Blog renamed

This blog has moved from www.dksdk.blogspot.com. I have renamed my blog to www.techiesurgeon.blogspot.com. Thank you.

Conky config for my conky showing date, time, stats, calendar, mail and weather

Update: Conky weather no longer works, so i have used yahoo weather to get the same effect in my new config. Look here for details.

Since some of you are asking for the conky config for the conky i posted in my previous post, here you go. This is a single instance of conky on my ubuntu maverick, displaying stats, date, time, calendar, gmail and weather.

You will need a lot of fonts and few scripts to run this successfully. 

Fonts used: 

1. Radio Space

My Ubuntu Desktop with single instance of conky displaying clock, calendar, stats, gmail and weather

Hi this is my Ubuntu Desktop showing conky. I have setup my conky to utilize the full real estate on the desktop. It is a single instance of conky showing : Date and time, stats, Google calendar, weather and Gmail. Pl ask if you want the conkyrc, will upload. Thanx..

Finally suspend works on Sony Vaio CS running Ubuntu 10.04

Yes finally got suspend to work on my Sony Vaio CS, running Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit edition.

• sudo gedit /etc/default/grub. Look for the line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" and change it to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash atkbd.reset". Save it.
• sudo update-grub.
• Reboot.
• Now when you want to suspend, if you have a SD Card mounted, unmount it first.
• Suspend should work now. cheers.

Good office ergonomics to avoid RSI

Of-late in my office practice, i am getting to see more and more IT Professionals with RSI i,e repetitive strain injury. Some times Type1 RSI, but most of the times Type2 RSI. Since these individuals are working for 8 to 10 hrs per day at their workstations, it is safe to assume that the musculoskeletal pains  they are getting is related to the work environment, provided we have ruled out other specific causes. So what is RSI?

Repetitive strain injury or RSI is a range of painful or uncomfortable conditions of the muscles, tendons, nerves and other soft tissues, usually caused by repetitive use of a certain part of the body, often somewhere in the upper limbs. 

Since our patients are computer professional, it is important for them to practice good computer ergonomics to prevent RSI and also to reverse it in early stages.

What is good computer ergonomics?

A properly set-up office workstation helps workers maintain a neutral body

posture. This is a comfortable working posture, in which the joints are

naturally aligned, reducing stress and strain on the muscles, tendons, and

skeletal system, and minimising the risk of developing RSI. An adequate

workstation also helps to prevent fatigue, eye strain, headaches and stress

by controlling environmental conditions.

A neutral body posture has the following characteristics: