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L.C.A.C.E. Club Historian Health
History Report, 2019-01-12 Don’t Just Sit There!
By Les Larkin
LesLarkin@AIM.com <mailto:LesLarkin@AIM.com> By Keith Connes, Member, The Computer
Our January meeting was conducted by Phil Bock.
Club, FL
Old Business concerned the Holiday Party, July 2018 issue, The Journal of The Computer
and New Business was about meeting sched- Club, Inc.
ule options and programs. www.scccomputerclub.org/
Fred Barnett won the door prize. He selected diane (at) scccomputerclub.org
a hardware financial tool (money clip). Linda
Koudelka won $8.00 in the 50/50 raffle. Con-
gratulations to our winners! “Oh, my aching back!” Not a very original
thought, but that’s what used to go through my
Linda Busch made the coffee, and she and mind every time I would get up from my office
Liz Barnett provided munchables for us. chair after a long session at the computer.
Note that I said used to. Not anymore. Under-
This month's presentation was Show and Tell, stand, I’ve had chronic low back pain for dec-
and there were plenty of new gadgets shown ades and I don’t expect ever to be totally free
off by their proud new owners. DeBorah Sirilla of it. But that special ouch that comes from a
showed us her Ring Doorbell security system. lengthy computer session became history the
Phil Bock brought his new Logitech keyboard day I began to use a standing desk. That’s
and mouse. Linda Koudelka demonstrated right, literally the very day I changed my work
her new iPhone. J.J. showed us a wide array habit at the computer.
of new electronics. I, Les Larkin, showed
some new circuit boards for my home media A standing desk is a collapsible desk that you
center for recording over-the-air TV, and vari- set on top of your existing desk. You place
ous (mostly older) media, to newer formats. I your monitor and keyboard (or laptop) on it,
also mentioned a new free streaming service, along with your mouse and other work-related
http://ustv247.com equipment. Then you raise the entire work
surface to a height that allows you to stand
Another great meeting, and I hope to see you and type comfortably – or dictate, if you use
at our February 9 meeting. speech recognition software, as I do.
Computers are magnificent tools for the realization
of our dreams, but no machine can replace the hu- The manually operated standing desks gener-
man spark of spirit, compassion, love, and under- ally have a hydraulic piston that enables them
standing. to be raised quite easily. Electrically powered
models are also available.
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
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