I've been using the new version 4 of ritePen (www.ritescript.com/) with a  multi-touch HP Elitebook 2740P.  This is my first multi-touch Tablet and ritePen is the perfect adjunctive tool!

With rP, I can use my stylus or finger to actually handwrite! I literally can use my EMR with only my finger,  thanks to multi-touch technology and rP! The rP toolbar, conveniently enlarges when in the touch mode.

"The new version of our popular full-screen handwriting recognition, markup and desktop control software blends pen and multi-touch functionality by allowing finger writing on multi-touch screens and use of multi-touch gestures for controlling ritePen UI on Windows 7 multi-touch systems. ritePen expands the range of its target devices from pen-enabled Windows tablets to All-in-One desktops, notebooks, and electronic whiteboards with multi-touch screens.

A three-min. walkthrough video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdAP9FvpeMo.

This release enhances ink commands, markup, integration with Evernote, adds new customizable toolbar system and support for any languages in the Windows Recognition Pack. "

7/17/2010

In March of 2010, HP introduced the HP Elitebook 2740p a hinged convertible TabletPC.

With a twist and a touch, the HP EliteBook 2740p Tablet PC combines the performance of a notebook with the flexibility of a tablet. It features a 12.1-inch diagonal display with optional touchscreen and a durable magnesium alloy case.

7/10/2010

RDP technology: This technology on an iPad allows me to run Windows application on my iPad. With Remote Desktop Protocol the processing is actually done on the Windows Server and not on the client Ipad, the results are surprising! The application logic executes on the server and only screen updates, mouse movements and keystrokes are transmitted via the session. The session enables the user to access server-based applications that appear to run locally on the client machine but execute on the server. Much to my surprise, the iPad was very fast and usable for navigating my Windows EMR!

As a long time Tabletpc user, and owner of multiple Apple offspring (iphone desktops and laptops)  I had a hard time justifying buying an iPad. After all, this is not a business machine. This is more of a toy that allows one to, ”Consume,” video, audio, surf the web and view email. There is nothing wrong with that.  

The only realistic input is the virtual keyboard.  

The iPad, is very simple and a very good idea.  If all you want to do is view (consume), then this device works well.  If you want to participate by inputing information, then this is not a business device.

Nick Volosin, director of technical services, at Visali, California-based Kaweah Delta Health Care, has been piloting three Apple iPads for X-ray images, EKG results and other patient monitoring programs, according to a report from Network World. Volosin now plans to buy 100 more iPads for use by the care group’s home health and hospice care workers, nurses, dietitians and pharmacists. Kaweah Delta’s five sites include a main hospital, a dialysis center, a nursing facility, and rehab and mental health hospitals. Volosin’s IT team supports 6,500 users, including physicians, using a Citrix XenApp that delivers virtual desktops and applications to any device.

Volosin doesn’t seem to be groaning over how to integrate the iPads into his facility’s existing IT infrastructure.

“We’re giving users full access to a full virtual desktop,” Volosin told Network World. “They can run anything we can run internally.” The Citrix technology lets users maintain desktop sessions across different devices, for example switching from an iPhone to a desktop or thin client as the need arises. “Citrix allows us to have that flexibility,” Volosin says. “We don’t really care about the device. The device is what works best for you.”

Interestingly, at least 20 doctors at Kaweah are not waiting around for the 100 iPads to arrive: They already bought their own for use at work. This local ABC News affiliate has that story: