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With the advent of Intel's Core Duo processor, and its application to the Mac platform, the speed of processing data has made significant advances.  With the Parallels software loaded into a MacBook laptop, I can run Windows XP Professional in a window on the Mac screen, without loss of processing speed.

For years, Windows servers have been able to share Mac data with PCs.  In our office, I have one network powered by Windows Server 2003 that integrates three iMac workstations and 13 PC workstations.  Specifically, I use QuickCeph Studio in my office for diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as forecasting soft tissue treatment effects. For data management, I use Ortho II's ViewPoint, and include the modules for scheduling and treatment charting.

Now, using a MacBook coupled with VPN,  I am able to access my office server and my private office PC from my home and work as if I were at the office.  The patient models, once made of plaster, are now made of 0's and 1's and require no packing or risk of damage in transport.  Add to that, determing the placement of the braces is also a virtual event, again from home.

A certain fear of the unknown always exists, and needs to, when considering changes in technology.  This particular concept of crossing Mac and PC platforms, however, has been employed very efficiently in our office.  If, like me, orthodontists have felt QuickCeph would be their preferred diagnostic software but have doubted or wondered if the Mac platform would ever work seamlessly with PC, that day has arrived.

   

 
 
 

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