Sneak peek at new OL Monitor 3x

Sneak peek at new OL Monitor 3x

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Here is a screenshot of the new OL Monitor I have been working on. (click for a larger view)

new olmonitor
(Don’t be overwhelmed by the eye popping colors and multiple dates/times, this is for demonstration only and date fields can be converted to other formats or hidden individually.)

Among the features in the works:

  • Read test data from various data sources.
  • Control over background and foreground coloring.
  • Filters and TAT’s now unified under ‘Rules’
  • Change look with ‘Skins’
  • Multiple tabs
  • Elegant, logical options configuration
  • Object-oriented program design based on .Net architecture will allow for easier updates and feature additions.
  • More flexible option storage locations and multiple configurations with easy switching.
List of extremely useful software

List of extremely useful software

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First a few sites where you can search for shareware.  I like to read reviews about what I’m trying so I like the following shareware sites:

  • CNET or Downloads.com : Decent editorial reviews but I’ve seen some reviews that were entirely off the mark here.
  • Snapfiles : Lots of ads but also aggregates user reviews.
  • Tucows : Older well known site with reviews.
  • LifeHacker : Along with everything else he reviews software. Good straightforward reviews of unique apps.

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There are probably many I missed so add a comment if you think I should add to that list.

What follows is my list of programs that I personally have found to be extremely useful, and that you may have not heard of:

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DragInfo – Born out of frustration in a Cerner over Citrix lab

DragInfo – Born out of frustration in a Cerner over Citrix lab

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The idea for DragInfo for Kit Lots came to me the same way most of my ideas do: Out of frustration after wasting hours of time doing a tedious, repetitive task.  As part of a continuing effort to make our lab paperless, it was decided that we could eliminate several logbooks by appending each serology test with the respective serology kit lot and expiration date info.  Management happily tossed the old logbooks into storage, patted themselves on the back and moved on.  [ad name=”Google Adsense”]However the bench techs found that typing in “Kit Lot: RAND0M L3TT3RS AND NUMBERS” “Kit Expiration: 01/01/2024” “Cartridge Lot: …..” (you get the idea) for each and every test, enormously tedious.  In fact many techs began to avoid the Serology bench like the plague fearing a rush of sero tests from ER would trap them in an endless carpal tunnel loop.  …

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