Customer Reviews

Essence of Anesthesia Practice - Text/PDA Package

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This is a critique on packaging not content. The "PDA" software that comes with the book is for "PalmOS 3.5 and higher". This is unforunately not mentioned in the description here or even at the publisher's site. It's not on the book either and can only be see on the disk after breaking the wrapper.

The PDA version is not compatible with Palm OS 5 despite the statement "for Palm OS 3.5 and higher". The publisher's comment was an unhelpful statement confirming this incompatibility.
Intending purchasers of the PDA version should be informed of this clearly in the promotional material.

I am now shopping for a PDA specifically for use as a CRNA. I am most impressed with microsoft-based vs. Palm-based PDA... although there is no info. on compatability with microsoft-based system. Can anyone comment on this?

I spoke directly with the publisher and both authors by e-mail about the previous problems users had with this great book on Palm OS 5. They assured me that a newer version of the PDA program has been developed and it works fine. I've verified this myself, using both the older, incompatible version and the newer, mobipocket reader-based version on my new Zire 72. The latter version is easy to navigate and gives you immediate access to all the PDA content. If you want to be sure to get the more recent PDA version, buy direct from the publisher, or just make sure you get the mobipocket reader version with your book.