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Windows XP Outsells Vista at Retail – News and Analysis by PC Magazine [1]

Windows Vista got off to a slow consumer start compared to its predecessor. U.S. retail Vista sales were significantly less than Windows XP during their respective launch weeks. NPD released sales figures on Thursday for software that end users install themselves on a computer. Windows Vista unit sales decreased 58.9 percent in units compared to Windows XP during their respective launch weeks, while revenue decreased 32.1 percent. Vista’s launch starkly contrasts to Office 2007, which sales increased more than 100 percent compared to Office 2003 during their respective launch weeks.
What does this mean….mmmmm I have no idea

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2095413,00.asp

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Dentrix has provided an online training session or “Webinar” to help users learn the new G2 Version. This new version is a BIG change from previous versions and I advise training before you install and try to use G2. To sign up for the free webinar look here [1].

[1] http://www.dentrix.com/g2/g2_training/webinars.asp

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The Best Free Software – Features by PC Magazine [1]

Most software is expensive and bloated. Yet free software typically does one task and does it with precision and elegance. Among the thousands of free apps available on the Web, how do you find the best, most reliable ones for your needs?

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2090787,00.asp

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Myth: The price will be coming down soon.

Fact: Prices have been going up. The economies of scale which have driven down the price of many high tech products simply do not apply to digital x-rays. There is no general consumer demand outside of dentistry. The market is limited, and the cost of development, service and support is very high.

Myth: The staff won’t like it.

Fact: 40,000 plus dental offices are successfully using digital radiography. If the staff doesn’t like it, the problem may be the staff not the system. Most staff resistance problems are really training problems.

Myth: I need a sensor in every room.

Fact: Most general dental offices can start quite well with just one sensor. The sensor is not only a film substitute it is also a processor substitute. If you can run your dental practice with one film processor you can run the office with one sensor. Multiple doctor offices or offices with lots of pediatric patients may need a second sensor.

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Online data storage and back up is a great system. However it can be expensive for large offices with lots of data. However prices are coming down. Current service start at $9.95 a month for 5GB. If you have lots of image files and radiographs it is possible to have 20GB or more of data. That adds up to $40 a month or $480 a year. At that rate off site tapes cost less.

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For more informationAT&T CallVantage: www.att.com/callvantage [1]GoogleTalk: www.google.com/talk [2]Skype: www.skype.com/business [3]Vonage: www.vonage.com [4]

[1] http://www.att.com/callvantage
[2] http://www.google.com/talk
[3] http://www.skype.com/business
[4] http://www.vonage.com/

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 – VoIP – Small Medium Business (SMB) by PC Magazine [1]

You know the cost savings of Voice over IP phone service, but only about 17 percent of small to midsize businesses have made the switch to VoIP, according to a survey by technology consultancy Savatar. Why? Because most Internet phone services don’t offer communications packages designed for small businesses. Now that’s changing, with a variety of tiered services that can fit nearly any business model.
There are two basic types of VoIP service. The first is designed to replace your existing landline phone with VoIP. Such services are offered by traditional phone companies (AT&T’s CallVantage and Verizon’s VoiceWing), cable companies (Time Warner Cable’s Digital Phone and Comcast’s Digital Voice), and VoIP pioneers such as Vonage and Packet8.

Vonage is at the forefront. Its $49.99 Small Business Unlimited Premium package includes unlimited local and long-distance calls anywhere in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, as well as a dedicated fax line, unlimited call forwarding, and the ability to send all voice mail to an e-mail account. Additional lines cost just $12.99 for 500 minutes.
The second type of VoIP service is the free or nearly free services, such as Yahoo! Messenger with Voice, GoogleTalk, and Skype. These software applications let you place calls from a PC or connected handset to other users of the same service at no charge. Most also let you call out to regular phone numbers for just a couple of cents a minute.
The leader in this category is Skype, which even allows you to purchase a regular phone number so that people with traditional phones can call you. Skype also offers free conference calls, file transfers during calls, call forwarding, and several for-pay features. Skype for Business includes free software that lets group administrators purchase Skype credits and then track and distribute them to employees, who can use them for Skype premium services such as calls to regular phone numbers and voice mail.
VoIP isn’t a perfect solution. The issue of 911 service has yet to be satisfactorily resolved, calls are sometimes dropped, audio quality is occasionally inferior, and when the power goes out, so does the phone service. But according to the Savatar survey, 91 percent of SMBs that have adopted VoIP would recommend or highly recommend it to others.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2043496,00.asp

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– Review by PC Magazine [1]
Sony Portable Reader System (PRS-500) ($349.99 direct)The best e-book reader you can buy. The PRS-500 holds up to 160 e-books, and sports a beautiful six-inch screen that will display graphics and other material as well as text.

[1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2091012,00.asp

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Clik Tech makes the digital sensor holder ClickRay. The company recently received ISO 9001:2000 certification. This is the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems. ClikTech received certification for the design, development, provisioning, maintenance and support of design operations and services.

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By now all dental offices should have and see the value of a web site. A really nice, flashy web site is terrific BUT if no one ever finds it what good is it to the bottom dollar of your practice. You have to know how to drive the general public to your site so […]

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