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supplementing my income - Posted By: on the side

I decided to apply for a U. S. Census 2010 job, took the test, and was hired. Hooray! Training starts in my area in a couple of weeks. It's just the thing to supplement my MT income. Depending on where you live, there are still lots of census jobs available. The census bureau has already hired 140,000 census-takers and is planning to hire at least that many more. In my area, the pay is $12.50 an hour. It depends on your area of the country as to how much you make. You have to commit to 20 hours a week for a minimum of 10 weeks, maximum of up 10 months. You can work up to 40 hours if you want. That's what I'm going to do: Census 40 hours and MT 20 hours. Personally, I can't wait! I'll get to do the 2 things I love the most: walk and talk.

Need advise/guidance from experienced MTSOs. See inside. - Posted By: MTSO

I am an MTSO currently using a call in system for docs to dictate. The transcriptionists also use the call in system to access their work and the call in system is becoming rather congested. Want to save the call in system for the docs and put the transcriptionists on the internet. Can someone give me advice/guidance on how to go about this? Thank you in advance.

Help, please!! - Posted By: Lula

Supposed to be working. For some reason (and not my headpiece, tried 2) have no sound at all. I usually put the earpiece in the front of the PC and nothing. I have rebooted twice now and still nothing. Can anyone give me some assistance? Thanks

DeCody Fagg.........that's a real name. FSU football player. - Posted By: Sometimes names just surprise me. That one did.

can any answer a couple if Winscribe questions?(sm) - Posted By: newbie Winscribe MT

I'm a fairly new MT and have done all my MT-ing so far with C-phones. I am being switched to a Winscribe system. My question is this: Will the MTSO be able to monitor how fast or slow I'm transcribing? I'm not trying to get away with anything. It's just that I've read horror stories from some MTs on certain platforms where the MTSO can see (and calls) whenever they're "off the system" (bathroom breaks, looking up a word, legitimate coffee-breaks) etc. I work as an IC and have a window in which to get my work done rather than a set number of hours. What I'm wondering is if the MTSO, with this new system, will now be able to "see" if I'm not typing every single minute. TIA

Interesting article about best careers in 2006. sm - Posted By: Considering alternatives to MT

http://biz.yahoo.com/special/job06_article1.html

HELP with long distance!!! - Posted By: Babe

Anyone else with this problem? Was with MCI. Had 13,000 minutes for month. Said it was a fax line. NOT!!! Said it was internet. NOT!!!!. I am in North Carolina calling Illinois for my work. AT&T says anything over 5000 minutes is excessive and will not get service for business line. Any ideas? Desperate.

I missed American Idol tonight. - Posted By: Who left?

:-)

Help editors.... - Posted By: mt

I'm in the midst of an editing test. How do you make the correction above the word that needs correcting in MS Word 2000?

MT recognized as apprenticeable occupation - Posted By: sm

First link under news.
http://www.mtia.com/index.cfm

WinZip encrypted - Posted By: Me

I am trying to use WinZip with an encryption. I put in my password and sent it, but when I opened it, it didn't require a password. Have any idea what I did wrong? Is there a better file transfer program out there? Thanks!

Anybody else have what I call Freight Train Flu? - Posted By: FTF survivor :)

I call it FTF (Freight Train Flu) because it hits you all of a sudden like a Freight Train. Not to worry it's definitely an "Express." Whew!

It's intestinel. I started feeling really tired and just plain yucky at 4:00 p..m. yesterday.I'm thinking "okay, Christmas stress, right?" By 5:00 my temp was 101. Chills fever, stomach cramps, aches and pains.

The good news is, I put myself to bed at 5:00 p.m. and though I was a little wobbly this morning, I'm feeling almost normal. I managed to work my shift and I'm headed out for the old "last minute" items.

Choo choo.

emtjack/Transcription Star - Posted By: Jamie

I did a search on this company and yep, they are from India with satellite offices in New York and CA. I took a gander at their pricing - holy smokes! $10-12 an hour for audio transcription of police interviews, multi-speaker conferences etc?!!!???!!? That is insane! Who in their right mind would send this company verbatim work or work of a sensitive nature when they can't even command the English language! Time to give India the boot!

Want to hook second computer to printer - what type of cord do I need?nm - Posted By: ???

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office lighting comparison - Posted By: frugal MT

Everyone's talking about the compact fluorescent lighting saving hundreds of per year in energy costs. That's swell, but I have tried using these bulbs in my office, and the lighting is not at all adequate. In my experience, the CFLs do not come close to light output of incandescent (standard) bulbs. I'd have to buy extra lamps with CFLs to equal the amount of light I need and can get through standard bulbs. I have my office lights on for 10+ hours a day. I turn them off when I take a break, of course, and at the end of the day. However, my power bill is through the roof already, as Ameren has dumped another rate increase on Illinois.

So: Need the best lighting option for the lowest price possible. Any ideas?

What is the Main Board for? All general topics seem to get moved to the new gab board. - Posted By: ???

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Word 2007 not compatible - Posted By: moon1010

I was so happy when a friend surprised me by buying me a version of Office 2007 so that I could have Word 2007 (I'd been slugging along using Word 2000 which was sooo slow).

But now that I'm actively job hunting, I'm seeing more and more ads stating that various platforms are NOT compatible with Word 2007!

Does anyone know why?

First message not clear re: shorthand - Posted By: sandy54

It takes a long time for the word to expand. There. That sounds better.

Rush Rate - What do you charge? - Posted By: Tired of doing it for nothing

If you had a client consistently dictate Friday or Saturday and ask for a large volume of work to be returned by Monday, would you charge a rush rate? What percentage hike to your normal rate would you give? This particular client dictates the majority of the material over the weekend and always asks for it back ASAP. I have reiterated my work week consists of Monday through Friday. I have decided to implement a weekend or rush rate so to speak and I am seeking opinions or experience. Thank you.

Does anyone travel with their laptop - Posted By: gotlatte

and use a Sprint broadband card for internet access, or one of the other company broadband cards. Just wondered how it worked for you for traveling and if you can use it on the road? I've been trying to research this but not really finding the answers. From what I read, if there is good cell phone signal you should be able to get service, but the guy from Sprint told me that his parents tried it down the road in Nebraska and did not work, and I asked why since it said on the site that you would get service if the cell coverage is there, maybe just not as fast as in a city such as Lincoln or Omaha, and he didn't know why but said I could try it out for 30 days. Thought maybe some of you road warriors would have some suggestions. I would like to stay with my mom and use something like this since she doesn't have internet. Thanks for any suggestions if anyone has used this particular method for working.

Anyone work for Inscribe in Kentuckey? - Posted By: Wanda

I was just wondering how the process went when being hired? I was told to get my paper work back and then they would call me and set up for an installment appointment, but it has been several days and I haven't heart anything. Is that just how the process is or should I be worried? Thanks!

MDI-FL - Posted By: EmmaMT

Is MDI-FL the same company as "Medical Dictation Inc." out of Brooksville, FL? Also, do they offer independent contractor positions or only employee status? Looked on their website and didn't see anything about IC. Thanks!

express scribe? - Posted By: dg

Can anyone tell me if they think express scribe is the best to use? I know it's free and all, but I've had a few problems lately...is there anything else out there that's "better" or worth buying?

Problems w/Computer - Posted By: Lucy

Good morning, so glad I was able to get on here! For the past 2 weeks I've had problems with my computer being very slow and locking up--to the point where I've had to shut it down at the power strip and start again several minutes later. It's just getting worse. All I can think of is to "defrag" and remove unnecessary programs. I've just updated my virus protection and hoped that will help, but it hasn't.

Any suggestions? Thanks to you tech-savvy people!

Jenny Craig - Posted By: mt47

Anyone know how much Jenny's food costs? I went to their website, but apparently the price of the food is classified information. TIA.

Is it slow or is it just me? - Posted By: Out of work

I have not had a full day of transcribing in weeks! I'm getting a bit worried. I know it's probably slow because of vacations, etc. but enough already! Anyone else out of work?

Can anybody tell me if it is - Posted By: grannyMT

possible to transfer ShortHand entries into Words autocorrect?

Can someone please tell me how these folks who are posting making $75-$100K working for services ... - Posted By: So Very Tired

are making this kind of money? I've been in this profession for over 20 years and the MOST that I ever made in a given year was $50K working for a service and that was with loads of off-the-clock overtime. Where I work now the majority of decent work is being offshored and the American side MT's are left with terrible work to wade through. A 'good' check for me now would come out to the equivalent of about $10 an hour!

I can see how folks who have their own accounts could make the type of income range above, but working for a service? What is it that the rest of you now that obviously I'm totally missing???

MS Word problem....sm - Posted By: Cindy

Hi,

I've got a problem where when I type something in MSWord and backspace the font changes. The default font setting is the same as the font on the document I'm working on. Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening? None of my enteries in AutoCorrect are in a different font so it's not kicking in from there. Thank you!

FEMA - Posted By: msbeanctr

FEMA director replaced.

Is $15 an hour a good hourly rate for an in-house office position? - Posted By: Need Advice

HIRING FOR BEYOND TXT - Posted By: Deb Marlow

Hello - Anyone out there who already knows Beyond TXT or is interested in learning and coming to work for MDI please respond to email address deb@medicaldictation.com. We are a great company to work for. That is MDI-FL. Even if you do not know Beyond TXT, but are interested in working for a good company, with great benefits, and great trainers, please get with me at the above email. Beyond TXT is a word based internet program and we teach this.

I look forward to any responses.

Deb Marlow/MDI-FL

I need to know the best unlimited long distance company to use for transcription PLEASE. sm - Posted By: Kim

I have unlimited long distance that is residential. Any suggestions on which company is best for unlimited long distance to use for transcription?

Does anyone know...sm - Posted By: Me2

if MTStars is still supporting and selling their version of the Flash Type word expander? I am changing operating systems this coming weekend to Vista from XP Pro and for one thing, I am not sure if Flash Type is compatible with Vista. Secondly, I do not think I can reinstall it without a license code. Since purchased from the internet on this site, I do not have the license code any longer. I love my Flash Type and I don't want to lose it! I have emailed support and sales with this question and I have not received a response. I do not like Instant Text or any of those Expanders that give you a choice of options to choose from. I find that slows me down and is very annoying. Flash Type works like auto correct, where YOU enter the abbreviations you want and it expands out the word or phrase YOU put into it. Auto correct does not hold enough expansions and I do not want to corrupt the file by adding too many. If there are any other expanders out there that work like auto correct, and don't cost a fortune, please let me know. time is running out for me! thanks in advance.

Had to share this e-mail (sm) - Posted By: JoH

Little Johnny says "Daddy, how was I born?"

Daddy says "Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway. You see, your mom and I first got together in a chat room on MSN. Then, I set up a date via e-mail with your mom, and we first met at a cyber cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room where your mother agreed to download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a blessed little Pop-Up appeared and said You've Got Male!"

Happy 1st day of Summer! - Posted By: ExtremeMT

Any exciting destinations this year? I'm afraid I just don't have anything lined up except WORK. Ewww!

document solution center alabama - Posted By: Jen

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone had any good/bad info on this company. I can't seem to find much information on them. Thanks.

Jen

Sid from MDI-MD, I lost your email addy...sm - Posted By: productive_mt

Hi Sid, I lost your email addy. Would like to speak wtih you some more, update you - please email me....thanks.

line counting - Posted By: Patty

Is there a site out there that explains exactly what line counting is? Thank you.

Need ER or Clinic Work - Posted By: Brenda G., Indiana

Does anyone know of a reputable company who is hiring for ER or clinic work and pays fairly well? I've just about had it with Medquist and my 23 different accounts.

Thanks much,

Brenda

Tax Preparation - Posted By: Hazel

I usually prepare my own taxes using the 1040 form. However, this year I have quite a few deductions, etc. and feel I might need some help. I checked with a local CPA and he charges $350 to prepare an individual's tax return. Is this a normal fee or is it outrageous? Does anyone know if H&R Block or any other national tax preparation company would be good to use? And what do they charge? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Quesiton about difference between income tax and self-employment tax... - Posted By: New at IC

Am I correct that income tax and self-employment tax are the same and this is what you pay to IRS and social security tax is separate where you pay both portions rather than employer paying half? Confused...

Always looking for a new company? - Posted By: am I the only one

I have only been mting for a short while now and have already worked for 3 different companies. I am always checking the job boards looking for a new job. Does anyone else do this? Is anyone actually satisfied and happy with their current company? I am so tired of searching. I just want to actually settle in at a company for the long haul.

I have 1st edition AAMT BOS, company requires I have 2nd edition. - Posted By: me

I don't think you can just get updates but have to buy 2nd edition book. I need cheap. I did find one place for $70, anywhere cheaper? I checked the equipment board here for the last month and didn't see any offered.

Is being an MT really worth it? - Posted By: SmellySmelly

I've been doing it for about 10.5 years and have interacted with a number of fellow MTs. One thing I notice is that very few of the wonderful MTs I've known have been WITHOUT depression, anxiety, and/or panic disorders.

Is it possible that sitting in front of a CRT doing the same thing all day every day in complete physical isolation isn't healthy?

There are lots of reasons I want out of this business. There's one. Have a good day :)

Line Count Method Question - Posted By: Brandy

Can anyone help me compare two offers that I have? One is 9.5 cents a line for a 65 character line including spaces and the other is 7.5 cents a gross line. I am trying to figure out which would be better. Thank you very much.

If you haven't heard it already, you gotta listen - sm - Posted By: I have a new hero - Ray Nagin

Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans, in a radio interview with Garland Robinette.

I can't even begin to describe the love for his city, the desperation, heartbreak, and anger in his voice. Talk about the captain going down with his ship. He's not going anywhere. He is my new hero.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.nagin/index.html

The link to the radio interview can be found at the link above.

How many MTs have a completed Bachelor's or higher currently? - Posted By: Amy

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Dictaphone users, equipment question. SM - Posted By: searching

Several years ago I read about a line splitter from Radio Shack, that would allow you to talk on 2 lines at one time. I called, but they know nothing about it. Did this really exist? Is there any way to switch between the Dictaphone and regular line, so you can answer your calls as they come in, or do you all have 2 lines? TIA.

what do the middle people make per line? - Posted By: hippiemoms

I may be negotiating a contract directly with a radiology business, but I"ve only done independent contractor work up until now. I'd like to enter into negotiations seeming like I know my way around the block: what do companies (who hire transcriptionists) tend to make per line? How would I find that out?