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FootFetish

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Hey everyone,

I know there have to be some great Palm apps floating around out there amongst the schools. I've heard of people having a Palm version of Pocket Podiatrics and some other things, and I was wondering if anyone on here had it, and also I think this would be a good place to exchange some of those programs, maybe via YouSendIt or Mediafire links.
whaddya think?
 
The footbook from the handheld podiatry site is really good. Kind of like having all the important stuff from class notes on my PDA.🙂
 
there's a program called iSilo. I think it's a 30 day demo and costs about $20, but here's a serial number:

TAW3-8MZN-KIP4-Z8QE

Also, i did find pocket podiatrics 3rd edition, not sure where it came from b/c it's not on the website, so far i like the footbook better. i'll post a mediafire link to pocket pod later today.
 
Is the $20 fot Isilo a one time fee or is it an anual fee?
 
Wow this sounds really useful! Do most of you students use PDA's. I know at some schools its required. But if it is not required, would you still recommend buying one for the purposes of school. What do you use it the most for? Scheduling? Using Pocket Podiatrics and similar programs? Thanks for any input. I'm contemplating whether I need to get one for myself before school starts.

Also, What do you all think about getting one of those tablet notebooks that you can write notes on with a stylus pen and it converts your writing into typed text? Waste of money?
 
Wow this sounds really useful! Do most of you students use PDA's. I know at some schools its required. But if it is not required, would you still recommend buying one for the purposes of school. What do you use it the most for? Scheduling? Using Pocket Podiatrics and similar programs? Thanks for any input. I'm contemplating whether I need to get one for myself before school starts.

Also, What do you all think about getting one of those tablet notebooks that you can write notes on with a stylus pen and it converts your writing into typed text? Waste of money?
I really don't think it's necessary by any means - especially a notebook laptop. Most people print off the notes or journal articles anyways because with as much reading as you do in school, looking at screen all day makes your eyes go crazy.

I don't even own a laptop and get by ok with my PDA, an older desktop, and printing off notes. A laptop would be handy sometimes since PDA internet is reeealy slow, but then I might quit paying attention to the professor and just browse the web or IM during class as many of my classmates who bring laptops tend to do.

I use my PDA to take notes in class sometimes when a professor doesn't have good notes available; Windows PDAs have "Pocket Word" and "Pocket PowerPoint" to follow the lecture or take your own notes. Your PDA will have letter recognizer that takes a couple days to get used to but works smooth once you get the hang of it; if you take notes in PocketWord, then you convert them to MSWord on your desktop or laptop and can print them out.

I'd say you should get a PDA, but not right away. To be honest, when I start clinic, all I'll probably carry is Tarascon Pharmacopoeia in my lab coat and maybe Pocket Podiatrics if that doesn't weigh me down too much. Once you read them and can navigate the pocket-sized books, you can look up what you need before the kid next to you can even turn his PDA on. It's also better to have a 2 ounce pharmacopoeia than a 3 pound PDA that's in your lab coat all day, and I'd much rather have something that costs $10 lost or stolen than something that was $400+ after software and accessories. Also keep in mind that PDA batteries die from time to time, but pocket books are pretty fail safe.

I will probably leave my PDA in my locker once we start rotations; I doubt I'll carry it around. The only thing you really really need are the pharmacology doses since nobody can remember all of them (and even if you could, you'd be a ***** not to double check a book to prevent any possible med error). The PDA software like Netter Atlas and ortho textbook are handy when I get stuck or need a refresher in lab or lecture, but you shouldn't need to consult them very often if you paid attention in classes. There's obviously no way you'd lug those books around to clinic, even in your bag, so that is where a PDA comes in handy.
 
At DMU we are given a laptop and a PDA at the beginning of the first year, both are yours to keep and at the end of your second year you get to trade in your PDA for a new one. We use our PDAs to log all of the patients we see in clinic although you can use your laptop if you like. We are also given a subscription to epocrates which is a pharmacopeia application for our PDAs. It is nice because then you don't need to carry a book to look up drugs if you don't want to. I have the foot book on my PDA and find it useful when I need to reference a quick classification system or get pimped on something I can't recall. As far as lugging pocket podiatrics around not only is it big, but if you try and whip that thing out while you are on a rotation you are liable to get you head ripped off by an attending. It has been my experience that most of them look at it as a crutch and tend to get annoyed by anyone using it. Just my experience though. Long story short I love my pDA.
 
i didn't really touch my PDA until I got into clinic.

Also, both Palm and PocketPC have Portable versions of Office.

Palm is more of a universally accepted format.
 
Ok, I made podiatry super pack. You'll need iSilo to read the documents, and a serial number is posted above.

Included, you'll find:
Algorithm for Rash Diagnosis
Anesthesia Resident's Handbook
Anesthesiology
Clinical Dermatology
DM Diagnosis and Treatment
EKG Reference
Infectious diseases
Johns Hopkins Antibiotics Guide
Lower Notes (D. Bareither)
Manual of Rheumatology
Metabolic Syndrome
Ortho Notes with Pics
Osteoporosis
Pain & Anesthesia
Pocket Podiatrics 3rd Edition
Prescription Writing
Radiology
Surgical knots & Sutures
The Foot Book
What to Order When
Wheeless Textbook of Orthopedics


*note- these are platform (Mac/Windows) independent and will work on any Palm. Not sure about PocketPC, but I think it should be fine via iSilo.

Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?emn0llzdnmy
 
Thanks, man... I'd post post Netter Atlas and Chapman's Ortho Sx textbook in iSilo, but I have no idea how lol.
 
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