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Digital Camera Satisfaction Study

( Cameras )

Digital Camera Satisfaction Study

As increasing digital camera model offerings challenge perceived product differentiation among consumers, only 26 percent of digital camera buyers say they would purchase the same camera brand in the future—down from 35 percent in 2005, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Digital Camera Satisfaction StudySM released today.

Hands on Technology November 3-4

( General )

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November 3–4 2006: Two Day Hands On Seminar It is so easy to make an expensive mistake when buying technology!This two day course is a high energy power packed program. However, attendance is limited. The sessions will be customized to the attendees so you get the most from your time and investment.
You [...]

Digital Radiographic Solutions

  LearnDigital.. Dr Dale Miles
Dr. Dale Miles has started a radiologic consultation/reporting service for interpretation of Cone Beam datasets for owners of this technology. The service provides oversight for Cone Beam machine owners and reduces the liability of the owner and their referring dental clients by providing a radiographic interpretation of findings in the patient’s volume [...]

DentForms™

Look here for more information The Dental Record • Paperless via MedicTalk DentForms™

For offices using Practice Management software such as Dentrix, EagleSoft, and SoftDent, paper forms and data transcription have remained necessary steps to maintain complete electronic recordkeeping—but no longer!

I have tried this product, Dent Forms, and a newer version called PT Dental. The concept is [...]

Geeks in Paradise

( General )

Paul Feuerstein, Barry Friedberg, Bob Davis, John Fluke, Larry Emmott, David Dodell
From the ADA “Tech Day” in Honolulu, 1999.

Front Deskless Hygiene

With computers in the treatment rooms the dental hygienist’s role changes. With a computer and an electronic schedule it is easy for the hygienist to just make an appointment and avoid the need to walk the patient up to the front so they can wait in line to schedule. However the best part of Front Deskless hygiene [...]

Two Mice

One of the simplest but effective tips for the use of technology in the treatment room is multiple inputs. Input refers to any device, which allows the user to access the computer. The most common input devices are a keyboard and mouse. However there are other options as well such as light pens, touch pads, track balls, [...]

The History of the @ Sign

( General )

In 1972, Ray Tomlinson sent the first electronic message, now known as e-mail, using the @ symbol to indicate the location or institution of the e-mail recipient. Tomlinson, using a Model 33 Teletype device, understood that he needed to use a symbol that would not appear in anyone’s name so that there was no confusion. [...]

External Hard Drives for back up

Look Here for details 3.5-inch Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drives - Seagate Technology
Fast, Versatile, High-Capacity StorageAvailable in a wide range of capacities, these compact, durable drives are ideal for all your business and personal storage needs. You can easily protect and access everything from multimedia presentations and digital photos to MPEG video and DVDs.
High-performance 7200-RPM [...]

Wow What a bargain, 20Mhz for under $8500


PC Magazine’s 19th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey: Printers Results

PC Magazine’s 19th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey: Printers Results

They’re still the leaders of the pack. Last year, Canon surged ahead on the ­printer portion of our survey, pulling alongside perennial printer favorite HP. This year, the two are Readers’ Choices again. In fact, Canon, with some stellar ratings, has a slight edge, especially among first-year [...]

FDA, MIT Announce Drug Safety System

( General and Internet )

Read the whole thing here: FDA, MIT Announce Drug Safety System

At a recent conference held by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Biomedical Innovation, the university and the Food and Drug Administration announced that they have an agreement to collaborate on the development of a real-time drug safety monitoring system. Currently, the FDA relies entirely [...]

FedEx Small Business Center

( General )

Look Here: FedEx Small Business Center
Fedx has an online site for us small business types

Samsung To Manufacture 70-Inch LCD TV

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Read the whole article here: Samsung To Manufacture 70-Inch LCD TV

Samsung Electronics plans to manufacture a 70-inch LCD television during the first half of 2007, the company said Sunday. The company will unveil its 70-inch LCD HDTV at the International Meeting on Information Displays (IMID) 2006, which will open in Daegu, Korea on August 23. Samsung [...]

Something New

From the New York Times Technology section, look here   - New York Times for the whole story

For anyone who has hesitated before making a purchase on a Web site, uncertain which brand is preferable, Tacit Software is preparing to introduce an online service that will make it simple to pick the brains of friends and colleagues for [...]

How Fast is your Internet Connection?

The following is from PC Magazine
ISP SpeedOptimum Online, available in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut area, provides the fastest nonfiber connection. In general, the cable providers beat DSL, although AT&T Yahoo! actually surpassed many cable-based ISPs. Verizon’s fiber service blew them all away.

Where did that e-mail “really” come from?

An insidious e-mail fraud is called Phising. You may receive e-mail messages purporting to be from banks and Web sites that are obviously not from those institutions even though the return address looks real. Is there a way to find out where these messages actually came from?
You probably won’t be able to trace the fraudulent [...]

Smart Care via a Mouse, but What Will It Cost? - New York Times

( General )

 From the - New York Times read the who;e article

THE electronic medical record seems an example of pure progress, a technology that yields only winners. So it has been cast as a geeky hero in health care policy circles.David M. Cutler, a health economist at Harvard, says that having more information could lead to more care and [...]

What is a Webinar???

Webinar is short for Web-based seminar; that is a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web.
A key feature of a Webinar is interactive elements; that is the ability to give, receive and discuss information. This is different that a Webcast, in which the data flow is one way and does not allow interaction [...]

Alternatives to Backing Up Online

Burn a new CD or DVD every Sunday night and store them at your brother-in-law’s office.
Buy five $200 external hard drives and hope your office doesn’t burn down. 
Do nothing and don’t worry about backup. (We suggest closing your eyes, plugging your ears and repeating “I’m in my happy place, I’m in my happy place.”)
Run a [...]