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From the monthly archives:

June 2008

MotionBased

June 30, 2008

This is an amazing web site that combines two of my passions, Technology and Mountain Biking.
Look here to see a GPS tracing of a bike ride I did with some buddies last week.
People from all over the world are uploading their rides, runs and hikes to the MotionBased website. Check out the TrailNetwork tab [...]

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Tech Guide for Dentists

June 30, 2008

Digital Radiography is one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies in dentistry. It is also the area with the most misinformation. I constantly talk with dentists who either do buy digital for the wrong reasons or don’t buy for the wrong reasons.
My comprehensive technology guide, “Digital Radiography” exposes nine myths about digital radiography [...]

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Over 1 Billion Computers Are Being Used Today – Technology News by ExtremeTech

June 30, 2008

HELSINKI (Reuters) – The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed 1 billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, research firm Gartner said on Monday. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Gartner expects more than 180 million computers will be replaced this year, with some sold to [...]

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Basic Nerdish

June 30, 2008

CPU: This is the Central Processing Unit. It is the part of the computer where all the commands are interpreted and executed. It is also used to refer to the box part of the computer. The monitor, keyboard printer etc. plug into the box or CPU
GUI: Pronounced Gooey. It stands for Graphical User Interface. It [...]

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Four Leadership Traits

June 30, 2008

James Kouzes and Barry Posner have been studying leaders for 25 years. Based on responses from 75,000 people worldwide these four traits consistently emerge. These are the four most common traits we look for in someone we will willingly follow.
Honest. Honesty is selected 90 percent of the time, emerging as the single most important factor. [...]

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Windows XP: The Long Goodbye – Columns by PC Magazine

June 30, 2008

That dreadful, miserable, much-feared date—the day Microsoft stops selling Windows XP—is upon us. The Windows eXPerience comes to an end on Monday, June 30. Now, each and every one of us must turn our tearful gazes to a new vista—Windows Vista (in whatever flavor you choose), to be precise.While sales of XP will end, extended [...]

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Digital Image Enhancement

June 30, 2008

The ability to store and transmit digital images electronically is nice but the ability to alter or enhance the image is what really makes digital image management a powerful tool. It is similar to the difference between typing and word processing.

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USB Cameras

June 30, 2008

I believe the most powerful high tech tool you can use in the dental office is an intra oral camera. Cameras are a great instrument however there are some issues of concern.

They are expensive. They require a power source. The carts take up too much floor space and are awkward to move. They require [...]

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The Future is coming…etc.

June 30, 2008

Manage the present while creating the future.

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Dental Justice

June 29, 2008

Dental Justice, a subsidiary of Medical Justice, is the original medico-legal advocacy group that protects you from frivolous claims. We know you’re in business to help people, so we’re here to help you—standing at attention to protect your practice.
Dental Justice.

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Anticipate Change

June 26, 2008

Using advanced technology will change how things are done in the dental office. It will change the nature of some of the tasks. It will change how much time is required to do things. It will change the location of some tasks.  It will change the personnel needed. It will change how we communicate with [...]

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Don’t Panic: You Can Still Buy XP After June 30

June 26, 2008

It’s officially official: Windows XP will go the way of the dodo on June 30. But you’ll still be able to buy it in a few places, using a loophole that allows sales to continue to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs.Confused? Here’s the bottom line: Online retailers like Newegg.com, which made headlines discounting OEM copies [...]

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Electronic Health Records Standard Formed – News and Analysis by PC Magazine

June 26, 2008

I hope this is really a sign that things will finally move. The medical records field has so many interested parties the move to a standard digital record has been glacial. Unfortunately dentistry is being held hostage to the full medical record. As the saying goes…read the whole thing.

WASHINGTON (Reuters ) – A major consumer [...]

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Lava COS Video

June 25, 2008
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Going Paperless (From the ADA News)

June 25, 2008

Many dental offices that are trying to “go paperless” are finding that scanning documents requires quite a bit of time and money. Dental offices that scan indicated that one document takes one to three minutes to scan, and using some conservative estimates about new patient flow and employee salaries, the total costs can be as [...]

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Technology Guides

June 24, 2008

Introductory low price. Three great books to help you make wise technology choices. “Going Paperless” “Digital Radiography” “Computers in the Treatment Rooms”

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E-Prescriptions Coming Soon

June 23, 2008

As the saying goes…read the whole thing.

WASHINGTON – U.S. drug regulators are close to allowing doctors to electronically prescribe potentially addictive medications like painkillers, rather than requiring written orders, a Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman said on Thursday.A new rule allowing the change is expected to be made public soon, said administration spokeswoman Rogene Waite.“We are [...]

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Exclusive: The Bill Gates Exit Interview

June 23, 2008

At the end of the month, Bill Gates is stepping down as chief software architect of Microsoft , and retiring from his day-to-day role at Microsoft, the company he co-founded and led for most of the past 30 years. Michael J. Miller, former PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief, sat down with him to look back at how [...]

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Small Business Computer Security Computer Passwords

June 22, 2008

From Microsoft. No snide comments about the security of certain popular products from a certain software company with soft and micro in the name

Why Your Business is at RiskMost small businesses use passwords to authenticate identity — whether on computers or cash registers or alarm systems. While there are more sophisticated authentication options [...]

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Isolite2

June 22, 2008

 
From Tom Hedge at dentalblogs.com
 

purchased the original Isolite and rarely used it due the bulk of the unit and the separate fiber optic cord and light source. These problems have been solved with the new i2. This device controls illumination, retraction, and isolation. It is lightweight and easy to insert in the patients mouth. The [...]

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