Category: Potpourri

  • The Apple M5 Vision Pro: My New Productivity Tool (and more)

    Note: I get no financial incentives (ad revenue, payment, referral bonuses, discounts, etc.) from these posts. I had purchased an Apple Vision Pro almost 2 years ago, but then returned it. I bought it again recently, and now I love it. This blog post describes the journey and why I really like the new Vision…

  • Grimoire Entry: Default to Plain Links in Mac Mail

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA Wow, I do not like the “link preview” function of Mac Mail, but it’s “on” by default and I could not turn it off using anything in the user interface. Many sites tell you how to convert a “rich link” to a plain link, but not how to…

  • Some ChatGPT Prompts for Exploration & Practice

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD Go to: chat.openai.com Prompt: I need to give a presentation on key issues in the quality of care for pneumonia patients. Please give me 5 options for a catchy title. Prompt:Give me 5 BRIEF bullet points for why quality of pneumonia care is important, putting the heading part in bold and…

  • Grimoire Entry: Importing UMLS content into PostgreSQL

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA This is my first “grimoire”-type post. A grimoire is a book of magic spells. In the real world, very often I have to search all over or create a solution to complete some task, typically when doing something on a computer. Installing software under certain conditions is a…

  • About Zero Effectors

    From where did the name Zero Effectors originate? When I was growing up, wow, did I love the Sears Catalog! It would arrive with its hundreds of pages of full-color glory. I couldn’t wait to flip to the extensive children’s section and dream of someday having all those great toys. Over time, retailing trends changed,…