Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
And more work
We moved into the new building. First thing I did, I lowered the drape. I’ll worry about the abysmal view later; for now, I’ll focus on making the space more pleasant. (Hey, I worked six months in Walnut Creek in an office with NO view, and did just fine. I’ll adjust.) (It may take a little terrarium with a peppy lizard or two, but I’ll adjust.)
Turns out my new computer is Abby Normal. The IT person came down and declared it such. I doubt anyone would have believed me, but when an IT person says a computer is fucked, people listens. She said they’ve rebuilt this one in the past, and the fact that it is still fucked (my word, not hers) means it’ll be sent back to HP, to be roasted in their eternal flame reserved for Slow Computers.
Meanwhile, I’m getting used to the new split-screen computer, trying to figure out how to get things sized appropriately so that they’re not hanging off the corner of one screen or clinging for dear life to the other. Since my computer is Abby Normal, I’m unsure whether it’s my problem or Abby’s. Guess I’ll find out when the new computer gets installed.
We’ll be doing a bit more work over the weekend . . . Patients coming Monday afternoon, so we need to be rarin’ to go by then.
D.
Once you’ve done two screens, you’ll never go back. I’m getting our IT guys to get me a third. Maybe it’s because my vision sucks and my short-term memory is shot, but I don’t like working with small windows and I hate toggling back and forth to check info. Two is indeed better than one.
Does this mean I’m bi now?
Weirdly there are a number of people who have refused double screens and Luddite bosses who scoff at the whole idea along with giving people faster computers. What insanity! Almost everyone I know (docs excepted) do almost all their work on a computer, so why hobble these people?
I guess it’s straight missionary position for these people.
For us, the idea is to allow viewing of X-rays in tandem with a patient’s chart. I’m hoping I’ll find other uses.
As for speed, sometimes I think I’m running a 486.