon Reynolds
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:48:49 +0100, Hassan Haz Williamson wrote: Hi Haz (and others that replied) snip Thanks again for the comments. Hi Jon, At the risk of sound a little harsh/blunt, I highly recommend you get it checked out sooner rather than later. I cannot stress how much risk your

Re: [ubuntu-uk] OT Kindle

2011-03-28 Thread Chris Rowson
Hi this is slightly off topic but the answer could be useful to others. Looking at the amazon kindle it looks as if i can use it to open / read normal pdf files such as the one for the ubuntu manual, if this is the case it would be useful. On another note, part of my Open uni studies

Re: [ubuntu-uk] A friendly hello...

2011-03-28 Thread Hassan Haz Williamson
On 21 February 2011 19:56, Daniel Case danielcas...@googlemail.com wrote: Hiya Haz! Welcome to the list, we're a friendly group :) I am also a web developer mainly devoted to the Linux side (Linux, Apache, MySQL PHP mainly) so if you need a hand with anything let me know ^.^ Daniel --