I have been debating whether to downgrade our tablets to XP, matching our desktops or to just wait for Windows 7 to become stable. The doctor and nurses use wireless tablets to connect to the server, and about every other day, one of the tablets just gets glitchy. It's a real pain in the butt because the staff blames it on Amazing Charts, but I'll bet a million bucks it's Vista. They bring the tablets to me after nearly putting the pen through the screen (I cannot convince folks that pushing down harder does not make the tablet work faster) and I watch the spinning circle of death for awhile and then restart the computer. After a restart, everything is fine, until the next time it happens.
I converted to mac right after Windows ME came out. I was in the process of trying to learn Linix when I bought a mac for my physician hubby. Since everyone knew macs were for artists and computer illiterates, I figured he'd love it and I could have the "real" computer to myself. After about a month of having the printer and camera work when they were plugged in, I was starting to really like this mac, even though none of my great shareware would run on it. When we added a camcorder and everything STILL worked, I was hooked. I've completely forgotten what irqs are.
All that tweaking and learning was fun when I was young. Now, I just want stuff to work. Restarting the darn tablet in the middle of a patient's exam or being worried about losing everything you've entered into the chart makes the paperless office way too stressful.
I love Amazing Charts, the tablets, and the paperless system that we have going here at our office. But I sincerely hate how often stuff just quits working on those darn tablets.
I hope Windows 7 is better.
Last edited by Barb; 08/08/2009 11:53 AM.
