Moore’s Law states that computing power will double every eighteen months. He has been right for forty years. This means that it is foolish to shop for a computer that will last for the rest of your practice life. It is foolish to worry about filling up your server hard drive in four or five years. It is foolish because you will be able to upgrade to much better equipment  at a lower expense in a relatively short time.
So the lesson is buy what you need to do a good job in the office today. Don’t try and buy a computer for what you will be doing three years from now. Because in three years there will be computers four times better than what you can get today.

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This looks like a phone add on. However if it reduces noise would this be useful to improve voice activated charting. Interesting.

CrystalTalk™ (kris’t?l-tôk). n. Noise-canceling technology manufactured by Motorola; “a bundling of microphone noise reduction and noise adaptive speaker enhancements meant to improve the clarity and intelligibility of speech while you are in a noisy environment.” - Motorola.com
Motopure H12 = H680 + CrystalTalk - Gearlog#more [1].

[1] http://www.gearlog.com/2007/11/motopureh12_h680_crystaltalk.php#more

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The utility linked from PC Magazine below could be useful in a dental office to hide confidential items such as patient correspondence or legal matters.

Have you ever needed to hide files from prying eyes? Perhaps you have your resumé and cover letters stashed on your machine at work,  This month’s utility, Folder Phantom, allows you to easily make folders disappear and reappear.
- Folder Phantom: Hide Your Files and Folders - Downloads by PC Magazine [1].

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2207835,00.asp

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Folks want to look phenomenal. That’s all there is to it. Breast augmentation was up 55% in 2006 over 2000, according to the National Plastic Surgery Statistics. Buttock lift was up 174%. Botox was up 420%. We – yes, probably even you - flock to tanning salons, med/spas, and other image-enhancing facilities seeking beauty…and maybe [...]

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A report in the Journal of Periodontology found that in 15 patients who underwent a gingival graft, a new fibrin adhesive derived from snake venom promoted faster tissue repair and recovery over traditional sutures. The adhesive is a combination of buffalo plasma-derived fibrinogen and a thrombin-like enzyme found in snake venom. Because the adhesive is [...]

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