Going Gently into the Program
From: Tech Eye for the Older Guy and Gal - 12/17/2007

Gentle Computing, LLC announced the recent release of GentleMouse, a software
program that eliminates the need to click the mouse. GentleMouse introduces a
novel computer input method that replaces physical clicking, pressing and
scrolling of mouse buttons with a gentle movement of the mouse pointer into a
small, transparent Trigger Window that briefly becomes visible whenever you
move and stop the mouse. In addition, GentleMouse enables a user to perform
many common commands such as cut, copy, and paste by moving the mouse pointer
into the corresponding Trigger Window. 

GentleMouse can be of great benefit to users suffering from repetitive strain
Injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, arthritis or other physical
disabilities. GentleMouse may also help prevent clicking related injuries. 

What's wrong with clicking?

According to a 2003 Forrester Research study, The Wide Range of Abilities and
Its Impact on Computer Technology, commissioned by Microsoft, more than one
quarter (43.7 million) of working-age adults have a mild to severe dexterity
difficulty or impairment, defined as having pain in the hands, arm or wrist
some or most of the time. The Forrester report also states that the US
population is aging, and as the number of older PC users increases, so will
the number of impairments. 

Using mouse-clicks for input has become ingrained into the way we interact
with computers. There are estimates that a user may click the mouse thousands
of times every day. But for users with hand, wrist or arm impairments, the
action of clicking the mouse can be difficult, painful, or impossible. These
conditions include arthritis, complications resulting from stroke,
Parkinson’s disease, other musculoskeletal conditions, and repetitive strain
injuries such as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. 

Mouse clicking itself is believed to be associated with the onset of
repetitive strain injuries (RSI) such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Clicking-related pain is a common complaint among PC users, and a new study
by the Mayo Clinic released November 9th for the first time points to a
potential link between repetitive trauma and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 

The broader economic cost of RSI is telling: the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics reports that data-entry workers missed an average of five days of
work due to repetitive strain injury in 2002, the most recent year statistics
were available. 

Links:
GentleMouse
http://www.gentlemouse.com/

GentleMouse2 Software Download
http://www.download.com/GentleMouse/3000-2129-10568167.html
http://www.shareup.com/GentleMouse-download-47862.html

Are you tired of clicking? GentleMouse - No More Clicking!
http://www.ergonomictimes.com/gentlemouse.php

Ergonomics Software - Review of GentleMouse 1.0
http://www.safecomputingtips.com/ergonomics-software-gentlemouse.html

GentleMouse
http://www.daolnwod.com/gentlemouse_30645.htm