Personal Medical Technology
The Body Fat Scale has prompted as much feedback as the future of the Internet! This will be the last story about it though. Perhaps it is holiday gadget gift giving that is behind the interest or perhaps it is a desire that many people have to focus on their physical condition at the beginning […]
Healthcare feedback
There has been a lot of feedback about the "Accident" story. It was all of the nature of "I can top that one!". Here is what one reader had to say… "AMEN!!! Having just had to choose a new health plan and wade through the details of co-pays and deductibles, I have come to the […]
Accident
In February 2003 I had an accident. I won’t bore you with the details — a freak fall that resulted in a concussion. It was quite an ordeal — but nothing compared to the associated paperwork. After arriving at the hospital via ambulance, the first encounter with the medical system was a person approaching my […]
Healthcare Paper Jungle
I received three pages of information about the procedure which the doctor ordered. The first and third (which very easily could have been one page) pages were about pre and post activities. The second page was clearly most important, at least to someone. I have reproduced it here including the exact punctuation and font styles. […]
Third Age Media Video and Audio Clips
Third Age Media has produced a series of mini-documentary videos about senior citizens rediscovering interests and exploring new careers. These videos have been converted by IBM from a VHS video tape to Bamba and Bamba for Java streaming multimedia files. Bamba is an IBM technology for streaming audio and video to your PC over the […]
