Non-clinical
Keeping electronic files under control
Recently, we had an addition to our family. A bouncing baby Fujitsu Scan Snap 510M Scanner. This device is a double sided A4 to PDF scanner, that works perfectly with the Mac. I spent the weekend scanning numerous bits of paper and am slowly emptying my filing cabinets. So the plan [...]
Simplify by reducing task clutter
Tis the season to review and reflect. January is a great time to audit your strengths and weaknesses. My real work has been falling prey to all the other distractions in my life. I have created elaborate limits to my procrastination sirens. However, they simply aren’t working, and that is because [...]
Merry Christmas from AppleQuack
May you have a Merry Christmas, filled with friends, family, good food and plenty of geek gadgets. As a christian, this is a very special time of year for me, and I hope you get a chance to connect with God in a real way this season.
Christmas is a lot about the music for [...]
How to prepare a medical slide presentation
I am not an expert on presentation skills. I don’t think many medical people are. Medical people often aren’t practiced at slide presentations. It’s not something we do every week, but we do have to do it every few months. Most of us never get to be highly skilled or highly practiced, [...]
How to manipulate your PDFs
I have been playing with PDFs a lot recently, and evidence-based medicine makes them increasingly necessary. Luckily, the days where you needed Adobe Professional to manipulate files are quickly receding.
Creating PDFs
Mac users have the advantage when creating PDFs, with the ability to print any document to PDF from within the print menu. Furthermore, [...]