Which PDA do you use for rotations?

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and what do you suggest?

I guess my main question is what PDA OS is most used for medical software you use during the clinical years? Palm OS or WINCE?

As of right now I'm eyeing the tunston T5 😉

Thanks
 
I use a Tungsten T3 (which I'm sure is probably outdated by now, but it works for me 🙂 )
 
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DOtobe said:
I use a Tungsten T3 (which I'm sure is probably outdated by now, but it works for me 🙂 )
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Second the T3. As far as I'm concerned, its still on sale, so its not outdated.
 
ok thanks, I did some reading and it looks like WINCE or PalmOS doesn't matter, most software is made for both these days...

is there any essential software that I'd really need that only goes one OS or another?

Thanks for the tip on the tech forum but the traffic there is pitiful and I most pertinent to rotations anyway...

thanks everyone, suggestions still welcome
 
is there any essential software that I'd really need that only goes one OS or another?

Epocrates is free for the palm and is essential. Helps you quickly look up dosages, mechanisms, side effects, or if you just wanna quickly see what the generic/trade name of a drug is (much fast than say accessing the pocket pharmacopia)
 
I have a dell axim xxx model, who cares. I haven't used it since my medicine rotation, just use my pharmacopia now. As teched out as I like to be it's amazing how I've regressed. Might use it more in surgery, I don't know. Don't get one unless you really feel you need it.
 
Have a pocket pc myself. There were times i'd have liked to have a palm OS, since my classmates were busy beaming their free programs to one another. Free programs for pocket pc are a bit harder to find. Used my PDA mostly for the calendar (keeping track of where i was supposed to be for conferences, clinic, etc) and Epocrates in 3rd yr. Now, as a 4th yr, i've also "regressed" to using my tarascon and other paperback references. I've used my PDA so little this year that my main battery ran out, and i need to totally reload everything back onto my PDA after i recharge it.
 
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