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Dental Art DentalCollectibles.com

Dental Art Dentist Art Dental Collectibles Dental Animation- DentalCollectibles.com.
Check the link above for some fun animation themed art and patient education. They are running an ADA special. Of course this is best for children…I don’t treat children…Pedodontist are my favorite specialist.

Larry (the cable guy?) Computer terms

HARDCOPY - Picture looked at when selecting tattoos
INTERNET - Where cafeteria workers put their hair
MAC - Big Bubba’s favorite fast food
MODEM - What ya did when the grass and weeds got too tall
NETWORK - Scoop’n up a big fish before it breaks the line
ONLINE - Where to stay when taking [...]

World’s Fastest Cyclist Hits 82.3 MPH

This has nothing to do with dentistry but it is hi tech and involves my other passion cycling. Besides it is cool and amazing!

Sam Whittingham is the fastest cyclist on the planet, having pedaled his sleek recumbent bicycle to a stunning 82.3 mph to claim the world record for a human-powered vehicle. The bike-builder from [...]




Then and Now

We’ve come a long way. In 1951, Univac, the first commercial computer, made its way into computer history. It was 25 feet by 50 feet, weighed 8 tons, and cost close to $1 million. It had a processing speed of 2.25 megahertz (MHz) and a memory capacity of 1,000 words.
Today, 57 years later, for less than $1,000 [...]

Bill Gates Quotes

Follow the link for a page full of Bill Gates quotes like the one below. I know it is often considered sophisticated to make fun of Gates. But he revolutionized the entire world while making himself the richest man in the world. Maybe he is worth listening to.

The first rule of any technology used in a [...]

Microsoft Three Finger Salute

Control – Alt – Delete

Antigue Computer


Lawyers

1) What’s wrong with Lawyer jokes?Lawyers don’t think they’re funny, and nobody else thinks they’re jokes.
2) When asked, “What is a contingent fee?” a lawyer answered, “A contingent fee to a lawyer means, if I don’t win your suit, I get nothing. If I do win it, you get nothing.”
3) A group of terrorists hijacked [...]




The Future is…

“The future is hard to predict because it hasn’t happened yet.”

Florida Probe Screen Savers

Don’t settle for the bland screen savers Microsoft bundles with Windows. Check out these cool Florida Probe options. Choose from Matrix, X-files or my favorite the probe chasing teeth.
Welcome to Florida Probe Corporation.

The Worst Tech Products of Spring 2008 - Reviews by PC Magazine

of the hundreds of products tested between April and June, only nine ended up on this list. How did they get here? Each of the products below received a rating of 2 stars or below from our experts (on a 5-star scale, 5 being the best). Why target these products? Well, we consider it our [...]

Boing Boing

Police in South Wales, UK, were dispatched to respond to a 999 emergency call to investigate a “bright stationary object” in the sky above a concerned citizen’s home. The BBC News posted a recording and transcript of the conversation between the control room, the caller, and the police: Control: “Alpha Zulu 20, this object in [...]

Training Training Training

I believe one of the biggest mistakes dentists make with technology is not enough training. One of the common whines is that training is expensive and people come and go.
The worry is: What if I train them and thay leave?
On the other hand: What if you don’t train them and they stay?

Apogee Dental Network Practice Management Blog

Read this article from the Des Moines Register and I’ll dissect it.Let’s cut it open. The article describes a presentation given by Dr. David Nash, professor and former Dean at the U of Kentucky dental school, whom I will refer to from here on out as “Dr. Stupid Head”.
Apogee Dental Network Practice Management Blog.

MotionBased

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 [...]

Your Complete Father’s Day Gift Guide - Dads and Grads by PC Magazine

Don’t settle for a standby Father’s Day gift this year; trust us, your dad doesn’t need another tie, paperweight, or gag gift. But handing a technophobe a portable hard drive or new UMPC is likely to go over just as well as handing an outdoorsman a hulking gaming PC. So to help you sort out [...]

Happy Tax Day


Going Paperless

OK OK OK, I admit there is still some need for paper in the dental office.