‘Technology’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 11

Internet-based treatments for sufferers of panic disorder may be just as effective as face-to-face methods, according to the results of two years of research at Monash University in Australia.

Following our popular articles on creating a backup strategy for your private practice, we review two leading contenders for the external backup drive of choice. Although the LaCie and Maxtor drives we tested were very similar in some respects, important differences in speed and in bundled software mean the two are most appropriate for different groups of users.

For many of us, listening to music adds to our quality of life — and even helps maintain our mental health. So how would it feel if you suddenly found yourself at a paid download service selling music for one-tenth what iTunes charges? What if you could download entire albums for less than you’d spend on a cup of coffee? Would you grab all you could? (After all, it is good for your mental health, right?) What about those nagging ethical questions telling you such a cheap music download service could not possibly be legitimate? Yesterday, I had exactly that experience. I’d like to hear how others might experience it!

If your computer permanently stopped working right now, this very instant, what would happen to your practice? How about your clients? Just how much will it cost — in time, money, or stress — to recover your tax and financial information, client records, and other critical practice data in the event of a minor computer disaster that can happen in just milliseconds? Two new articles in our practice building section help you to formulate a secure and reliable encrypted backup strategy that can save you money and may save your practice.

Frequent visitors will have noticed that we quietly refreshed a few elements of our site design a few days ago. What you might not have noticed, though, are some of the latest tools and tricks we’ve added. From accessing our mental health search engine via RSS to our new built-in printing facility, we hope the new features will make the site even easier to use.