I just learned about a very interesting software called AppNavigator. You can follow the link for details. What you can do with AppNavigator is set up routines that the computer can do automatically without the need for a person telling the computer what to do. It is like having a virtual staff member.
I see great [...]
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Check out the Extreme Tech article for some details on key board shortcuts. Hands off the Mouse!
Windows is like a real-time strategy game. You can do everything with the mouse, but you’ll be so much better at it if you learn the keyboard shortcuts.
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts: Hands Off the Mouse! - OS, Software & [...]
Follow the link to one of the first tech industry articles I have read that says Vista is OK. Never the less I’m still not using it.
Is Windows Vista Really That Bad?
Is Windows Vista Really That Bad? - Opinions by ExtremeTech.
Good charting software has many features. One of the most important is that it eliminates all paper. That means the software must accommodate all the bits of paper data outlined above and it must have a method of importing virtually anything either with a scanner or file import function. If some bit of paper possibly [...]
Basic digital radiography software should provide the following:*An electronic storage system to capture, store retrieve and display the image.*Basic enhancement tools including brightness, contrast and zoom.
Good digital radiography software should provide the following:*Interoperability, the ability to capture images from multiple sensors.*Integration or bridging with the patient’s electronic record.*DICOM (Digital Image Communication in Medicine) conformance.*ease of [...]
Microsoft is the largest software company in the world and its products touch the lives of millions of consumers and businesspeople each day. Despite its dominance, Microsoft still faces very tough software competition from many different directions.For example, just about everyone knows about the quarter-century long software war between Microsoft and Apple in personal computers [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I am very excited to present a new tool to help you make wise technology choices. I have gathered the very best from my past articles and seminars and combined them with the latest information to create these comprehensive step by step Technology Guides.
Each one includes; basic philosophies, budgets, buying guides, examples, photos and diagrams [...]
I just finished using the new Document Center in Dentrix G-3. It worked great. Dentrix finally fixed what had been a major source of irritation. In the old document center you could only store documents in .jpg. That meant if you wrote a patient letter or made a spreadsheet for a patient the only way [...]
I may have jumped the gun last time, but Microsoft has definitely made Windows XP SP3 available for download. The one-file network download is 316.4 MB. As Microsoft points out, if you’re only updating one computer you are much better off using Windows Update, which should also be offering SP3. The download will be much [...]
If “buyer’s remorse” describes regret and self-doubt after a costly purchase, then “upgrader’s remorse” seems to sum up the feelings some people have after switching to Windows Vista. And why shouldn’t they feel that way? Windows XP is noticeably faster than Vista on the same hardware, and it gets by with much less RAM and [...]
I just got my Copy of G3. I am looking forward to evaluating the upgrades. More to come!!
Better, Faster, Stronger. G3 is here!When the right elements are put together, amazing things happen. DENTRIX continues its transformation with DENTRIX G3, offering technology that Comes Together to make your practice more efficient and more profitable. DENTRIX G3 enables offices to take the next step toward a paperless practice and offers a new level in [...]
Microsoft’s recent announcement of a price cut for Windows Vista illustrates the desperate position the company is in. By all reasonable accounts Vista has failed and Microsoft is desperately trying to prop it up and put some lipstick on a very nasty and very flawed pig. Unfortunately, it won’t work.
See the whole article here
Blogging has been light for several reasons; not the least of which is that I have just installed a new Home-Office computer for Emmott on Technology. It is awesome…quad core dual monitors…total geek out.
However even for a big geek like me setting up a new computer is a tedious and frustrating task. However this [...]
Dentrix is introducing G3 at Chicago this week. The Dentrix site does not yet have any details but the following was posted previously. More details when they are available.
What’s nextThe next upgrade will focus on the Family File, which includes changing the user interface for improved usability, as well as adding entirely new features. The [...]
From Susan Gunn. She is absolutely THE source for QuickBooks help for dentists.
One of the myths regarding QuickBooks payroll is that they do not have a comparable payroll solution to Paychex or ADP or any other payroll service. This is simply NOT TRUE. I recommend the QuickBooks Assisted Payroll Solution. The benefits:
Enter hours [...]