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Due to a family crisis, I will be relocating to Georgia for maybe up to 2 years.  I will be leasing my home to a family member here in Alabama.  Just wondering, should I continue to use my Alabama address in regards to IRS, vehicle registration, insurance etc, or register as a Georgia citizen.  Since I will not be head of household in Georgia, will I not be able to claim the home office on taxes.  I will only be 2 hours away from home, and will probably travel here every other weekend, as my parents live here in Birmingham.  I work as an employee with one company via internet and IC with another via internet.  Just wondering, as there are so many things to think about.

Hubby and I are thinking of going south for the first time this coming winter.  I've found some sublets with internet access, mostly wireless, one wired.  My work uses DocQScribe and internet based.   I use a desktop computer for work but have a laptop capable of the job. 

Have any of you done this?  If so, what was your experience?  Any tips or precautions as far as wireless internet security?  At home we have a wired network with a hardware firewall/router so no experience with wireless.  I'm not high tech but not a complete novice either.

As for paying bills and accessing cash in a different locale, did you use online banking and ATMs or some other method?  I confess some hesitation about online banking even though most of my friends and neighbors have used it for years!

Thanks to anyone who can help. 

Just for presents, not for other things like decorations and food and stuff. 

We are a family of 4, kids age 2 and 5.  We also buy for my family (mom, dad, 3 sisters, brother) and his family kids (6 of them) and then we do 2 $25 gifts to exchange in a game.  Just wondering what everyone's budget looks like and what everyone spends.  We will probably spend about $1200 this year.  Is this outrageous?  It seems like a lot, but yes, our kids are spoiled

I just had a really good one:  Although 2 years of age, no tobacco or alcohol use is reported. LOL.  This was after he stated that the 2-year-old was in fact single.  At least we have the humor aspect of our jobs!

I've been asked 3 times really recently by new moms about "becoming a Transcriptionist so I can stay home with my baby." What do you tell people who ask this? Yes, I did work from home from the time my twins were 1 until they were in kindergarden, BUT I 5 years of MT experience BEFORE I worked at home. Yes, I found a great small company and made good money. I was lucky. The first time out I found this company, had 1 doctor, after a few months he learned I was home with young twins and was accommodating etc.

One of my friends who asked has a medical background and knows terminology, etc so her asking did not seem unreasonable to me. The one who is a clerk at a drug store, has no medical background at all, and isn't the brightest bulb in the box was offended when I said I would check out our local community college because they have a great MT program. She quoted the TV ads where she can make $50,000 with a home program so why would she go to school. I gave her a couple of websites and wished her luck.

How do you respond when people tell you they've decided to become an MT so they can work at home and want advice?

Thanks,
Jenn

I'm new to the speciality and just found out I will be working exclusively on this one last week.  I was wondering how you liked doing those reports versus other reports?  Are they more easy, difficult?  If you don't want to post, you can feel free to e-mail me!  Thanks.

Other projections include:

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  10 percent of U.S. technology jobs will have moved offshore by 2005 (Gartner Group)
  
  
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  up to 25 percent of traditional IT jobs will be relocated from developed to developing countries by 2010 (Gartner Group)
  
  
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  500,000 financial services jobs (8 percent of all U.S. jobs in banking, brokerage and insurance) will be shipped overseas by May 2008 (AT Kearney)
  
  

Does anyone know if ShortHand or InstanText is compatible with Misys?  If not, are any other 'shorthand' programs compatible?

ok.  I'm not fond of the mouse.  Instead of clicking the numbering icon on the toolbar, can this be assigned a keyboard code - and how?

So, with Obama's announcement today about his intention to invest heavily in EMR, what are your thoughts? For those of you working for offices that have not yet gone that route, is it a worry? I know EMR has been steadily gaining ground for some time, but having federal funding available sure seems like a big push in that direction. Are MTs going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed?

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And, I'm already tired of the cold,

tired of all the snow,

but my kids love it and I can't move.

Then consider the heat bill.....now I'm crying

at a desk, at the kitchen table, etc.??  Just curious.  I'm serious wanting a laptop so I don't have to be chained to this desk

buying if I already use lots of expanders?  I think I have almost overdone it in some ways.  I need to delete some obscure ones I made that are taking up letters I could use for something more critical.

Wondering if that book would help or if I have a good enough handle on the concept already.  ?  Does the book cover anything other than making expanders?

Thanks! 

I have always used rxlist but it does not do fuzzy searches anymore.  What sites do you find helpful?

TIA!

OP - you posted this in the archives and I could not reply but...

HOW INTERESTING!  They are REAL (deceased) bodies!  Did you read about the "plastination" process?  I see it is in Houston (among other places).  I stop in Houston often while traveling and would even make a special trip there to see it.

Has anyone seen it?  The posted site was...

http://www.bodyworlds.com/en/pages/home.asp

Does anyone have any good tricks for dealing with the long reports with huge segments of "nothing"?  On top of that, the people I am dealing with are ESLs so that's slowing me down enough already.

At this point, all I do is speed up and fast forward but am wondering if there are other ways to compensate for this issue.

Seems like someone would teach them how to pause when they stop dictating! 

I am brand new to this speciality and I am actually really liking it... but I am having trouble finding certain equipment... I was wondering if any of you have any favorite books or websites that have hard to find surgical tools/equipment?

I saw that Stedman's has one out--is that any good?

Thanks for any info!!

There is a URL for free download for dictaphone C-phone 0421 and 0424.

from Executive Communications? I looked at this website on a whim after it was discussed below and found this headset and it sounds great. Just wondered if anyone else has them.

They have a USB plug instead of the standard headset plug and are supposed to have the soundcard and volume control built in. And they are a decent price.

No point to this message; just thought of it and am congratulating myself. 

As a person of strong faith, I don't believe in vengence or discrimination; however, with all our work going to India this has changed me.  I look at the opulence, Bollywood excess, etc and think; okay we have slums right here in the USA.  We have people who ARE WILLING to work now for even slave wages.  And just like India we have those who live in opulence with disregard for the poverty in front of their eyes. 

My point, help me not be so darn angry every time I here the word India!! I know it is not right.  I am a peaceful person. 

Does anyone own a hot tub that they are crazy about and that didn't cost them an arm and a leg?  Any leads, ideas, references would be most appreciated :)

Thanks in advance!

I quit my transcription job to work for the school district (what a big mistake). I am thinking about going back to my old job (transcribing). The new Transcriptionist they have hired is not quite working out, so I have been helping out in the evenings. 

The problem is that they have transferred over to EMR (Medinotes). Will I still be able to somehow input all my stuff from AutoCorrect? If anybody out there knows about MediNotes, please let me know - Thanks   

I pulled out my old Lanier machine to work for a company I worked for previously and I forgot how to set it to go back a couple of seconds when I take my foot off the pedal.  I tried Googling,,found nothing.. Does anybody know?  thanks

Hi!  I signed up, but need to edit it as I must have misunderstood and now my real first name is posting next to my avatar.  Guess it's no big deal, but would prefer that my board name post instead.  I keep trying to log in to change it, but it doesn't work.

Thanks for your advice,

Chickadee