Archive for October, 2008

Using TZEdit on Windows SP, SP2, SP3 for daylight saving time (DST)

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

If you’ve got some older systems or a new netbook that can’t quite handle Vista , you might be hanging onto Windows XP longer than you thought.  Out of the box, XP and the new DST changes don’t get along.  As a result of The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, the United States has an extended daylight saving period that lasts 3-4 weeks longer than in years prior to 2007.  But there’s a fix!

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Remap keys, map caps lock to control button

Friday, October 24th, 2008

The caps locks key is one of the least commonly used keys on my keyboard…  until I mapped it to a control key!  A lot of the registry hacks available online for remapping the caps lock and control button involve swapping their functionality or swapping other keys.  I have absolutely no use for a caps lock button, so I just map the caps lock button to a control button and leave the control button in the bottom-left corner alone.

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5 common mistakes for tablet PC development

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Okay, so you’re sold on a Tablet PC, but what should you watch out for when developing a Tablet PC application in health care?

Below is a list of common mistakes for developing a Tablet PC application.  All are avoidable early in the project’s life-cycle. Some of these mistakes I own, and others I’ve seen from other project managers and developers. Hopefully, this list helps others avoid these common mistakes.

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Free iPHR market report from Chilmark

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Chilmark Research is offering a FREE 20-page iPHR Market Report (Executive Summary).  You’ll need to enter your email address and address info, but that’s it!

The full report is a 200+ page report going for just a little under $2,500.  The full report consists of 3 chapters and an appendices.  The free report only includes chapter 1 (Executive Summary).  Nothing wrong with that, because that’s exactly what they advertised.  Chapter 2 (Market Trends) and chapter 3 (iPHR Vendor Profiles) are not included.  Too bad…

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