I see. Thanks. Do you know of a good way to raise the height of a chair? I tried to figure out the underside of mine, but...
The internet cord is stretched across the entire room already and can’t be pulled much farther than it already is, so I don’t know if I could move the computer (which is a netbook, but there’s no wifi, and it’s hooked up to a monitor because it has a pathetic screen anyway—so the keyboard is of necessity stuck with the rest of it up there).
And mostly, I just can’t change anything around. No, seriously, anything.
Any suggestions for minimizing the risk of RSI, at least?
Ethernet cables (and ethernet gender changers for sticking two cables together) are cheap. Much cheaper than furniture.
If your chair looks like it might have a height adjustment, it probably does. The controls are often on the armrests (presumably because it’s one of the more frequently used features). If you can’t find it by experimentation, look for a model number on the chair and try Googling that. Some chairs have online manuals.
Put a phonebook on your chair, with a cushion on top if you think that’s more comfortable? It’s good enough to experiment. You may want to spend some actual money eventually.
I’m guessing you’re under 18 and your parents are annoyingly resistant to change? Otherwise, and perhaps even if those are your circumstances, you need desperately to assume control over your environment.
If I were you, I’d probably get some pillows on the floor and curl up on my side and sort of hunch over the laptop and change my position a lot while using it. Possibly move the monitor to the floor as well.
What kind of chair is it? Most rolly office chairs have a hydraulic lift that will raise the seat when you pull the lever while not sitting on the chair.
Your mother cares more about a desk than your future health?
She deserves her heart attack.
Talk to her seriously about the issue involved. You might be worried about her feelings… so talk to her about the fact that you’re worried about her feelings. But don’t guess at what you think her feelings are going to be.
I see. Thanks. Do you know of a good way to raise the height of a chair? I tried to figure out the underside of mine, but...
The internet cord is stretched across the entire room already and can’t be pulled much farther than it already is, so I don’t know if I could move the computer (which is a netbook, but there’s no wifi, and it’s hooked up to a monitor because it has a pathetic screen anyway—so the keyboard is of necessity stuck with the rest of it up there).
And mostly, I just can’t change anything around. No, seriously, anything.
Any suggestions for minimizing the risk of RSI, at least?
Getting a cheap wireless router will reduce your constraints.
Cheap enough, and it’ll additionally reduce RSI by making you get up out of your chair to reset it every so often!
Here’s a standard 50-foot network cable. Also, the fact that you’re that afraid to even ask your parents about a new desk is probably a bad sign.
Ethernet cables (and ethernet gender changers for sticking two cables together) are cheap. Much cheaper than furniture.
If your chair looks like it might have a height adjustment, it probably does. The controls are often on the armrests (presumably because it’s one of the more frequently used features). If you can’t find it by experimentation, look for a model number on the chair and try Googling that. Some chairs have online manuals.
Put a phonebook on your chair, with a cushion on top if you think that’s more comfortable? It’s good enough to experiment. You may want to spend some actual money eventually.
And buy a new LAN-cable, if the old one is too short.
Ooh, great idea, thanks!
I’m guessing you’re under 18 and your parents are annoyingly resistant to change? Otherwise, and perhaps even if those are your circumstances, you need desperately to assume control over your environment.
If I were you, I’d probably get some pillows on the floor and curl up on my side and sort of hunch over the laptop and change my position a lot while using it. Possibly move the monitor to the floor as well.
What kind of chair is it? Most rolly office chairs have a hydraulic lift that will raise the seat when you pull the lever while not sitting on the chair.
No, I’m not under 18 (but I do live with my parents, and my mother would have a heart attack if I tried to swap out this desk).
Now that’s an interesting suggestion about the laptop. Except the cord’s so short I’d have to lie right in front of the door if I were online...
Thank you. I found the lift thingy, at least.
Your mother cares more about a desk than your future health?
She deserves her heart attack.
Talk to her seriously about the issue involved. You might be worried about her feelings… so talk to her about the fact that you’re worried about her feelings. But don’t guess at what you think her feelings are going to be.