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In my original review of the Sonogage Corneo-Gage Plus 1AS, I neglected to mention one of my pet peeves. First, please look at this picture closely.

It shows an unwound cord while the probe wrests on 2 black, plastic deals. It is very tedious to manually unwind the cord.

Vacuum cleaner companies long ago invented a way for cords to be quickly unwound by turning a knob that allows the cord to be released. Please, Sonogage, follow their example and put a turny-knob-thingy on one of the deals that holds the probe so I can quickly release the cord. The more I use this thing, the more I hate spending the extra 3 seconds to unwind the cord.

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I am having the hardest time finding a blog/CMS software that installs on my box instead of a web server with database. The idea is that I would like a blog with RSS feed, but my work won’t allow dynamic content or a database, so I just want an application on windows that will allow me to make a blog then export everything into static HTML with an xml file for the RSS feed. The files and folders that the local CMS app create are then copied and pasted into my work’s web development folder.
Obviously without dynamic content I can’t accept comments, but the main thing is I want to post news columns with an RSS feed.
I think there are lots of people out there that could use this because when I google for “static blog cms html” there are lots of people asking for it on the boards, but no one has posted a reply as to where one can find it.
Any ideas? Anyone at Lazyweb.org have a solution?

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kcenter.org is a site all about keratoconus. What’s neat is they run a forum dedicated to discussing KC. Doctors and Patients conversing online about their eye conditions! What a novel concept! This is really cool, and I urge all ODs to go register for this site. Even if you don’t specialize in KC, is has some good stuff.
Now, I know what some of you are going to say. Won’t this spread rumors and half truths that we’ll just have to clear up in the exam room? Is it a good idea for patients to talk to each other about stuff like this?
Heck ya’! Knowledge is power. Forums like this empower the patient to be more proactive in their own care.
On the downside for some less knowledgeable practitioners, now your patients will know when to cut through the bull. A common sentiment that these forum members tell each other is that they have to trust in their eye doctor to manage their condition competently and if they don’t believe the doctor has the knowledge, skills, and ability to do that, then find another doctor.
This is what’s called riding the Cluetrain. Patients want feedback and discussion. A couple minutes in an exam room doesn’t satisfy. Find resources like this a give them to you patients. Ideally you would have your own practice forum, but for specific, life-altering conditions like KC, it’s nice to link to an international forum.

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