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This is who we're losing our jobs to?!?!

Would someone enlighten me?  My teenager came home with a printout for a school project and the teacher wants the projects turned in one one of these keychain things.  I have no idea how to do this and if I need to buy anything extra for my PC.   How does this work?  Do you just plug it into your PC and are able to save data right onto it or are special programs needed?  The more I searched on the internet the more I couldn't figure it out.   I've already e-mailed the teacher asking that she be allowed to bring the project in on CD as we're pros at that one and I really don't want to spend a dime for some goofy teacher's request...but just in case.....   Thank you

I currently use Word 2003.  When I started Word this morning all of my entries in my custom dictionary (that I use for spellcheck) were gone.  Has anybody had this happen to them before.  As far as I can tell my medical spellchecker is working ok it is just the custom dictionary. 

Any help would be appreciated so this does not happen again.

Thanks.

on ebay. I was looking for a standard cassette transcriber with foot pedal and power supply and had no luck except for very expensive ones. I tell you, having patience sure paid off.  I've looked everyday, several times a day for the past week and sure enough, there was a buy it now transcriber just posted several hours ago for....get this, $15.99 plus shipping! WOW. The seller has good feedback selling other transcription supplies and apparently had 5 machines she was trying to unload, all used, and they've all gone (except for one that is on auction). Anyhow, I'm just so pleased, I had to share.

Hello fellow MTs :)

I was wondering how many of you use the Dvorak method of typing?  I have been contemplating doing this for a while now.  I just don't know how easy the transition would be trying to work 40 hours a week doing the regular Qwerty way and then trying to learn the Dvorak method.  I'd love to do this, as I understand it is much, much faster and I can definitely use all the help I can get in that respect.  I type 80 words per minute, but I find I get finger twisted often. 

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

Hello all,

I am an optometrist.  I recently opened a new practice and I am actively looking to do something productive while I wait to build my patient base.  Being self employed, I would also like to find a way to qualify for group health insurance for me, my wife and my son.  Does anyone know if medical trascription companies ever hire people in specific fields (i.e. eyecare) to read over documents prepared by qualified transcriptionists.  I figure it would be good for the company to have someone like myself employed in order set themselves apart from other transcriptoin services.  It would be great for me because I could come and go from the work in between patients and finish up in the evening.

Thanks in advance,  Chris

Snake in the heat/air vent.  His head was right at the vent exploring to see if he could fit through but he's too big I think.   Anybody know what to do?  He's disappeared now so worried where he went to and if there are more.  Thanks.

Do they have SE and employee status or just employee? TIA!

i.e. don't pay on time, lousy platforms, too many ESLs, etc., how on earth do they manage to stay in business?

I have one office/account of three OB-GYN's that I provide MT service for and am in need of a sample contract for them, between myself and their office. Is there any place I can locate one or does anyone have one that they may be willing to share???

Thanks so very much.

I just downloaded MPLite because I stumbled over it doing a Google search for a free trial of Stedmans Smartype which I do not think exist.  Anyway, how do I put a doctor's template in it?  The step by step instructions are not exactly detailed enough for me I guess.

Thanks

Calie

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My boyfriend's father, who is in his late 80s, was in the in the hospital for jaw surgery to remove some cancer that was found.  He has been very hostile and has tried to take the tubings out and IV out, etc.  He had to be restrained a few times.  Well last night he actually left the hospital and was walking around outside a few blocks away.

My question is how possible is it for a patient to leave the hospital?  I mean how does he get past all the people, doctors, nurses, security, all the hospital personnel????  Is something wrong with this hospital??  or is this something that is common???? 

is it too much to ask for a decent job as an MT anymore?  i am so fed up with the big services and how they take you for granted, ignore your requests for help, clunky, time-consuming, line-stealing platforms that i could just scream! (please excuse my lack of punctuation and any type-o's, this is a forum and i just really don't care right now!!!)

i am so sick of sitting at my computer all day long to only get out 500 lines a day and it's not my lack of committment, lack of focus, or any of the like....it's the out-dated, stupid "platforms" we are expected to type in and now they are even setting it up where we're typing in little boxes and not hitting return to go from section to section, i'm sure in an effort to reduce payable characters. 

I am just at my wits end.  i have been applying for jobs that are not in the field of MT for the last two years and cannot get any replies to jobs besides "work at home" scams and the like. 

ANYONE ELSE FEEL ME OUT THERE????

Maybe someone can help me!

I have always been advised to follow up after an interview/test etc.

Is that possible after taking a standard computerized MT test?

Any opinions appreciated!

Thanks!

They are asking for someone to proof/MT for $9.00 an hour.  BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Quick, how do I sign up?

It seems like there is more work on the weekends, and I guess this question is for SE/IC, more than employees, though it may apply to employees too.

Lots of companies seem to be advertising for mainly weekend and evenings, or shifts over the weekend, or actually giving preference on a bigger workload to people who do decide to work weekends every week.  Who has decided to go for that, since the work is there and so is the money? With the economy the way it is, this MT was just wondering if it makes sense to just grab the work when it comes in and less worry about the bills and the holidays. 

Thanks in advance for your conversation on this topic.  This MT wonders because it is hard to get a gauge what is going on outside of this MT's company and wants to see how people are handling their workloads/wallets.

Wondering if those of us on this board have noticed that credit card companies will be increasing their interest rates along with the minimum payment due soon.  How will this affect some people who can barely make the minimum payments now.  Any insight greatly appreciated. 

Does anyone one possibly have a PDF file with the operating instructions for a C-phone.  Please.

Thanks in advance