Mary's Pad

Let’s just say having a glass of soda next to an open laptop is not the smartest idea, but I do it again, and again and again.  Thank God I have a Thinkpad.  They can take the most amazing amount of abuse and still work! Here is the journey from toothless keyboard to nice, new, [...]

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So this is a totally random post, but I thought, given my avid devotion to the field, that it would be negligent on my part not to say Happy Birthday to the computer mouse. It is 40 years today since the computer mouse was first revealed to what would become devout and adoring masses. On [...]

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So I am finally officially off orientation.  My last day of orientation was Saturday, and it was fun.  My preceptor and I volunteered for the “Crisis Corner” assignment which is where you have the psych patients, the OD’s, drunks, etc.   It can be pretty interesting.  Sunday night was my first night officially on my own, [...]

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If you’ve visited the Amazon.com website recently, you’ve probably seen the ads for their latest gadget, the Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device. Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device What this is is an electronic gadget that you can use to read your books, but more than that, you can shop for books [...]

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Back in May I posted about Microsoft’s new surface technology – some real drool-worthy stuff! I still can’t wait until these become available in public places so I can play with them, although I’m sure that will take some time, given that the price-tag is $10,000! At the risk of being redundant, I will post [...]

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