Comments on: “What’d I miss?” – Week of August 16th

By: MotionApps

MotionApps — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:11:45 +0000

Hey, we respect commitment!:) If there is such an opportunity in the future (webOS device available on Verizon), make sure to let us know if you would like to try Classic with the Palm OS software you have.

By: Jerry Fahrni

Jerry Fahrni — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:04:43 +0000

Hi MotionApps team,

I have not used a Palm Pre, but have heard of your product. I love the idea. I am a Verizon die-hard, and unfortunately, that eliminates both the Palm Pre and iPhone from my circle of possible devices. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

By: MotionApps

MotionApps — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:26:36 +0000

Hi Jerry,

We at MotionApps love Palm OS too. Did you have a chance to try the new Palm’s Pre device? Our Classic emulator would let you run your legacy Palm OS apps on powerful Pre hardware. We partner with several companies in the medical software field, and would love to hear your insight on the principle of emulation and “breathing in new life” to your existing (and probably critical for your work) Palm OS apps.

Regards,
MotionApps team

By: Jerry Fahrni

Jerry Fahrni — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:19:54 +0000

Hi Rob,

I tried the ThinkPad route as well; no luck. During my trip to Philadelphia I had dinner with the IT director in charge of equipment. I wanted to know the expected lifespan of our laptops assigned to us by the hospital. My Latitude D520 is two years old and well past its prime (1.66 GHZ, 1GB RAM). Anyway, he informed me that they give the laptops an infinite lifespan as far as the hospital is concerned. My laptop is my primary machine; docked desktop workhorse at work, mobile workhorse at home and on the go.

In order to get a new laptop, I have to write a budget proposal, which I did, for the next fiscal year. Because money is tight in healthcare, it didn’t make it past the first round of cuts. The next opportunity for me to get a new machine will be October 2010. You and I have spoken at length about the view many hospitals take when it comes to equipment and software. Live with it or move on, I suppose.

By: Jerry Fahrni

Jerry Fahrni — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:07:42 +0000

I agree. It’s really kind of funny. When I first started working at the hospital I was more than willing to help out whenever someone needed it. I kind of became a “go to guy” for pretty much anything and everything. Unfortunately it created the mess I’m in now. I’ve been trying to create a distinct definition of items that I’m responsible for and a list of things that everyone call the “Help Desk” for. All its done is create some bad feelings. I’m trying to grow the position into something more advanced with project management and decision making authority, but I’m not having much luck. It really goes to show you that our profession is still maturing.

By: Rob Fahrni

Rob Fahrni — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:46:36 +0000

Jay,

If your IT group is completely against Macs maybe, just maybe, you can get them to purchase a Lenovo ThinkPad for you? They’re very nice machines; fast, reliable. If all else fails get them to buy you a big momma Dell laptop, top of the line. That tinny piece of junk you have is only good for executive types that do nothing more than answer e-mail all day.

Serious computing requires serious hardware. A MacBook Pro is an obvious choice to those that know anything about hardware. They’re seriously great Windows boxes, although I’d consider installing WIndow on a Mac dumbing the Mac down, it’s still a very viable option. Dual boot it!

By: pillguy

pillguy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:26:35 +0000

Jerry what we need is a pamphlet that we hand out to everyone in the pharmacy concerning the difference between IT and Pharmacy Informatics. I get these types of things all the time. People want a “quick” path to get what they want from IT, and for some reason they think because we deal with the clinical information in IT’s systems, we should be able to do everything else as well.