The layout and location of a computer workstation can greatly affect the comfort of the person using it. While a workstation with sound ergonomics can lead to a more productive workday, problems such ...

Today, even budget, commodity desktop PCs bought at an office supply store or discount retailer can be very efficient and powerful business productivity tools. Some users, however, require more ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer and public speaker with 20 years of experience covering technology. Manufacturers traditionally built and billed workstation computers as the larger, ...

Workstation computers are strange beasts: it's rare that someone more used to a traditional laptop or desktop will need them, or indeed, will be able to justify the extra expense. But for those who ...

It might be an exaggeration to claim that "sitting is the new smoking," but significant research indicates that people who are sedentary face more health challenges than their active counterparts.

No matter how hard a network administrator tries to standardize an organization's computing needs, reality almost never complies. Nearly every office has at least one user who needs a computer that's ...

The Freedman Center Technology Lab has 10 Windows computers. Computer workstations are grouped according to purpose and what equipment is associated with them. See the lab Research Guide for an ...

Table 1 summarizes literature about general workstation design, as well as ergonomic recommendations for equipment placement and usage. The literature reviewed comes from professional nursing ...

The Plasma 2System is an unprecedented computer peripheral designed to support the human body while interacting with the computer on a daily basis. The only healthy way to work at a computer for hours ...

Although devices such as standing desks have been found to alleviate physical symptoms and increase worker productivity, questions remain regarding the best use of the primary types of workstations -- ...

Nursing is associated with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders from patient handling, and nurses are at high risk for developing cumulative trauma disorders, which can result from computer usage.