This is the
“Help” file for The Clinical Series by Pacific Primary Care, PC.
Available Medical Titles: 30 Titles: Clinical Endocrinology, Neurology,
Orthopedics, Nephrology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, ENT, Psychiatry,
Urology, Infectious Disease, Women’s Health, Hematology/ Oncology,
Geriatrics-Death & Dying, Rheumatology, Pain Management, Pulmonology, Allergy, Pediatrics, Ethics-Alternative
Medicine-Evidence Based Medicine-Communication (Medical Compendium),
Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Wound Care Management,
Travel Medicine, Procedures in Medicine, Sports Medicine, Terrorism: A Medical
Response and the Clinical
Medicine Consult.
Most files
are 150-250kb in size, except the CMC, which has all 30 titles in one hightly hyperlinked
file that takes up 5MB of palm space.
HELP LINKS: About the iSilo Reader: Common Problems: Memory Cards: Unzipping: Pocket PC Version:
You can
download the iSilo
trial and/or full versions of all
the text programs at:
Just look
under “medical” or “clinical”.
If you do
not have the required reader iSilo, you may opt to
get the FREE MobiPocket
Reader. This reader also is very
functional, supports hyperlinks and illustrations; however the compression is
not as good and thus the file size is slightly larger:
http://www.mobipocket.com/EN/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?AuthorID=3659
Email:
cgweber@pol.net
Info on Texts Sees: http://cgwebermd.tripod.com
http://www.mobipocket.com/EN/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?AuthorID=3659
All purchasers
of this text will receive FREE updates for one year. If you change
email addresses, please send us your current email address cgweber@pol.net Make sure you keep updated versions as the
texts will eventually expire as
medicine is constantly changing/ improving with the latest information coming
out daily. The file does not expire if you use the MobiPocket Reader version.
For links to all download sites and
a free shareware version of “WINZIP” decompression software (you
can’t get this non-expiring program at any other site) go to my site at:
Another
good site for newbies: http://www.nearlymobile.com/
Everything needs to be exact with
these darn computers! (so pay attention).
Step #1: After download, you need to unzip the file
(use winzip or other) into a SEPARATE folder. It
comes as a zip file. The .pdb document file is in there,
you will need to use an unzip utility such as StuffIt
Expander, which you can get for free from http://www.aladdinsys.com/
, to extract the files. Then just install the .pdb to
your PDA in the same manner that you install other .pdb
or .prc files.
Then double-click on it to add it to your hotsync.
Next:
Install the files on your Handheld: At
the Palm desktop software and click the "Install" button. Or Drag or select the prc
and pdb files that you extracted from the zip file to
the Install window. Pocket PC users drag the unzipped file into your
"personal folder" which is usually located under "My
Documents". HotSync your handheld to your desktop and this will install the
files.
#2: One common problem is not having the correct
version of iSilo.
The old version (2.58) will not read it, you need the upgraded version
(3.2 or higher, free upgrades via email@isilo.com).
You need
"iSilo".
It is a reader used by hundreds of medical texts. It is the only reader supporting hyperlinks,
illustrations and compression. It can be
downloaded at iSilo.com or any palm/ pocket pc site.
You can
check your palm to ensure that both iSilo and the
clinical text are both on your palm. The
text is read after opening iSilo.
3rd problem may occur:
A message about "not having an application
compatible
with the file". It is usually
because the ".pdb" extension was somehow
lost from the file. The Palm Install Tool uses the file's extension to
determine what type of file it is. The assumption is that files with a .pdb extension are in the Palm data base format and thus
will be installed to the /Palm/Launcher directory. In summary, try renaming the
file so that it has a .pdb extension and then try to
install it again.
You need
"iSilo" installed (demo included in the zip
download). iSilo is a
separate program (we get no kickbacks).
We use it because iSilo is a reader used by
hundreds of medical texts. It is the
only reader supporting hyperlinks, illustrations and compression. It can be downloaded at iSilo.com or any
palm/pocket-PC site. Once purchased,
they send you a registation number for their reader
(it has free upgrades for life).
Link: http://www.isilo.com/
You can
check your Pocket PC/palm to ensure that both iSilo
and the clinical text are both on your Pocket PC/palm. The text is read after opening iSilo.
*****Please
note that the trial version of iSilo is included in
this zip package and that you need to purchase a license for it in order to use
it in registered mode beyond the 30-day trial period. You can find instructions
for purchasing at the iSilo.com website at <http://www.iSilo.com>".
Beyond 30 days, the trial version automatically transitions to "free
mode" in which some features such as hyperlinks and images, among others,
will not be available. If you are a registered user of iSilo
2.58, you can get a free upgrade to version 3.x by sending your name, order ID
for iSilo, and registered email address to
email@iSilo.com".
***Do not use the “free iSilo reader” as it does not support
illustrations or hyperlinks. I have no
ties with iSilo, it is just simply the best program availiable. It can be used for other things such as
reading any document on your computer on your palm. To add this file to your palm just double
click on it after you unzip it and it will happen automatically next time you
synchronize. Once it is on your palm,
just tap on the topic you want to get info on and it will link you to it. You can change the name of the document,
but essentially it is a read-only file.
One common
problem is not having the correct
version of iSilo.
The old version (2.58) will not read it, you need the upgraded version
(3.0 or higher, free upgrades via email@isilo.com.
iSilo 3.15 introduced "free mode". "Free mode"
replaces "iSilo free", the previous version of iSilo that was offered for free. Users can use iSilo in "free mode" without paying a license
fee, but features are reduced.
If you do not register iSilo™ by the end
of the 30-day trial period, iSilo™
automatically converts to free mode, which allows you to continue using iSilo™ without needing to purchase a license but with
limited features.
At any time while you are using iSilo™ in free
mode, you can still purchase a license to convert it to registered mode.
In free
mode, iSilo™ has the
following feature limitations:
·
Hyperlinks, which make it much easier to navigate through a document, are
non-functional.
· Images,
which add visual richness to documents, especially photo-quality color
pictures, do not display, and in their place are gray rectangular boxes that
show where the images would be.
· Color is
not available. All parts of a document, including text, backgrounds, and
borders display in black and white.
· Tables,
which allow for two dimensional layout of content such as tabular data, display
in single-column mode.
· Mixed
font sizes, which are normally used to differentiate parts of a document such
as headings and content, are not available. All text displays in the same font
size.
· Copying
text to the clipboard, which can be used to copy text from a document to other
applications, is not available.
· Bookmarks
are not available. You can neither use existing bookmarks nor add new bookmarks
to make jumping to various locations with documents easier.
In
"free mode" if you click on a hyperlink, you will get the message
that the feature is not available in free mode. Also, attempting to use
bookmarks or attempting to copy text results in this message too.
A
registered user can also enter "free mode" manually, which is useful
for seeing how a document functions in "free mode". Please see the
respective iSilo manual for the platform you are
using for information about entering/exiting free mode.
If your
30-day trial period has expired and iSilo has
transitioned into "free mode" and you then register iSilo, it will automatically go to "registered
mode".
For more
information about free, registered, and trial mode, please consult the iSilo manual documentation or go to this URL:
http://www.isilo.com/info/mode.htm
Tips on using iSilo:
Quick way to get to top of
document (beginning):
Pocket PC user: tap “Marks” (located at the bottom
of page) and choose “Top of Page”.
OR Tap the “page/ %” key (bottom
right) and choose “top of page”.
Palm User: Upstroke in the handwriting area
(bottom left to top right direction), then in the number writing area write a
“zero” (circle, counterclockwise).
“Links are faded on the Palm
OS”: If you have a B&W palm: While viewing a document in iSilo, in the "Options" menu, tap on
"Display...", then change the Color mode to Black/white (1-bit).
Set Your iSilo
Preferences: I personally
recommend:
Tools --- Options --- Display: FONT -- small with “absolute” or medium with
“relative”. Text --- normal.
Region: 1: Screen up (so when touch top area you page up). 2: Drag
(so you can drag pictures or the screen around).
3: Drag. 4: Screen down.
UI: Hide the scroll bar. Show the tool bar.
Bookmarks: set bookmarks to common
locations such as the “Alphabetical Index” or your favorite
topic. Just go the location and select
“bookmark”.
iSilo
will take any document saved as hypertext and convert it to the palm
format. For example, write a text
document using microsoft
WORD, then “save as” a HTML file (save as “web
page”). Next, open iSilo-Web (icon should appear on your desktop after
installing iSilo), choose “add”, it automatically
add it to your palm desktop, otherwise click on the new file you created and
your palm will recognize it and add it next time you synchronize.
Link to all software:
or
http://www.mobipocket.com/EN/eBooks/AuthorDetails.asp?AuthorID=3659
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Palm Users: Expansion
Slots (Memory cards, flash memory):
Here are
the possible options about memory cards I have gotten from iSilo
folks in the past (you may need to ask them at email@iSilo.com if further Q's
on this matter:
1. You can
use the Palm Install Tool to install the document to your card during the next
HotSync.
2. Use a
memory card reader from your desktop PC to write the document directly to the
card.
Other: iSilo needs to be on the handheld at least during the
period of update installation. Then it can be moved to the card for memory
saving. Why this anomaly exists I fail to understand.
Other:
Here is one
solution a user sent to me for a Visor without enough memory to take the whole
program:
It might
work, but it might not. You have to be comfortable with the possibility of reinstalling
all programs separately.
Buy a 8mb memory expander for HS visor, Hotsync
then clear memory.
Put in the
expander.
Go to palm
desktop (newest desktop). Edit users - make one called temp install
Hotsync
with temp install.
Install isilo.
Hotsync.
Install
clinical bundle.
Hotsync.
Use file
manager (with 8mb) to view all.
Then move iSilo to 8mb.
Then move clin med cons to 8mb.
Leave a
file called "ToGoDB" if it is under isilo internal.
(this may relate to documents to go).
hard
reset again erase memory.
hotsync, choose original user.
let it
work.
reset
when prompted (pray).
you can
delete the "temp install" user using palm desktop.
If it won't
work, erase all and install all your OTHER programs separately.
Once you
move the isilo and clin refernce db to the expansion slot, you have
to delete
them from.
C:\palm\ .
. . . \backup
Or they
will be reinstalled and reduplicated and may confuse the palm.
Give it a
try. I'll bet you will like having it in a removable slot.
For links to all download sites and
a free shareware version of “WINZIP” decompression software (you
can’t get this non-expiring program at any other site) go to my site at:
How-To Guides:
Decompressing Software Files:
How ironic
that you have to unzip the download in order to read this help file.
The
decompression phase often causes the most confusion for users
trying to
install software to their Palm devices. This is usually
because
decompression requires additional software and utilizes a
variety
of file types that are often unfamiliar. However, the process
is not
really that complicated once you have the right tools and
understand
what is happening.
Software
files are compressed to reduce their size for easy
transmission over the Internet. In many cases, if the files were not
compressed,
they would take hours to download, particularly for users
with slow
connections. Once they have been transfered, they can
by
decompressed by the user back to their full size and ready for use.
File Manager (before decompression)
The first
step in decompressing software is to make sure that you
have a
decompression utility. There are a number of alternative
utility
programs that will accomplish this purpose, but the one we
recommend
is WinZip. If you do not have a copy of this useful
program,
click here to download one (once the download is complete,
you can
install and start the program by double-clicking the icon in
your file
manager). If you already have a copy of WinZip (or the
utility
of your choice) you are ready to start the decompression
process.
WinZip
Window
Using your
file manager, you will be able to select the file that you
wish to
decompress. In this example, we have gone back into our Palm
folder
where there is a file called 'games' (the file we downloaded
from the
Internet).
To
decompress this file, simply double-click it. This should launch
the
decompression utility automatically. If you are using WinZip, you
will see
a window something like the one depicted in Figure 6. This
window
shows all of the files included in the compressed file along
with
certain statistics about those files (such as the file size and
compression
ratio).
In the
toolbar you will see a button labeled 'Extract' (about half
way
across). To begin decompressing the files you will want to click
this
button (if you only want to decompress certain files you can
select
those first by clicking on them, but in most cases you will
want to
decompress all the files).
Extract
Window
Once you
click the 'Extract' button, a window will pop-up that asks
you where
you want to save the decompressed files. You can choose any
location
on your computer, but again we recommend using a specific
folder
for all of your download files (here we are using a folder
called
'Palm'). You can also create a new folder to contain only the
files you
are about to decompress. This will keep all of your new
files
separate from other files you have downloaded which will help
keep
things organized and easy to find. To create a new folder,
simply
click the 'New Folder' button in the lower left corner and
type in
the folder name.
If you are
happy with the location specified in the 'Extract to:'
box
(in the upper-left corner of the Extract Window), click the
button
marked
'Extract'. Your downloaded file will now be decompressed and
the
resulting files stored in the folder you specified.
File Manager
Looking in the
file manager, it is possible to see if the
decompression was successful, see that there are a number of new
files
listed in the directory. These are the files that were
contained
in the compressed file.
If the
decompression was successful, you can decide whether you wish
to keep
the original compressed file or delete it. If disk space is
not
really an issue you may wish to keep the compressed file just in
case
something happens to one of the decompressed files and you need
another
copy. We generally keep the compressed files in one folder
and all
of the decompressed files in individual folders named after
the main
program we downloaded
After unzipping the file,
here is one way to transfer the Clinical-X.pdb file
to your Pocket PC so that you can read it within iSilo:
Step #1: Make sure you have the correct version of iSilo: If you have a
Pocket PC, make sure that you first install iSilo for
Pocket PC vs iSilo for the
Palm.
Then you will want to copy
the Clinical Med File pdb file to your Pocket PC's
"\My Documents\iSilo" directory.
If the "Pocket_PC My Documents" directory does not exist on
your Windows PC desktop, then you need to enable ActiveSync's
File synchronization option. Do this:
1. On your Windows PC, start
ActiveSync by double-clicking the ActiveSync icon in the icon tray in the lower
right of the task bar. (Put your Pocket
PC device in its cradle to create the ActiveSync connection with your desktop
computer AND/OR Double-click the ActiveSync icon to get the Microsoft
ActiveSync dialog)
2. In the Tools menu, click
Options.
3. Check the Files -
Synchronized Files icon.
4. Click OK.
The "Pocket_PC My Documents" directory should then be
created on your desktop.
You can then open the
directory, create the "iSilo" directory
within it, and then copy your documents to that directory.
Hope that
helps.
Best,
Carl Weber MD
PS: An alternate to step #2
above: In the File menu, click Explore. This gives you an Explorer type
interface to the /My Documents directory of your Pocket PC device. NEXT Double-click the iSilo
folder. The iSilo folder should have been created by
the iSilo installer.
NEXT Drag your document from your desktop computer to the iSilo folder of your device. FINALLY The file is
read after opening the iSilo reader on your PDA.