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I agree with this. I'm always amazed at the amount of factual misinformation that goes unchallenged in these. In the second comment here:...

You might be able to get them to run under Darwine.
http://darwine.sourceforge.net/

It's an open source program that lets you run some Windows programs under OS X. It can't run absolutely...

I used one for a couple of years. The place I was working at the time got it new to replace the 7070 that died on us. We didn't have the ICE blocker though. The tracer is built in, and can trace...

I woudn't want to work for someone who would deliberately violate employment law because the penalty was mild. But I don't think that most employers who have such policies are jerks, they just aren't...

Not a good idea.

http://compensation.blr.com/display.cfm/id/156020

I've had patients insist that previous specs did everything short of raising the dead.

One of my favorite "used to" stories:

I worked in an independent optical that had contracts for safety...

This confusion is caused by the fact that most sources of lens info--both those aimed at consumers and at professionals-- do explicitly state that executive is another name for Franklin bifocals....

All Off ink remover.

Designer frames being discontinued as little as 6 months after being introduced.

Those flip bridges (I think they were called) that were supposed to let you raise your segs...

About 15 years ago we had an elderly lady who came in regularly tell us that someone broke into her house and deliberately scratched her lenses. In fact, she frequently told us stories of attempts on...

Buy one pair--get a second of equal or lesser value for the same price!

At the risk of steering even further away from the original subject, Dr. Cosby does have several honorary degrees, but he earned his Ed.D (doctor of education) from the University of Massachusetts in...

Ten years ago or so we had a woman with macular degeneration who wanted progressives but had been told she couldn't wear them -- her blind spot was right where the seg would normally be. We fit her...

It sounds like you may have sticky keys turned on. Look in Accessibility Options under Control Panel.

With hinge screws I have found that sometimes the problem is that the hole in the center barrel is too tight, causing the screw to turn with the hinge. A drop of oil usually helps, allowing the...

I had a similar experience about 10 years ago. A very well dressed man tried on several frames and complained that none of them fit well on his nose or ears. When the optician helping him explained...

Go to www.framesdata.com. It's somewhat pricey ($349 a year) but I think it is a must-have resource. The main book comes out 4 times a year and lists nearly every major frame company there is....

It doesn't tell what labs carry what, but your FRAMES subscription (you do get the FRAMES book, don't you?) includes a lens product guide (it's a seperate book) that lists nearly every lens on the...

A few days ago I joked about being disappointed that I didn't have any of the swimmy feeling that some people report when I got my first progressives, because now I couldn't tell people it took two...

Actually 45, and I've been putting it off for at least 2 years. It got to where I would be discussing the convenience of multi-focals, but looking over the top of my specs to read the frame markings....

After nearly 15 years of observing the reactions of first time progressive wearers, I just got my first pair. Panamic in 1.67 with Crizal Alize, 1.25 add.
I put them on for the first time armed with...

For-Life has it right. Check this out:

http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/skeeters.asp

I 'm not saying optical staff shouldn't be able to see exam info (although looking back I can see where I gave that impression). My concern is with the fact that all available optical software ties...

Your patient may get the Rx filled in your dispensary, or may decide to go elsewhere. (Or both for that matter.) Conditions like macular degeneration, etc. need to be noted on the patient's spectacle...

It seems that nearly everyone who is happy with the currently available software is in a OD or MD practice. The thing is, in an independant optical, or, as is my current situation, a shop in a clinic...

The two big problems I see with every practice management system I have looked into are bloat and price.

They are all packed too many "features" that I do not need and do not want. Appointment...