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by drfredc
Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Windows 10 acting as a server with the 1803 update
Replies: 15
Views: 28876

Re: Windows 10 acting as a server with the 1803 update

My workgroup server has 1803 update. 1803 really messed some aspect of the Windows 10 shell up for this computer. The start menu doesn't work (dead button), the notification menu doesn't work (dead button), Edge browser boots for a second then shuts down. I searched out all sorts of blog posts on ho...
by drfredc
Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:15 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Windows 10 acting as a server with the 1803 update
Replies: 15
Views: 28876

Re: Windows 10 acting as a server with the 1803 update

Like many workgroup users, I've had all sorts of problems since 1803. For starters, I downloaded netbscanner. https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/netbios_scanner.html It's a small utility program that gathers info about the current network and workstation configurations. I ran it on my office workstation....
by drfredc
Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Bloat-free backup folders and files?
Replies: 4
Views: 9413

Re: Bloat-free backup folders and files?

Yes, generally the files in most folders aren't big in size or numbers. However, the crypting syncing software has to read all the files to be backed up to make sure there's no changes. After a couple hundred scans of folders with files with no changes, the scanning time (aka staff time) starts to a...
by drfredc
Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Bloat-free backup folders and files?
Replies: 4
Views: 9413

Bloat-free backup folders and files?

Is there a list of the bloat free folders and files that must be part of the OD backup/restore process? Sure, memory is cheap, but when the staff is running a sync encrypt process at the end of the day, all this bloat takes additional staff time for the software to scan thru and then backup as requi...
by drfredc
Fri May 01, 2015 1:37 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Tablet compatibility
Replies: 0
Views: 4079

Tablet compatibility

OD runs fine on a 9.7" windows tablet (Atom quad 2.3 Ghz, running 8.1 64bit with 64G SSD and 64G micro card, retina screen -- Example Teclast Air 98 Windows with BT keyboard [$200]). Except for one STUPID thing (so far as I can tell) -- the dialog box that opens for entering treatment notes is so bi...
by drfredc
Fri May 01, 2015 11:14 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Perio Charting - Voice
Replies: 5
Views: 10124

Re: Perio Charting - Voice

It would be nice if OD could be configured to work with a smart watch connected via bluetooth for perio charting. Use something like the smart watch's number pad to tap in the probe numbers and then have the workstation or watch verbalize when probes move to a new tooth, or have a button on the watc...
by drfredc
Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:08 am
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Aged Recall query
Replies: 1
Views: 4432

Aged Recall query

I'm looking for a query that provides a list of pts that were seen 6 to 8 months ago for prophies or cleanings. Ideally, it would also ID those who don't have apts for cleanings in this month... Just having a list of everyone we did cleanings on about 6 months ago would be a start. I found a forum p...
by drfredc
Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Setting up FD Webcam with AmCap for Pt photos
Replies: 0
Views: 5048

Setting up FD Webcam with AmCap for Pt photos

For those who might want to set up a webcam at the FD to get pictures into OD, here's what I did... Connect the webcam and make sure it's driver works. Usually, Windows finds and installs a driver, or install from a disk or download. ----------- Am Cap is a small program that allows you to snap a pt...
by drfredc
Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Shutdown All Opendental
Replies: 10
Views: 9440

Re: Shutdown All Opendental

Minutes of inactivity works sometimes, but maybe not others. I can try, but I have my doubts. For example, we typically may have 2 restorative ops and 1 hyg room used most of the day, except for when there are some walkin emergency xrays and checks which are put into the 2nd Hyg room separated by 3 ...
by drfredc
Mon Apr 02, 2012 2:27 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Shutdown All Opendental
Replies: 10
Views: 9440

Re: Shutdown All Opendental

I'm currently using AceBackup. But have used others with similar issues. I guess I haven't looked at the locked file option. It may be there. Also, the other reason for the request is for improved basic Hippa security. I'd like to have it possible so that any open OpenDental's at the clinic that are...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:52 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Shutdown All Opendental
Replies: 10
Views: 9440

Shutdown All Opendental

I know there's a shutdown workstations option in Opendental, that is called with in Opendental. Is there a program or way to have Opendental shut all workstations down at some specified time, including the one on the computer making the call? Sort of like using Windows scheduler to run OD_Shutdown a...
by drfredc
Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:58 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

Ok, who's going to make the request? I go thru this silly routine with the staff all the time. They like to gripe about how something should be done this or that way, but ask them if they've submitted a request to change things and they give you this blank stare -- It's got to be some sort of a vari...
by drfredc
Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:45 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

hmm, not in my tests. But then the reality is there are plenty of times when I contact a specialist about a pt without a referral involved. For example, I've got a nice 10 year old on Medicaid in need of braces. So I recently put together an email to send to an orthodontist to see if they might be i...
by drfredc
Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:06 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

We are on v 11 something, last I checked. I'm in the process of updating our network and moving the fd server to W7 64 box w i7 core. The previous one died during some sort of power flux during Jan snow we had. Whatever happened took out two boxes and made it past the battery backup surge protection...
by drfredc
Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:05 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

I was doing it as you describe, but all that comes up clicking referral button seems to be the option to add an image to the pt email, not some list of specialists to email. I checked the specialist list, and there are some there with email accounts listed. Perhaps something is goofed up with how we...
by drfredc
Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:10 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

Ok, let's move onto "OD as a CRM" perspective, and how OD deals with referral emails, with xrays and other images possibly attached. I mucked around yesterday with trying to email a bogus specialist (using one of my 'spare' email accounts) from a bogus OD pt (without email) to see how email speciali...
by drfredc
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Re: Open Dental Email

The issue I have with emails showing in the chart module may be I see the Images module more as the document folder. If I send. Pt a before and after cosmetic proposal or result, it seems better placed in the document module. The chart moduleseems more about treatment and scheduling than some emails...
by drfredc
Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:10 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Open Dental Email
Replies: 17
Views: 14541

Open Dental Email

Yes, while it's possible to send emails via Open Dental, there seems to be a couple large disconnects in how it operates. * It seems there should be an email folder in the Pt's document folder for emails that are sent to the pt via Open Dental. This could be apt reminders, or before and after photos...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:31 pm
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Email Setup Link
Replies: 2
Views: 3643

Re: Email Setup Link

Thanks. I thought of trying to link to a shortcut on the desktop for all the clinic computers, but when I tried setting it up on a W7 computer, somehow W7 doesn't provide the shortcut's desktop file name, but the link to the x86 folder, which isn't helpful. Putting the shortcut in the Program Files ...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:12 am
Forum: Advanced Topics
Topic: Email Setup Link
Replies: 2
Views: 3643

Email Setup Link

How do you set up a button in OD that you can use to add a start up button for your email program on the OD button bar when some workstations are running XP and some running W7? The problem is XP has programs using the "Program files" folder, while W7 uses "Program Files (X86)" folder for programs. ...
by drfredc
Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Connect remotely to OD server from home
Replies: 9
Views: 8944

Re: Connect remotely to OD server from home

Logmein has several different settings for graphics so that those with slower connections can still get stuff done. The default is pretty slow mediocre graphics... If you don't have the graphics settings on one of the medium to high settings, you get less than optimal performance while viewing OD. Y...
by drfredc
Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:04 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Email Tickle
Replies: 3
Views: 3898

Re: Email Tickle

Thanks for the reply. I searched 'tickle' in 'requests' and didn't come up with anything, but suspected I just used the wrong search key. Hope it shows up soon...
by drfredc
Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:53 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Email Tickle
Replies: 3
Views: 3898

Email Tickle

Is there a way to help remind the staff to add pt emails? Seems like there should be a button to poke that put add "Get email" when a patient chart is opened that doesn't have an email. I suppose the same could be said for having a similar tickle feature for pts without a recall, pts without a pt pi...
by drfredc
Thu May 06, 2010 3:16 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Windows 7 Home Premium - not a good choice?
Replies: 7
Views: 7003

Re: Windows 7 Home Premium - not a good choice?

" WinXP Home has a 5 connection limit. The shared AtoZ folder does use a connection. The MySQL does not use a connection because it's on a port." The 5 limit fits with my experience and MS online docs dated 2007 say it's 5. However, for all I know, there are workarounds and/or updates that may have ...
by drfredc
Wed May 05, 2010 3:21 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Windows 7 Home Premium - not a good choice?
Replies: 7
Views: 7003

Re: Windows 7 Home Premium - not a good choice?

All Win 7s are equal to or better than XP home or Pro on a new computer. The fine print with Microsoft XP editions OSs is they are limited in how many computers in your LAN that they can hook up with. As I recall, Home and Pro editions of XP were limited to 10 connections. XP is also limited to abou...
by drfredc
Mon Mar 29, 2010 4:04 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: lost on the A-Z folder for mutiple locations, dexis images
Replies: 5
Views: 7636

Re: lost on the A-Z folder for mutiple locations, dexis images

Caveat -- use the following at your own risk. Assuming OD can keep everything synchronized between the two offices so you never have conflicts with new patients having the same chart/pt #, there might be a simple solution for keeping your Dexis data up to date -- Just merge the Dexis Data folders of...
by drfredc
Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: lost on the A-Z folder for mutiple locations, dexis images
Replies: 5
Views: 7636

Re: lost on the A-Z folder for mutiple locations, dexis images

Seems like this issue is more about needing a central repository for patient data that can be accessed from remote sites. There's various 'kludge' fixes for this. (A kludge is a workaround which can range from clever, to elegant, to ugly) Logmein would probably fall in the ugly option, but is also p...
by drfredc
Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:17 am
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Backup from Tools menu
Replies: 9
Views: 8243

Re: Backup from Tools menu

Your backup solutions all seem to be sound reasonable options. For me, a manual process that requires user intervention to punch a button isn't reliable enough for me -- I'm a basket case on these sorts of things. A timed automated backup solution that either pushes the data to one or more workstati...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:54 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Backup from Tools menu
Replies: 9
Views: 8243

Re: Backup from Tools menu

2 Gigs is free with my host (Ipower.com). Carbonite, Logmein, and other online backup services are pretty much unlimited for a modest annual fee. However, reinstall time could be a modest issue for 7 Gs online. If that were my problem, I'd just visit the geek shop in the building that has some sort ...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:24 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Backup from Tools menu
Replies: 9
Views: 8243

Re: Backup from Tools menu

I just plug in my Passport Backup drive, up pops a menu, click backup, wait a few minutes and I'm done and gone. Or click on the Carbonite icon and it backs up online. For me, online is slower, but I don't have to worry about losing it, or watch it, or run it thru the laundry... Beware, if you are b...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Crashplan
Replies: 15
Views: 12918

Re: Crashplan

Another option for manual backup is to buy a portable "Passport HD drive" (~$80+). They are small, pocket sized, USB 320G plus HDs that you plug into a computer's USB port and boots into a backup and/or restore mode. After configured the first use, on subsequent times you plug it, after a few simple...
by drfredc
Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:24 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Backup from Tools menu
Replies: 9
Views: 8243

Re: Backup from Tools menu

I'd steer away from manual backup buttons -- staff and drs have a way of forgetting.. For around $50/yr, you can encrypt and backup online at Carbonite or Logmein, automatically, either at night, or as the day goes. If you're looking to host your own domain (drdufus.com), look into Ipower.com (and p...
by drfredc
Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Need new home computer
Replies: 3
Views: 3998

Re: Need new home computer

Being a geek of sorts, I always start any computer hardware search at pricewatch.com. The bigger geek shops can do a custom order for most any box with WIndows 7 and have it show up fully assembled (or ready for you to assemble) at your door in a week or so. Typically, they are very cost competitive...
by drfredc
Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:55 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Messaging
Replies: 10
Views: 8669

Re: Messaging

I agree it would be nice to select what message goes to what workstations. For example, when hygiene is ready for an exam, the message only needs to go to my two ops and back office computer, not every workstation. FYI, It's not a big deal to make up new messages. Webcams and laptops all have built ...
by drfredc
Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Intraoral Camera from Ebay
Replies: 30
Views: 36915

Re: Intraoral Camera from Ebay

1) What is the greatest focal length - IOW, how far can you get back from the teeth - (two teeth, three teeth, quadrant, smile, face?) It can take a somewhat grainy face shot. I suspect a lot of the grain is because it's normal environment is high light intensity in the mouth and the face shot is ro...
by drfredc
Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:07 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Simple Webcam program link & other stuff
Replies: 0
Views: 3705

Simple Webcam program link & other stuff

If you want a simple webcam software link to show up in OD to start your generic webcam software, just go to setup/program links and add 'Webcam' for button name, then enter the capture program's exact workstation file location into the appropriate box in OD/add/program links. (example c:\\Program F...
by drfredc
Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Intraoral Camera from Ebay
Replies: 30
Views: 36915

Intraoral Cameras Feb 2010

At some point, we'll probably resell an IO camera. n That's fine, especially if the IO webcam software it uses is generic enough to handle various webcam intra and extra oral camera solutions. ========== My recent Ebay digital camera and web cam experiences =========== The 2M wifi intraoral camera ...
by drfredc
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:25 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: laptop server backup to home desktop and offsote desktop
Replies: 2
Views: 3393

Re: laptop server backup to home desktop and offsote desktop

I'd just have your office manager use another computer on your network so she can access and use your server data with the active copy of your data, where ever that server is. If you are both remote to the server, set up another computer on your network with a logmein account so you both can remotel...
by drfredc
Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:33 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Intraoral Camera from Ebay
Replies: 30
Views: 36915

Re: Intraoral Camera from Ebay

I'm considering intraoral camera options. Does anyone have advice about cameras that have worked well with Open Dental? It would be nice to have a place where stuff that works with OD is posted, with a link to what was needed to get it to work. One might even email the Ebay China folks with links a...
by drfredc
Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Backup on home computer
Replies: 30
Views: 28195

Re: Backup on home computer

Is this about having a backup (which is perhaps better done via an encrypted online backup service such as Carbonite) or is about having access to your clinic info at home? If you want to connect to your Clinic info at home, just sign up for something like logmein.com which allows you to securely co...
by drfredc
Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:31 pm
Forum: Main Forum
Topic: Phasing out backup/restore?
Replies: 35
Views: 25696

Don't reinvent the wheel!

As far as backup restore goes -- STOP REINVENTING THE WHEEL! Focus energy on the dental side of things... OpenDental could easily offer an link at their website for customers to set up and run various online backup services such as Carbonite to do encrypted, automatic scheduled backups. Services suc...