Return to Sender

If all you want to do is share a file with a friend or colleague, here's a super simple system to do it: iSendr. You choose the file, decide whether to password protect it, and then the recipient can log in to get it. Simple and free and works great.

The Hostess with the Mostess

While I've mentioned many web site design companies in the past, there's no doubt that one often overlooked service is web site hosting, as the prices can range quite a bit as well as the features. If you're unsure about which company to use, click on over to WhoIsHostingThis, which reviews all the major hosts as well as let's you find the best one based on criteria you provide.

Freefall

There are tons of great free programs on the web. Sometimes, you can even pick up programs that normally cost something for free. A great utility for cleaning up your computer, Advanced System Care, which is normally sold for around $30, can be downloaded for free, but this week only. You can't get tech support from them, but what do you expect for free?

Bookworm

The web—and web browsers—evolve extremely quickly, but if there's one web browsing feature that's stood the test of time, it's browser bookmarks. Manage your bookmarks effectively and efficiently with one of these five bookmark management tools.

Face the Music

Facebook has added a new security feature that will send you an email or SMS when someone logs in to your account from a computer that Facebook doesn't recognize. It takes a little bit of work to set up, but it could be a very clever line of defense against Facebook hackers or "friends" who might have gotten your password somehow.

To turn this feature on, go to Account Settings and find Account Security near the bottom. Click "change," and set this option to "yes." To register your machines, you'll need to log out and log back in. Doing so should bring up the registration prompt, where you'll name your machine and get a cookie from Facebook that will let it recognize your computer as yours in the future.

XP for Me

Windows 7's built-in virtualization tools let you do all kinds of useful things -- from multi-booting using virtual hard disks (VHDs), to mounting those same VHDs as local disks, to running older software that doesn't play well with OSes newer than XP. It would, however, be nice if certain tasks were a bit simpler.

Fortunately there are some great, free tools which can help.

Suite Music to My Ears

Here's a press releases for the newest version of Caesy, Enterprise Suite 9:

ST. PAUL, Minn. – (April 28, 2010) – Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. introduces CAESY Enterprise Suite 9, the newest version of its server-based patient education software for both operatories and the reception area. With 70 new and updated topics, CAESY Enterprise Suite 9 brings dental offices the highest quality patient education system on the market, delivering new live-action video, fresh 3D animations and superior software navigation.

Among the new presentations, CAESY 9 offers content on panoramic digital x-rays, as well as caries ID technology. Additionally, five new presentations in the Periodontal Disease section cover medications, esthetic crown lengthening, free gingival graft, sinus lift and sub-epithelial gingival graft. Smile Channel offerings have been added, with new Smile Styles videos, as well as Did You Know? and Tech Minute presentations which aim to not only educate, but entertain patients.

Fifty-four updated presentations keep CAESY Enterprise current with dental technology and procedures, matching the high-tech atmosphere of today’s dental practices. CAESY 9’s completely updated esthetics section incorporates the latest smile restoration capabilities, and presentations like CEREC CAD/CAM have been refreshed to include the newest developments with today’s office technologies.
CAESY Enterprise is the most complete dental patient education solution, with more than 280 multimedia presentations and three full-featured software products. The system includes CAESY presentations, which optimize staff time, eliminate the fatigue of repeating explanations, and increase case acceptance rates; Smile Channel, the reception area and operatory program; and ShowCase, which allows doctors and their staff to create custom CDs with CAESY and Smile Channel multimedia presentations. Designed for use throughout the practice, CAESY Enterprise will help reinforce treatment recommendations and prompt interest in discretionary services.
All CAESY presentations are also available in Spanish, and CAESY Enterprise Suite 9 works seamlessly with Windows Vista and XP operating systems.

CAESY Education Systems has been dentistry’s premier developer of leading-edge patient education technology and content since 1993. CAESY was acquired by Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. in May 2004. The award-winning multimedia information on preventive, restorative and esthetic treatment options helps dental practices worldwide educate their patients and grow their practices. The CAESY content is distributed via video and computer networks or DVD players throughout the clinical and reception areas of the dental practice. The family of products includes CAESY DVD, Smile Channel DVD, and CAESY Enterprise, which includes CAESY, Smile Channel and ShowCase. For more information, visit www.caesy.com or call 1-800-294-8504.