- What the iPad Could Mean for Healthcare and other Businesses
- Initial Thoughts on the iPad
- Mac OS X, Snow Leopard; What you should know before upgrading your business
- How to Backup your Business Data Cost Efficiently on your Mac!
- Value the Apple Way; Why the iPhone and Mac Maker is Poised to Take Over the World
- 1.5 Billion Downloads from the App Store in One Year
What the iPad Could Mean for Healthcare and other Businesses
The iPad brings with it the potential to reshape many other professions, industries and businesses including healthcare, print and video media, to the benefit of consumers in a profound and permanent way. As an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, I am usually busy with three types of activities in my practice: 1) seeing consults, 2) performing surgeries and 3) checking in with post-operative patients. Most of this is done in my office, however, sometimes these functions are performed in the hospital. The impact a tablet computer would have in my line of work, and in the healthcare field in general, with respect to patient safety and productivity, is significant. I’ll delineate a few thoughts on how this mobile computing platform can enhance our efficacy in patient care including in point-of-care and billing.
Read More »Initial Thoughts on the iPad
On Wednesday this past week, Apple unveiled their vision of the future: the iPad. A bold move to create a new category of product, somewhere between a smartphone and a laptop, as described by Steve Jobs at the announcement. Do we really need another device to complicate our lives further? Or part with more of our hard earned money for a better way to browse the web while our laptops and iPhones sit idle? Or perhaps this device will usher in a new era of how we interact with technology, consume media and open up entirely new opportunities and businesses that will drive the human race forward, if only to make it to Apple’s next big announcement when the fun starts all over again!
Read More »Mac OS X, Snow Leopard; What you should know before upgrading your business
The last month has been very exciting and worrisome all at the same time. Why, you ask? Well, because Snow Leopard was released early, some companies that issue mission-critical business software were not prepared to deliver proper compatibility of their applications with the new operating system. Some companies didn’t even acknowledge their programs’ compatibility status with Snow Leopard (I’m looking at you, Intuit) with a timely announcement on their website or an e-mail to their registered users when 10.6 was released in late August! This was the worrisome part. As far as the exciting part goes, I’m smiling ear to ear and enjoying every minute of my experience using Mac OS X 10.6!
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