Robert Ameeti wrote on 2/4/03 4:35 PM: > Take a look at the research instead of the advertisements and what your friend > uses. > http://www.healthandsafety.co.uk/monitor.htm > http://www.combo.com/ergo/vangle.htm > http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ACNS_Pubs/Vector/JanFeb99/ergo.html > http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/training/office_ergonomics.htm > http://gsfc-aphrodite.gsfc.nasa.gov/205/205-2/Health/ergo.htm Thanks for the info Robert. I'm not sure which makes sense, but I do know that my neck feels more comfortable using my laptop then it does with my desktop - even with my 23 inch cinema display. Maybe you have a point. I did have some neck and back problems previously, and the physical therapist suggested raising my book to a higher level when reading, and using a music stand to hold it - conventional wisdom. Not sure if he was right, as I never took his advice. Conventional wisdom isn't always right - but neither is it always wrong. New concepts equally aren't always right either. For me, I think I'll do some experimenting - one week the conventional way, and one week the Ameeti way, and see what happens. As to desks with holes in them. I've seen them in stores, and police dispatchers sometimes have them. I don't think they are as non-existent as some may think. George -- George Reis Imaging Forensics Cell: 714-315-5161 <http://www.imagingforensics.com> Specializing in digital imaging consulting, training, analysis and enhancement for the law enforcement, investigative and legal communities.