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July 2007

D-Link DUB-2240 4-Port UWB Wireless USB Hub

July 30, 2007

This is a great product for the dental office. This wireless hub can sit in a convieneient place on the counter. you can plug in your device and have it operate without wires getting in the way.

The new D-Link® Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Wireless USB Hub (DUB-2240) enables you to connect USB devices wirelessly to your PC. [...]

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Looking to create or upgrade your Practice Website?

July 30, 2007

I have been a customer and supporter of TNT for Years. Check out thier updated web sute below for many samples of their work. One thing I like about TNT is that each site is unique to the dentist. They do not have a cookie cuter “web in a Box” approach.

TNT Dental, Your Internet Partner
The [...]

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A Scanner for X-Rays

July 30, 2007

In order to scan an x-ray the scanner must have a transperency adaptor. Many scanners have a small transperancy adaptor designed to scan a single 35mm slide. This is OK for a single x-ray but useless for a panoramic or a full mouth series. The Epsom 4990 listed below has an 8” x 10” adaptor [...]

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Windows Vista Review – CNET.com

July 30, 2007

Another not so hot review of Vista. This is from C-Net

The good: Windows Vista Ultimate does improve some features within Windows XP; fewer system crashes than Windows XP; Windows Vista offers better built-in support options.
The bad: Windows Vista Ultimate does not put Search on the desktop (it’s buried within applications, within the Start Menu); optimized [...]

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Clon 3D – For Dentists

July 30, 2007

I just received a flyer on the following new product. I have been a fan of ShadeVision from X-Rite for years. This appears to be similar.

The patented SpectroShade™ system lets you confidently match the shades of natural teeth with a variety of restorative materials including the most popular composites, porcelains, and denture teeth.

Clon 3D [...]

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Radiography Myth

July 28, 2007

The common perception is that since digital radiography sensors are thicker than film and rigid they must be uncomfortable for the patient. Actual user experience does not support this.
An online Dentaltown survey found that actual users of both film and digital sensors found no difference in patient comfort.
What about the cord? Here is the secret, The [...]

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Small Business Videos – SurePayroll Videos

July 28, 2007

An article in the ADA news directed me to the SurePayroll site below. The company is providing a series of free business videos availabe online.

Through these videos, SurePayroll offers you a wealth of information on small business administration, including common human resource topics like new hire reporting and non-discrimination policies.

Small Business Videos – SurePayroll [...]

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Data Transfer

July 27, 2007

Data transfer: There are two basic issues with data transfer, how much data do you need and how will you input it to the new system? You can transfer most critical data from one system to another electronically.  However it is unlikely you will be able to transfer all the information such as old notes, [...]

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The TEN Stupid Things Dentists do with Technology

July 27, 2007

No trainingNot enough trainingNo training on updatesDentist doesn’t get trainingLack of trainingNo follow up trainingLittle trainingSelf trainingPoor trainingWon’t pay for training

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This paper chart is free, why invest in a computer?

July 27, 2007

Dentists often take the attitude that paper charts work fine and they don’t cost anything so why invest in an expensive computer system? However the truth is; the costs to create and maintain paper charts can be significant but we often don’t see it because it is hidden in the process of doing business.
Paper charts [...]

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Business @ the Speed of Thought

July 27, 2007

“Business is going to change more in the next ten years that it has in the last fifty.”
Bill Gates (2000)

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Multiple Monitors at the Front Desk

July 24, 2007

I am instaling a dual monitor system at the front desk this week. The following is a link to PC World magazine to show you how it is done. I have used dual monitors in the treatment rooms since 1998. I currently have four monitors in my personal office! (It is waaaay cool). I will [...]

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Semi Trucks and Six Packs

July 24, 2007

InneRAID® Duo The InneRAID® Duo is a robust and easy-to-use internal RAID solution for protecting data and ensuring system availability. It offers a turn-key solution by a rugged disk enclosure with hot-swappable trays, durable fan cooler, and reliable RAID controller. Using SATA host interface and 100% hardware RAID approach, InneRAID® Duo is definitely the excellent [...]

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IP Chicken

July 23, 2007

Do you need to know your IP address?
Just look here IP Chicken
You may need your IP to set up a remote access or possibly for your local network. If you are asking: What’s an IP address? Here’s the definition from webopedia.
An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP [...]

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MedicTalk DentForms Solutions

July 23, 2007

MedicTalk DentForms software is the most complete “paperless office” package on the market today. Seamlessly integrates with most patient management systems, such as Dentrix, EagleSoft, SoftDent, PracticeWorks, OpenDental, MOGO, and others.
Still filing away charts and printing numerous forms?Scanning takes too much time? Want to reduce your malpractice exposure?
DentForms is the missing link to the [...]

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Dentrix and Vista

July 23, 2007

Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ and DENTRIX G2
As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, the Henry Schein Practice Solutions (HSPS) team has been working closely with Microsoft to develop Vista-compatible versions of our practice management and add-on software products.Currently the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system is the preferred and recommended client platform for HSPS’s software applications. Although [...]

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Interesting

July 22, 2007

THE NEXT WINDOWS VERSION is now supposed to ship in 2010. Given the lousy experience people I know have had with Vista — including some very technically sophisticated people — I predict that XP will still be in wide use then.
Instapundit.com.

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Security Super Guide -Review by PC Magazine

July 22, 2007

Spyware, adware, viruses and Trojans are lurking online, waiting to infest your computer. All could easily cripple your PC if you’re not careful. Worse yet, hackers could steal important personal information. If that’s not enough to send you hiding under the covers, you also have to find a way to keeps your kids safe online. [...]

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I Apologise in Advance

July 22, 2007

THE ABILITY TO MAKE AND UNDERSTAND PUNS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT.
 Here are the ten first place winners in the International Pun Contest:
 1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The  stewardess looks at him and says, “I’m sorry, sir, only one carrion  allowed per passenger.”
 2. Two fish swim into a [...]

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Technology on the Rocks 2007

July 21, 2007

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