PDA/iPhone
20 ways Surgeons should use Evernote
I have previously raved about how useful Evernote is in medical research. It is also a great resource for doctors. EfficientMD has already posted a series on using Evernote in a medical practice, including suggestions for using it as a Electronic Health Record. I would like to extend these ideas, and provide [...]
IPhone timer boosts productivity and improves time management
A timer is a cornerstone of productivity. My iPhone has a countdown timer, alarm and stopwatch, and it is one of my every-day applications. It has changed the way I work. Here are some of the uses I have found so far:
Reminder alarms. A friend complained that he always misses a weekly [...]
11 ways to Evernote your medical research
Evernote is a respository for notes, PDFs, images and even handwritten scribbles. It takes your dross and makes it accessible and searchable. EfficientMD recently shared how medicos can take advantage of it, and I reckon researchers should not be ignored. So here are my suggestions for “Evernote-ing” your research.
Reagent capture. Photograph [...]
Medical software I couldn’t do without
After a discussion on the Twitter, I got thinking about core medical apps and hardware. We all need an email client and we all need a browser. But what applications are vital to my medical practice? Maybe I wouldn’t even use them if I wasn’t a doctor?
The list is suprisingly short:
Papers
Papers is [...]
Speakapedia lets you take the wiki with you (Mac OSX)
Speakapedia converts wikipedia article text into an itunes track for iPod consumption. It strips all the uninteresting links and tags and includes the useful information. There is a 14 day trial period, $10 for full version. Leopard only.
Even if you don’t trust all the articles on Wikipedia, you can find some interesting information [...]