Well, after forking over twenty-five bucks for the Sanford Guide and using it for over a month, I've deleted it from my m505 in favor of version 2.0 of the still-free Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide. I almost always had trouble finding even the most basic information in the Sanford Guide, whereas it usually only takes a couple of taps to get to what I'm looking for with the Hopkins guide. The Hopkins guide may not be as comprehensive, but it has most of what I need, and other resources are always available for the more esoteric stuff. I also like the expert commentary and evidence-based information that's included in the Hopkins guide. More importantly, the Hopkins guide runs flawlessly from my SD card, freeing up valuable RAM. Technically, the Sanford guide supports the SD card as well, but I found it excessively sluggish and was forced to keep it in RAM in order for it to be usable. Finally, the icing on the cake: the Hopkins guide now features auto-update, just like ePocrates qRx, bringing the promise of the always-current electronic reference book that much closer to reality. The bottom line? Save your money. At this point in time, the Johns Hopkins guide is the best all-around infectious disease reference for the Palm platform.
posted by Kent 8:49 AM |
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