Comp City!

Hey guys, since we are all trying to get so many comps this semester, can someone from each site (and those who've worked the 2p-9p shift already) post with the most common things they see at each site?

That way, we can put in some extra study time on pertinent stuff before we rotate and/or before we do the 2nd shift thing.

Also, if you have any tips about your site (best place to park, to bring or not bring lunch, Rm A has a tempermental x-ray table...etc) that would be awesome.

I don't know about you guys, but I am nervous to basically start over from scratch at a new place, LOL!

I'll tell ya right now that VA parking sucks. Be ready for a hike! Not only will you be trekking from afar through the tunnels, then you have several flights of stairs to scale to make it to the x-ray dept. If you do leave for lunch, you'll be circling for at least 20 mins to find another parking spot (I learned that the hard way).

Not only that, it's a hike to the cafeteria as well...although now that Kathy has introduced us to the pizza parlor, I doubt we'll be making that trek again. If you're feeling all Andrew Zimmerman and risk the cafeteria food, be forewarned that it has no seasoning.

Also, you can break in the breakroom but you can't eat lunch in the breakroom at VA. And you definitely want to BYOH2O because the water in the fountains is...well, you'll see. Not trying to hate on the VA...just letting you know what to be prepared for.

Shaderware Virtual Radiography

Finally, someone tries to make a virtual x-ray machine for students to practice with.

Great concept but poor execution. I'm no software engineer, but this program has many flaws. It's meant to be used at colleges so it's waaaaaaaaay expensive. Secondly it's from the UK, so all the measurements, including cassette size & SID is in centimeters (so not helpful!).

Thirdly, it's easier to operate a real life machine than it is this computer simulation. Instead of a point and click situation, it's toggled by letter keys. Personally I think it's a detriment to studying rather than an an aid. But, if you'd like to check it out for yourself, there's a free 15 day trial on the site. (Warning: Time Consuming Download)

Here's the link: http://www.shaderware.com/
Once you're in the site, look for the "Try & Buy" link. It takes you to a page where you can download the program. There's also a very important student version of the instructions on this page (PDF file).

Who knows, maybe you'll find it more helpful than I did.

No clinic today at 12pm

I'm sure everybody knows by now that there is no clinc at all today (even for 2nd shifters) but there was 1 or 2 of you that Ellen couldn't get a hold of....

Problems with the Imaging Book CD

Anybody running into this issue? I was able to download the CD onto my computer at work (just to check it out). It runs fine there, but I keep getting error messages on the laptop about Flash.

I even deleted all the old Adobe programs from my laptop and installed new versions, but still...no dice!

I get this funky message about "class".

*SIGH*

So...if anybody has a suggestion that would be awesome...Janice is having the same problem.

My laptop runs Vista...if that matters.