When a window strays outside the visible desktop area, you can haul it back using your keyboard. Alt-Spacebar invokes the window’s System menu, which typically appears as close as possible to the off-screen window. Press M for Move and use the Arrow keys to bring the errant window back into view.
In the bad old days, last century, there was no real patient financing option. If a patient needed dental work they either paid for it from savings or the dentist would carry the balance. Since dentists aren’t bankers the result was lots of bad debts, very slow payments, high receivables and high billing costs. Or [...]
Lenovo ThinkCentre A60 -e
Of all the high- and low-end business systems out there, Lenovo’s ThinkCentre A60 falls somewhere in between, with useful built-in utilities, a chassis made for upgrades, and a corporate pedigree that piques the interest of demanding small-business users.
Type: Business Processor Family: AMD Athlon 64 X2 RAM: 1024 MB Storage Capacity: 160 GB [...]
Look here: ExtremeTech’s Ultimate Mouse Smack-Down
What do you call more than one mouse? Is it mice (it is for animals) or is it mouses if you are referring to the HI type of mouse (By the way HI is cool geek slang for Human Interface). If you have more than two is it a pack, [...]
From Lorne Lavine The Digital Dentist Blog - Dental Technology Consultants
Many of you may know that in Windows, there are many programs running in the background that start automatically when you reboot. These are called Services. What you may not know is that a large number of these are totally unnecessary for most users. Not [...]
23rd Annual Technical Excellence Awards from PC Magazine: Breakthroughs!: Operating System
Released to manufacturers in November, Microsoft’s new operating system has miles of code and some very cool tech—as it should, considering the years of development that have gone into it. Microsoft has rewritten the entire kernel to make it more secure and stable, and the [...]
Look here for all ten Wacky gifts :10 Wackiest Gifts Under $200 - Atech iCarta
The bathroom isn’t just for taking baths, brushing your teeth, and tinkering anymore. Oh no. Accompany your time on the can with music from your iPod. The Atech iCarta is an iPod dock with a built-in toilet paper holder. It features [...]
Read the whole article here: Recycling E-Waste - Expert Help by PC Magazine
By Matthew D. Sarrel These days, responsible computing means more than not spreading viruses and not hacking into someone else’s system. The waste that results from disposing of electronics such as computers and mobile phones, called e-waste, can be highly toxic. The United [...]
10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2007 - Popular MechanicsFrom concrete that can flex to sensors that you swallow, here are the technologies you’ll be talking about.
Read the whole article from PC Magazine here:Is Wi-Fi Headed to an Early Grave? - News and Analysis by PC Magazine
By Mark Hachman Is Wi-Fi dead as a standalone technology? According to Airgo chief executive Greg Raleigh, it is. Airgo, which agreed to be acquired Monday by Qualcomm, helped pioneer the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, [...]
Computer technology makes everything we do in the office easier and faster. Unfortunately it can also make it easier and faster for embezzlers and thieves. Many dentists are concerned about external security. They fear computer viruses or Internet hackers. These concerns need to be addressed however it is far more likely that the security of [...]
A key feature to tablet PCs is the use of touch screens and inking. That means a user can easily enter information by tapping on the screen with one hand while holding the tablet in another. Ink allows users to write or draw on the screen just as if it was a piece of paper.
This [...]
Are you looking to buy a laptop this Holiday season? Well what type do you want or need? Do you want a gaming machine? Or maybe a general purpose or multimedia or are you looking for a great buy? Look here for a complete guide from PC Magazine which includes the different types of laptops, [...]
Gearlog - Gadget Guide for Geeks by Geeks - View More
USB has been a convenient way of hot-syncing devices to a PC, but most new computers have only a pair of USB ports on the front, and multiple slots on the back. This meant you’d often have to reach behind the machine to plug and [...]
From Lorne Lavine at the digital dentist, click the link for the full story.
The Digital Dentist Blog - Dental Technology Consultants
Increase your Bandwidth by 20% I found this on another website. I’ve cleaned up the language as it was a bit, uh, raw, so here is the edited version. This is a great step to [...]
From the NYT click for the whole article on electronic health records and privacy.
Health Hazard: Computers Spilling Your History - New York Times
Powerful forces are lobbying hard for government and private programs that could push the nation’s costly and inefficient health care system into the computer age. President Bush strongly favors more use of health [...]
Myth: The thinnest sensors are the most comfortable.
Fact: This seems to make sense but on examination it is just silly. With this logic pressing a knife blade into your hand would be more comfortable than pressing a pencil. After all, the knife is thinner. Within the range of all sensors on the market, that [...]