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Excellent points
Talkback But another symptom of autism is that sufferers fixate on their surroundings; any change to routine, no matter how small (they wash hands compulsively a certain number of times, as OCD is strongly indicated in many cases) results in utter panic.
[September 9, 2009, 17:12]
UK firm sells mouse adapter for shaky hands
News This is one reason for making the device a separate box, which can be easily switched on and off by sufferers and non-sufferers alike. A small UK company is selling a mouse adapter, developed by IBM, that compensates for shaking hands and could...
[March 15, 2005, 12:10]
Nuggets: Help for RSI and more USB
Talkback Just read your blurb on "Good News for RSI Sufferers. Justin -- The real solution to your RSI problems is in the keyboard that you use. We have that solution. Please see our product at www.typematrix.com .
[August 3, 2004, 18:53]
Does not give him a free pass
Talkback The man is chronically fixated on fantasies and lives in his own world, no disrespect to sufferers. "You DO know what Aspergers is, I take it? I have a son with autism, and whilst he knows right from wrong, and seems to most people to be completely...
[September 7, 2009, 17:08]
Mentally disabled ffs!
Talkback The man is chronically fixated on fantasies and lives in his own world, no disrespect to sufferers. You DO know what Aspergers is, I take it? I have a son with autism, and whilst he knows right from wrong, and seems to most people to be completely...
[August 22, 2009, 15:42]
Sony Music changes tune on copy protection
Talkback Audiophiles are the real sufferers off of this, MP3 quality is all you get, and the sound gets compressed on the CD to fit this extra stuff, most of which is useless. I quote the article: "But if give people what they are asking for in terms of...
[February 3, 2004, 23:38]
Bluetooth arrests heart problems
News It won't be the first wireless device to monitor heartbeat patterns of cardiac disease sufferers, but "expensive" and "inflexible" wireless monitoring technology to date has seen patients confined to "in-hospital" local area networks, says...
[January 24, 2001, 8:32]
Tree ID
Downloads This app will also be helpful for allergy sufferers who can now easily identify the plants they are allergic to. Tree ID allows the user to identify any tree in Northern America based upon its name, scientific name, bark, leaf, fruit, or location.
[August 7, 2009, 7:41]
Snap-To
Downloads Many sufferers of repetitive stress injuries (RSI) and carpal tunnel syndrome report that Snap-To has worked wonders for them by significantly reducing the distance they have to move the mouse. Have you ever noticed that when a dialog box comes up...
[April 10, 1998, 8:00]
Government wakes up to rogue-dialler problem
Talkback The innocent sufferers must have sufficient safeguards so that their property and “surfing rights” are not hampered. DETERRENT IS THE NEED OF HOUR The rogue-dialler problem is in existence because laws are not deterrent enough to ward off vice...
[June 29, 2005, 17:13]
Headset improves mobility of Parkinson's patients
News Xybernaut worked with the Parreha Consortium, a European group that conducts research into helping Parkinson's sufferers through physical therapy and technology. People suffering from Parkinson's disease seem to walk better when wearing a head...
[February 28, 2003, 15:32]
SP2 to be forced out
Talkback Its yet another business game and the general public are the sufferers. I personally beleive that this is yet another move of the MICROSOFT corporation to strengthen their Monopolisitic position in the Industry.
[April 8, 2005, 7:53]
Spamhaus rebuts vendor accusations
Talkback So Spamhaus' only way to justify thier flawed system is to hype the spam problem and point the finger at the ISP's, rather than admit thier anti-spam architecture sufferers from a fundamental and uncorrectable design flaw.
[February 7, 2005, 18:31]
Nuggets: Help for RSI and more USB
News Good news for RSI sufferers Nuggets is a daily update on the latest software and hardware releases provided by our very own gadget man, Mr Justin Pearse. At the end of the month we will provide a roundup of our favourites which you could win in our...
[January 19, 1999, 14:35]
The BIG idea (part 1)
Blog Comment We can build environments that minimise the effects of such problems, and maximise the independent -- even productive -- lives of sufferers. The equations of life and health are changing: there are going to be millions more physically healthy old...
[June 19, 2007, 18:17]
Server problems beleaguer Hotmail users
Talkback All the best to fellow msn sufferers I am still unable to see my emails, There must be someone out there who can tell me how to get them! I'm not bothered about using msn (small writing) again but it is very inconvenient not being able to get to my...
[March 29, 2006, 16:25]
Good Reply
Talkback Autism sufferers really are at serious risk of self harm - it's not some ploy to get off, it's brain malfunction causing serious behavioural problems. Thanks for the response. I think you have to protect your infrastructure at all costs.
[September 10, 2009, 10:39]
Five years ago: $5.3m RSI case could spur ergo keyboard market
News Hobday claims that his company's products have been responsible for putting about 500 RSI sufferers back to work but says PC makers have been put off by the unusual designs and expense of ergonomic keyboards.
[December 8, 2001, 6:00]
Ban mobiles - bring back smoking!
Talkback Rather than allowing mobile calls on planes - why don't we just bring back smoking instead - that way all the small brained, ADD sufferers who can't go a few hours without making a phone call - can find a more direct way of throwing their money...
[October 18, 2007, 14:23]
Bluetooth 4.0 goes low-power for sensors
News There may also be health applications where you have maybe [dementia sufferers] in the home carrying a wristband with a sensor, where you can't charge the battery every week, simply because people forget.
[December 18, 2009, 15:07]
