Archive for June, 2009

Fix for Classic’s Blue Screen of Death on the Palm Pre

Classic is important for Palm Pre medical users who want to run their PalmOS apps. Yet somehow the latest WebOS 1.03 was causing problems for Classic and we mentioned the temporary fix. Fotoframd claims to have found the cause and has posted steps on how to fix this BSOD problem:
Well, I found the solution! [...]

Medical apps on Classic update (II)

This is a follow up to the Medical apps on Classic update post. Since then Bob Castillo has kindly got back to me with a couple more medical apps I asked him to check.
The good news for all is that the great freebile, Medcalc for PalmOS will run in Classic. You have to [...]

Medical apps on Classic update

Classic, the Motionapps PalmOS emulator for WebOS has been updated to v 1.1 and there is also now a Classic Certified program. It unfortunately costs money to get one’s app “certified” - $99 for 20 apps. If the author is giving out his app for free, I doubt if many will be paying to get [...]

Resurrecting the Expert Medical Guides (III)

I had an interesting email today. It was from Michael Mace no less and I am honored :).
Michael pointed out to me that although Access has taken down the original Expert Guides (see Resurrecting the Expert Medical Guides), they are still available via the Internet Wayback Machine.
The Expert Guides of interest to medical [...]

4000+ apps for your Palm Pre

No, I am not talking about the thousands of PalmOS apps which you can run on the Classic emulator, I am referring to the Webapps for the iPhone.
The Palm Pre’s browser is basically a Webkit browser like Safari so my guess is many of these webapps should run. I have also tested some of these [...]

Warning for Palm Pre users: WebOS 1.03 update breaks Classic

Doctors beware. If you have the Palm Pre, you are likely using Classic to run your legacy Palm OS medical apps. The recent WebOS 1.03 update somehow breaks the Classic emulator and users in this forum have reported problems launching Classic.
However forums are ever so helpful that someone has found a temporary fix. [...]

Unbound Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics Release Mobile Edition of Red Book

Unbound has announced the launch of Red Book® for Mobile + Web.
From the PR
Now, the latest findings and clinical guidelines contained in the new 28th edition of Red Book are available on any of today’s popular phone or handheld platforms.
Up-to-date information about vaccines, emerging infectious diseases, and new methods of diagnosis and treatment is [...]

Choosing a Handheld - a guide for PAs

Rachel Reid has written a nice guide on choosing a Handheld for her physician assistant class with up to date information on devices on all wireless carriers.
As for those who can’t decide on whether to get an iPhone 3GS or a Palm Pre, check out this Flow Chart

Tags: Guide, Handheld, PA

How to install Skyscape apps in Classic for the Palm Pre

Skyscape has put up instructions (PDF) on how to install their apps in MotionApp’s Classic, the Palm OS emulator for WebOS.
Skyscape is warning that the MotionApps Classic ROM Updater tool available from their FAQ to install Palm fles DOES NOT work with Skyscape files.
The Classic compatible Skyscape apps require a SkyscapePreClassic-Installer.prc
The PALM PRE drive will [...]

Sanford Guide 2009

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2009 (Mobile Editions) 39th annual update for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Palm OS is now available.
The Sanford Guide in PDA format is an excellent alternative to the handbook - quick search for topics and larger fonts which are easier on the eyes!

Tags: Sanford Guide