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How long do crickets live in the house? - Posted By: sm

There is one in my basement somewhere that will not shut up!

Dictaphone Extext & Smarttype - Posted By: USMT

Does anyone use Stedmans Smartype in conjunction with Dictaphone Extext/Word Client? If so, how do you disable the cc (shortcuts) in Extext? I am using Word 2000 so I know Smartype works with that but not sure about using in with Extext/Word Client.

If you use a C-phone for work and have a digital phone - Posted By: me

through cable, have you tried to take an incoming call?

We only have one phone line. I rarely get/make calls and when I do we have cell phones. I just started working with a C-phone and got digital phone. I can go a month and my phone not ring, so far have gotten 3 calls today, but I'm afraid that if I try to answer the phone that I will lose my report.

I guess I could pull up a report and have my husband call on his C-phone and test it that way and then if I lose it no biggie.

Dictators chewing gum - Posted By: ALH

I just have to know....Does it drive anyone else absolutely CRAZY when a doctor chews gums or is sucking loudly on candy while dictating???? It drives me insane to the point of being irate by the time I am finished with the report!!!!!!!!!!! I actually get chest tightness and a headache just listening to them.

MQMT's view from her throne (sm) - Posted By: MQoldtimer

It must be nice way up there in the clouds where you sit. I don't check out these boards often, but in reading today's posts and your comments, I felt compelled to make a few statements.

Your replies to several posts 7/12 and 7/13/05 made me cringe. There was a cartoon strip a few years back, Charlie Brown and friends, with a little dog named Snoopy who would sit up in a tree like a vulture and peer down on the rest of the pee-ons down below him. You come across as Holier-than-thou as my late grandmother.

Do you enjoy calling people lazy (or worse)? I bet there would be several who would like to take your inventory.

I've transcribed for MQ since they were TLF and have been with them throughout all the changes that have come down the pike. Some I have been frustrated with, but bottom line is I like what I do and it hasn't been bad enough (yet) for me to look elsewhere.

Go ahead and flame - I've got my hose ready, too.

Cleaning a sofa.... Suggestions? - Posted By: See msg

I want to clean a sofa...It's a material that is safe to put in the washer (the arm covers and cushion covers come off and do fine in the washer), but I need to clean the "body" of the couch. Any products you might suggest that would clean it? I hate to soak it with my upholstery cleaner and make it dripping wet. Thanks

My niece is getting married later this month BUT they are - Posted By: me

actually only throwing themselves an engagement party as their BIG wedding and reception will be next year. They are really getting married this year, I wanted that clear, they just have to save for their big fairy tale wedding. Anyway, we're invited to this little ceremony this year along with the "engagement" party. What is an appropriate gift for this kind of occasion? I'm not a cheapo but want something appropriate as next year are the big doings and of course the gift then should be bigger and nicer, or go with the nice gift now and the appropriate 1-year anniversary gift next year. Any ideas ladies or gents? Thanks.

doctor office dictation - Posted By: C.J.

Does anyone out there know of any companies who do doctor office dictation instead of clinic work or acute care? I am looking for work and I have 25+ years experience in doctor's office transcription in many fields, but all the ads I keep seeing are only offering acute care or clinic work. All the clinic accounts I have checked into put you in a pool and you never get the same doctor twice, so you don't have a chance to get familiar with them or get your speed up when typing. There has to be companies out there who have doctor office accounts that consist of just a few docs. Any names come to mind?

Help with an older Lanier system - Posted By: Jody

I need to get an owner's manual for an older analog call-in system by Lanier. I believe it is called the voicewriter 650 model #P145. It is the one that has four microcassettes in a carousel on top that spins. I got it from a friend, but of course she can't find the manual and I don't know the functions and she can't remember all of them I have tried calling Lanier and they have given my like five different numbers and no one can seem to help and it is frustrating. So I thought someone on here might be familiar with the system or know how to get a manual or if there is one online. Thank you in advance for any help!

So....unhappy MDI-MTs - any idea where you will - Posted By: sm

look if it comes down to having to find work somewhere else?

tax situation - Posted By: anon

I am going to be starting a new job as an IC. I have always been an employee or a statutory employee. What are the benefits as far as my taxes? What kind of deductions can I claim now that I could not claim as an employee? I would appreciate any thoughts on this - I know you cannot be accountants for me - just would like an idea... TIA.

new to online transcription - Posted By: gabbie

I have been working for a company for 15 years doing it the old way - i.e., tapes and printing, that has just been sold to an online company. We have a meeting with them - what questions should I ask? Terms like "platform", "expanders", etc., are Greek to me. Thanks.

which credit cards have the lowest interest now? - Posted By: Leo

Looking to consolidate some bills, looking for the credit card with lowest interest

Is there a way to slow down dication on a C-phone? - Posted By: Pam

Anybody?

I remember when.... let's start a new thread. It will - Posted By: be fun. Read msg.

This will be fun, but we'll be showing our age. It must be things y ou actually remember. List as many as you want and you can separate into 'as a child' or 'as a teenager' but be truthful. I'll begin:

As a child I remember when:

TV's were big boxes that sat on the floor. Only black and white picture - no color.

Cars were all manual shift (my mom drove)

As a teen I remember when:

Gas was 25 cents a gallon, then the 'oil crisis' hit and it doubled to 50 cents - cost more to fill up my '65 mustang.

Bread was 35 cents a loaf.

Oh for the good ol days!

Help! Doing a pacemaker and doc is saying - Posted By: Dancin Shoes

threshold testing revealed R wave sensing at 22 millivolts and a pacing threshold of 1.2 volts at 0.5 milliseconds and 600 ***ABMs****??? Any EP geniuses out there that can help me???

Is it too much to ask for doctors to be more courteous dictators?... - Posted By: sm

Speaking to all of you, and realizing we are all in the same boat, I guess I am curious to know how you feel about doctors and their dictating habits. Is it that they don�t realize we are being paid so little and if they did would it make them more considerate??? I am not talking about the foreigners, they have an excuse, but the ones that answer their cell phones and have a 5 minute conversation while dictating, or how about the ones that talk way too fast or use a lot of slang, chew gum, eat, have conversations with office staff or patients, dictate five lines and tell you to delete that paragraph, or just act plain goofy? Maybe I am being too sensitive but working VR and getting 3 cents a line. . . well it is getting on my last nerve!!!

What is so great about Scientology that the actors like it so much? - Posted By: I don't get it.

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shorthand - Posted By: Lucy

anybody know how to turn on bold in ShortHand when saving a sentence/word? TIA. new MT

Are any eScriptionists using (sm) - Posted By: Anon

laptops for work? What do you recommend? Any particular specs I should be aware of. Thanks.

NO WORK AGAIN - Posted By: amherstMT

Here I am again able to do every work type as an MT/ME with 6 accounts and no work again. Are they trying to acheive TAT to the second? Very impractical. I have been on the same primary for years and know that they did not have to contract with them for real time TAT to get their business, this has NEVER happened to me before. It was always a rare occasion to even get a report from what use to be my 2 back up accounts, unless they needed help. Now with 6 accounts running out of work is a daily occurrence.

Is this menopause or what? - Posted By: mt at 51

I got married last December and moved from the south to California with husband, stayed for 5 months and moved to Oklahoma where he will be pastoring a church. All my family is back south. My doctor told me I was menopausal back in January of this year, but still having periods off and on and now spotting. I am so super sensitive, mood swings, crying spells, feeling neglected, easily offended, missing the closeness of my family back home, my kids and grandkids. I love my husband and he is good to me, although does get on my nerves a lot lately and we have had some major clashes, and I'm feeling like the "honey" is gone out of the moonr. I have been contemplating just leaving him and going back to my home in the south. But for fear of humiliation, shame and embarrassment of what the hometown folks and church folks will say, not to mention "I don't believe in divorce." One part of me is saying "this will pass as it is just the menopause I am going throug, but other side is saying "I'd be better off by myself.' Anyone have gone through natural menopause and went through changes such as mine, or is this a natural occurrence for someone going through such life-changing events within the past 9 months, marriage, moved 2 different times to differing parts of the US, plus married to a minister, plus going through menopause.

MQ I-Mail. - Posted By: Still can't use!

I can't get past the login screen. It says "Welcome!" then throws me back to the login screen. I see they have a message that says "You can still send messages to your contacts through your Outlook or Outlook Express." Wrong. Can't do that, either. Have been on hold to Atlanta for over 1/2 hour. Whose idea was this??

MedQuist v Spheris. - Posted By: kyradmt

For those who have worked for either or both companies my question is: Which is better to work for, MedQuist or Spheris?

Curious in KY...

Son suffering from traumatic brain injury. - Posted By: b

My son was hit by a car 7 years ago and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He was in a coma and went through over a year of rehabilitation. He was 15 at the time and finished high school, went on to Junior College and has just finished a year at a state university. He has struggled with learning disabilities and short term memory problems since the accident and has barely passed his classes. It looks as though this was his last semester at school because his grade point average isn't high enough to let him continue school. He will be put on academic suspension. He wanted to go away to school so badly and worked so hard to make it and I know he will be so disapointed when he finds out he won't be going back in the fall.

He is definately a miracle and I thank God everyday that he is alive but I don't know what to do to help him anymore. My question is "Is there anyone out there with a similar situation who can give me some advice on where to go from here?"

Etymotic ER6 earphones; do you all still like them (sm) - Posted By: Going Deaf?

To those of you who are using them,do you still like them? Are you able to pick up the stammering docs better? Are they comfortable, hard to get used to? I am open to suggestions on other brands if you have decided you don't like them

Does anyone out there have any good pet friendly vacation ideas?? sm - Posted By: needing a vacation

Would love to go away for a small vacation with the kids but they dont want to leave their furry friends behind...and neither do I. I am looking for someplace that will take two dogs and is also kid friendly. I live in Ohio so I dont want something to far away. Dog friendly and kid friendly....too much to ask for????

Best People Search Engine! - Posted By: gums

Hi Friends,

The below site would be helpful for you to find names.

http://gums-people-search.ws/

What's worse than an ESL cardiologist? - Posted By: Mt of Oz

A gum-chewing, lip-smacking, flatulent, yawning ESL cardiologist.

Any of you use one of these and do you have any problems with - Posted By: Use of KVM switch

Does it work with Vista and another Windows computer? Do you like using it? How much does it cost in the store?

Thanks a lot.

Saw one the other day... - Posted By: AnotherOldTimerMT

I know exactly what you mean. When I looked at one India website's communications in 2005, it became crystal clear to me that, just as in the attack in New York, this whole "economically devastating" our country was also well-planned. Once this country started giving Visa privileges for doctors to come train here, I believe that's when our downslide began.

We, however, being a pretty trusting people in general didn't either want to see or didn't pay attention when the outsourcing topic came up. In my experience, most doctors just want their transcription done correctly and in a timely manner, so when approached with this new and novel concept and voila! the cost was dramatically reduced, I'm sure the majority jumped on the bandwagon not realizing the hidden "consequences" of what they were signing off to do. I'm glad to see some hospitals here still have in-house MTs and hope this trend continues. If it does, I guarantee we will see all kinds of posts from MTSOs ballyhooing about their "lost" business!

Have a great evening!

Unlimited long distance service? sm - Posted By: VTMT

What is a good unlimited long distance company? Has anyone used Chatterbug? Pros, cons?

I need inspiration! - Posted By: Backwoods typist

I have been looking, looking, and looking for another part-time job and have had it. Most positions are full time and they will not even give you a chance to show them what you are about. Or they do not take your kind of internet. I tell you what should happen. We should have job wanted ads that state the requirements of an employer and then let them make their decisions from there. I am so tired of looking. Can someone please give me some inspiration?

Jennifer Aniston finally speaks out - Posted By: poor her

She says she's hurt and sad over the breakup. She loves Brad and always will because he's a "good" man. She's very hurt about his spread in Vanity Fair with Angelina as a "married couple" with children. She says it was obvious from the beginning of filming Mr and Mrs Smith that he was attracted to Angelina and started drifting away from her. Now look at him, he's chasing after Angelina like a fool, while she adopts baby after baby, when he had a perfectly good woman! The whole thing is sad!

Look what I found!! - Posted By: lac

Found this search engine on one of the other word boards. Its a search engine for MTs. Tried this and its just fantastic when compared to Google normal search. Link at the bottom of the page.

re: How do I convert total words to line count? - Posted By: Question?

Based on 65-character line with spaces, I think.

Why aren't the BOS editions readily available at the bookstore sites? - Posted By: How do MTs come by this? nm

nm

And they heard her exclaim - Posted By: Cinnyninny

as she RAN off of her site, Merry Christmas to all, and to all, NIGHTY NIGHT! I'm outta here. Will be back to "play" some more Wednesday! earned my nickle or half a cent depending on what day it is - today more like 2-1/4 cents. hee hee.

OneSuite questions... - Posted By: Curious

Is it an LD program that works with your regular phone? You just buy increments of LD? I don't have LD on my phone, only Verizon and if I do make a call it is 5 cents a minute. OneSuite seems like a nice program, just wondering if anyone here uses it. TIA!!

Idea for sales letter - Posted By: newmt

What do you all this of this? I just graduated, and I want to market to doctor's offices. I made a flyer to send. I thought I would also send a sales letter that is formatted like a SOAP. I don't know how much competition I will have, and I'm trying to stand out. Too silly? Any comments?

Want to say thanks to whoever it was that - Posted By: posted about South Beach Diet

I read your post and decided to read up on it and bought the book. i began the diet and have lost 15 pounds already and am on my way to loosing the rest. This has been a change of life for me and my family and I love it!!!!!!

Shapin Medical Transcription - Posted By: jk

Has anyone ever heard of Shapin Medical Transcription? ALso does anyone know who hires newbies and is fair? I am trying to help someone out but do not want to lead them in the wrong direction. Thanks for any help you can give.

Dictaphone to Computer - Posted By: J1

Does anyone know, I heard there is a way to adapt your dictaphone foot pedal to the computer as USB - I'd much rather buy a $10 cable than a $50 foot pedal!

Question for ICs - Posted By: Giblet

Just wondering what the average rate per line is as an independent these days for the following specifics.

Straight lines with spaces, 65 character line for work types of clinic notes, emergency department notes, and the standard four (history and physical, discharge, consult, and transfer summary.)

How much more for STAT jobs?

Thanks

does anyone use people pc online - Posted By: its less than half of earthlink, thinking of switc

Just wondering how reliable it is.

TurboTax or TaxCut - Posted By: MslaMT

Which program do you think works better?

For those of you who have gone through a divorce...sm - Posted By: TW

My husband and I have decided to go our separate ways after only 2-1/2 years of marriage. I have no idea where to start and what to do because we bought a house together, bought a new car together, have credit cards together, etc. This is a mutual decision for both of us to end our marriage so it's not like it is a bitter divorce or anything. We would like to NOT involve attorneys but how do we separate all of our stuff?

Thanks

Orion Transcription - Posted By: Hello

Does anyone know anything about this company or work for them? Nothing in Archives....

Errors - Posted By: Drives me bonkers

Do you find that it irritates you probably more than it should to see errors in the newspaper, etc.? I mean, something that will be read by so many people should be proofread to perfection, don't you think? They seem to just jump out at me and I know I'm more critical since I am an MT. How about you?

VR question - Posted By: Lu

I was interested in finding out if there are any IC MT's that use voice recognition and/or if it is even possible with transcribing from a microcassette transcriber. I remember reading (cannot remember which MT site it was) where one MT used VR with her own accounts and was curious to see if that is something that is a possibility. Thank you.