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Quality, Mac vs. PC, and my eyes
Oct/27/09 23:52 Filed in: Medical devices | Medical products
The largest argument in the internet isn't Obama's healthcare plan, whether the Yankees should lose the World Series, or why does gas cost so much. No, it's Mac vs. PC. Across the internet, it's the argument that gobbles up bandwidth in a never-ending discussion. There are several websites that keep tabs on new technology. They are interesting if you want to read about a new mobile phone or a new rice harvesting robot. But whenever they talk about a new product from Apple or something from Microsoft, there's dozens, if not hundreds, of comments about one or the other. Then it gets personal.
I find these discussions amusing, because the arguments on both sides fall a little flat. Now, this website is hosted on Mac servers. And I wrote and designed this website on a Mac with a Mac-only web design program. So, you might think I'm biased, which I am. I'm not going to get into all the arguments between the two devices, but Windows based computers vastly outsell Macs. Most Mac users tend to very loyal to the brand for a number of valid reasons, including ease-of-use and fewer problems. Most PC users tend to look for lower prices without regards to the brand. However, there is a small, but vocal, group of very technical individuals who are loyal to PC's because they are more adept at maximizing the potential of PC's. I'm not convinced of all of their arguments, but they certainly are. Read More...
I find these discussions amusing, because the arguments on both sides fall a little flat. Now, this website is hosted on Mac servers. And I wrote and designed this website on a Mac with a Mac-only web design program. So, you might think I'm biased, which I am. I'm not going to get into all the arguments between the two devices, but Windows based computers vastly outsell Macs. Most Mac users tend to very loyal to the brand for a number of valid reasons, including ease-of-use and fewer problems. Most PC users tend to look for lower prices without regards to the brand. However, there is a small, but vocal, group of very technical individuals who are loyal to PC's because they are more adept at maximizing the potential of PC's. I'm not convinced of all of their arguments, but they certainly are. Read More...
Designing better medical products
Mar/22/09 11:35 Filed in: Medical devices | iPhone | Pharmaceuticals | Healthcare Policy | Medical products
I am an early adopter of any new technology, not only because I like new gadgets, but because I always expect the newer technology will have improved quality, power, and ease-of-use. Sometimes, I am quite pleased with the results, my iPhone from Apple being one of the better examples. More often than not, I find myself quite disappointed.
Without intending to be an uncritical fan of Apple (you can find those discussions in several other locations on the web), there are real reasons that the iPhone is simply the best cell phone on the market. First, it holds a good sampling of my music collection, eliminating one other device to carry with me. And that music is transferred to my iPhone by simply the most elegant piece of software I’ve ever used: iTunes. I hear people tell me that they can get music on their phones, but it takes work. I have no time to figure out arcane programming steps to get music on some other device. The music simply gets onto my iPhone, I can access it. That’s the ballgame for me.
Second, I have downloaded and installed onto my iPhone dozens of Apps, which are the programs for the iPhone. I have games, access to sports scores real time, business news, stock prices, maps, movies, Kindle books (this is a whole story in itself), and an amazing program that listens to music and identifies it (and it’s free). Using iTunes, I can buy the apps (many are free, but you still have to “purchase” them) at the iTunes store, and upload them to my iPhone. At its essence, iPhone has made my life easier. Read More...
Without intending to be an uncritical fan of Apple (you can find those discussions in several other locations on the web), there are real reasons that the iPhone is simply the best cell phone on the market. First, it holds a good sampling of my music collection, eliminating one other device to carry with me. And that music is transferred to my iPhone by simply the most elegant piece of software I’ve ever used: iTunes. I hear people tell me that they can get music on their phones, but it takes work. I have no time to figure out arcane programming steps to get music on some other device. The music simply gets onto my iPhone, I can access it. That’s the ballgame for me.
Second, I have downloaded and installed onto my iPhone dozens of Apps, which are the programs for the iPhone. I have games, access to sports scores real time, business news, stock prices, maps, movies, Kindle books (this is a whole story in itself), and an amazing program that listens to music and identifies it (and it’s free). Using iTunes, I can buy the apps (many are free, but you still have to “purchase” them) at the iTunes store, and upload them to my iPhone. At its essence, iPhone has made my life easier. Read More...