Many of you might be familiar with 3D printers. According to the scion of knowledge Wikipedia "additive manufacturing or 3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely [...]
Here's a follow up to my earlier post on QR codes. What if there was a way to gain useful feedback on urine samples without going to the doctor's office? Pixie Scientific is developing diapers with embedded urinalysis strips that link to an iPhone app. In a recent article on Gizmodo developers stated that "each smart diaper has a QR code [...]
Just a reminder to protect yourself online. Safeguard your passwords and consider using a separate email just for signing up for services. Chances your your personal details have been "acquired" as part of one of many recent online hacks. The following website shows a very interesting infographic detailing major online breaches since 2004. Information is Beautiful: Online Data Breaches
Really straightforward one this week. I just wanted to share an interesting article from BMJ Quality & Safety. It turns out that just about 1 in 4 errors in ORs were caused by machines. In a review of multiple studies the authors noted that "failures of equipment/technology accounted for a median 23.5% (IQR 15.0%–34.1%) of total errors." Each procedure saw [...]
I come across a lot of stuff on the web that I would like to read - I am also only one man. Therefore I saw that I was in need of a 'digital locker' service. I do sync all of my bookmarks across Chrome and I can access those on the Chrome browser on iOS - but because it [...]
I'm kinda OCD - as such I like to have a persistent list across all of my devices that syncs my To Do list, and can send me reminders. I could use Apple's reminders app - since I have an iPhone, iPad, and a MacBook along with a MacPro at work for video editing - but I've found that another [...]
Shot some cool video? Want to do more than just share it? Have a computer sitting around, begging for some Hollywood-Lite video production. Here is a brief overview of how to shoot good video with your cell phone camera, as well as an outline of some of the common options for non-linear video editing. Shooting video that isn't terrible It [...]
Today I'll be highlighting the EZ-IO App. Check out the homepage here. It is a free app for iOS that reviews how to use the IO drill, including text, videos and demos. Its certainly worth the price, and serves as a handy reference especially for just in time training prior to placing an IO. The app reviews the device and the different sites of [...]
You may have seen these strange pixellated squares at a recent academic conference on a a poster presentation, or perhaps on printed media and wondered what they are. Well, they are QR codes. Great... what's QR code? Read on... QR codes are essentially the hybridization of barcodes and hyperlinks (website address). QR stands for Quick Response. QR is actually a trademarked version [...]
I very am interested in the use of technology in education. In fact, its my niche, my raison d'être. I want to share cool tools, applications and resources with you so that they can be incorporated into your teaching and clinical practice. So, on Tuesdays I'll be using the PEMBlog as a way to spread the gospel of tech. This all began [...]
