Someone Broke Into A Computer At Work

At work some one broke into a computer. This computer is a patient lounge computer which is on our public wireless.

They got the wireless NIC, but nothing else. People will be hard set to get something that they want. The computer had a security cable attached and security bit. So you can see how determined they were.

November 30, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Crouse Hospital and the New OR Rooms

Here are some pictures and a video of the new OR at Crouse Hospital. This is where I work. We installed three computers in each OR Room. There is a computer in the cabinet, on the nurses station and a wall mount. Each OR Room has state of the art equipment.

If you can’t view the video then Click Here.

Here are some pictures that I took.

This is what the wall mount computer looks like. It is a Seneca Data Mini x10 with a 19″ monitor. This is the standard computer that we install.

In this pictures gives you view of the whole room. You can see the stryker equipment. Most of the rooms are the same.

This is the nurses station computer and the touchscreen Stryker monitor. The keyboard and mouse by the stryker touchscreen controls the computer in the cabinet. Which will be used to display PACS images for medical staff.

Each room gets a mini rack in the cabinet. They get a patch panel, 24 port network switch and a rack mountable UPS. In the cabinet in the lower shelves hold the stryker equipment and one of the mini computers.

November 11, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Computer Update At Work

Yesterday I upgraded to a new computer at work. I installed windows 7 Professional 32 bit verison. I also installed 3 monitors.

The computer specs are the following:

Intel core 2 duo at 2.93 Ghz
Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 160 GB

I really like it. I also run Windows 7 at home so I am some what use to it. I just think because we deal with hardware in our department should get the first crack at windows 7. I am part of a group within the IT department deals with all of the computers, fax machines, printers, and some servers. There are going to be some programs that are not going to work with windows 7. That is why I installed XP Mode on the computer.

October 27, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Working On A Project At Work

I have been busy at work lately. I was on call last week which was busy then usual.

I want to talk about a project that I am working on at work. I was getting an error message when using one of the features of the new software application. The error message was can not create an active x compenent.

The vendor was saying it was our fault we were blocking active x components. It wasn’t our fault. I installed another piece of software for this project then error message went away. I would think the vendor would say you need this software for this piece to work.

Just don’t give up on it and it will work in the end.

October 21, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Want to Learn PHP

Are you looking for a way to learn PHP? With PHP you can make your website to come alive. All blogs use PHP. What if you wanted to learn what is under the hood. I would look at Simple PHP. Simple PHP is an Ebook that will help you figure out the workings of PHP.

If you look at most PHP code on the internet you can’t follow it. With Simple PHP you get bunch of different PHP scripts that the ebook goes through them and how they work.

Your PHP journey starts with Simple PHP.

October 7, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Google URL Shortner Service

So I was reading CNN on the new Google URL Shorting service. It is like all of the other services that you see around the internet to shorten your web links. You can use them in Twitter, affiliate marketing and on your website.

I have created a link back to my website. The address http://goo.gl/HtHv. It is a very short web address so that is a good thing.

Here is the front end of the website to create your short web address.

Here is what the backend looks like. It gives a little bit of information on someone that clicks on your link. Where they came from, what kind of browser, country, and the type of operating system. If it is windows, mac, linux etc.

October 4, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Application that Narrates a PowerPoint Application

I was looking through Google to find an application that narrates a powerpoint application. You might have someone that learns audibly and then you might have a blind person that needs to listent to the power point presentation.

The application is called PowerTalk. You pick the power point file and it will read the presentation slide by slide. I haven’t seen anything like this so I thought this was a good find for people. If you want to give it a try then Click Here to download PowerTalk.

It was a very fast install and it did the job that the employee wanted at work.

September 29, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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IBM Lenovo L512

It is a nice lightweight laptop. It all black like any another IBM laptop.

The CPU is a Intel core i3 2.13 GHZ with 4 Gigs of memory and 250 GB hard drive.

It came with Microsoft Windows XP pro but with windows 7 pro disks.

I had to prep for the head person where I work.

September 16, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

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Motorola Droid Force Close Email Solution

Here is a video that I did on two solutions for the dreaded Force close message when you are entering in your exchange information. People are also geting the force close message when they are trying to view their emails on the phone.

If you want to see the video then Click Here.

September 14, 2010 | Filed Under Technology

Update On My Motorola Droid from Yesterday

I thought I would do a video post today. This is an update from my post yesterday about the Motorola Droid phone locking up and freezing on me. I brought it to Verizon Wireless yesterday and this is what happened.