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I had switched keyboards and after a few months decided I thought I liked my old one better.  I switched back and do, indeed, like it better; however, I have noticed that my old one is slower when I need to delete several words from a template.  If I shift-end (to highlight the whole sentence) it is just as fast, but if I shift-arrow to do four or five words it is slower.  Back spacing is slower too, which I try to avoid but do use.

I guess I never really thought about keyboards being different in that way.  Does anyone know of a plain old straight keyboard that is fast in this way? 

Had to take my son yesterday for a CT of his right ischium, to check for osteomyelitis.  I gave that info to the person on the phone when I made the appointment.  Soooo - get to the imaging place, and get all the myriad forms to fill out; at the top, under 'Test Performed', was 'CT scan of the brain'.  I went back up to the desk to question this of the secretary (who is a retired nurse!!), and she looked at me and actually said 'The ischium is in the brain''!!!!!!!!!!  Told hubbie later, and he said I should have told her, not unless my head was up my ***! 

I'm sure the techs would have caught it when they looked at the script from the doc, but still!!!!

Does anyone have a good website to find Nurse Practitioner addresses?

TIA

Stacy

We had Cingular for many years, up until around a 1-1/2 to 2 years ago. I didn't have a cell phone for that period of time. I recently got one again with Cingular about 3 months ago, and boy, do I notice a terrible difference! My husband does as well, and most of the friends & family are on it as well. They also notice a decline in the service--unable to connect, don't get voicemails for a day or two, etc., etc.  Anyone else noticed this?

So what is the average person's income tax return? 

Mine is over $5,000.  Anyone care to share theirs?

Need to find an Expander that will expand properly in any platform being that the right working situation for me is so hard to find.

Any suggestions?

TIA

Has anyone used a prepaid Visa card for receiving payment for work?  Is this safe?  Thanks

On my personal computer, I seem to have picked up some kind of virus.  I keep getting popups all over the place and one of them is telling me that I have viruses and I should purchase their program to remove them, which I don't want to do because that program is likely a virus in sheep's clothing.  I was running AVG (the free program) but apparently it did not stop whatever bug I picked up. 

My questions are: 
1.  If I purchase an antivirus program (from Walmart or Staples, for example), will this remove whatever has already taken up residence on my PC? 

2.  What is the best virus program for the money on the market? 

Thanks in advance! 

As the holidays approach, my heartfelt appreciation goes out to
all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send me "forwards"
over the past 12 months. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure,
blessed, and wealthy.

Extra thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat crap in the
glue on envelopes 'cause I now have to go get a wet towel every
time I need to seal an envelope.

Also, I scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca Cola because
it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make
these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on
their cans.

I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes
cancer.

I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I
could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell
like a water buffalo on a hot day.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone might drug
me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer receive packages from nor send packages by UPS
or FedEx since they are actually AL Qaeda in disguise.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to
dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica,
Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.

I no longer eat KFC because their "chickens" are actually horrible
mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.

I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I
receive my free replacement pair from Nike.

I no longer have to buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus
since I now have their recipe.

I no longer worry about my soul because at last count I have
363,214 angels looking out for me.

Thanks to you, I have learned that God only answers my
prayers if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make
a wish within five minutes.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl who
is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time)

I no longer have any money at all - but that will change once I
receive the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for
participating in their special email program.

Yes, I want to thank you so much for looking out for me that I
will now return the favor!

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the
next 7minutes, a large pigeon with a wicked case of diarrhea
will land on your head at 5:00 PM (EST) this afternoon.

I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my
next-door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's
cousin's beautician.
 
Merry Christmas to All!!!

P.S.  consider yourselves several of my 144,000! 

I just now checked back and found your long note regarding expansions.  I appreciate it.   

It sounds like I am on the right track.  Just using a bit different basic pattern.  I, too, get frustrated when I don't have an Expander for something.  Hopefully, I will eventually get over the hump of needing to make less and less.

Thanks again! 

I haven't worked actively since June of 2007.  At that time I used the AAMT Book of Style 2nd Edition.  Is that what is being used now or is there another book I need to invest in? 

THANKS!

I would have been upset, but this guy just made me laugh.  During his 20 minute dictation he probably spent at least 5 minutes of it talking to me. He explained his vacation and why he was late doing the dictation.  He explained he was still getting his stuff back in order and talked politely the whole time he shuffled papers, told me about a picture that was supposed to be in the chart but he just couldn't find it, talk, talk, talking away like I was his best friend. 

At the end he had to apologize profusely.  In any other case I would have been so disturbed by this but this poor man made me feel so bad for him.  He couldn't have been more polite. 

I am an IC and will be starting with a new client this week.  Can someone tell me how to get an accurate line count in Word?  I know that have a word/line count in Tools, but I have found that it is not accurate (it usually gives you more lines than you actually typed).  I don't want to cheat anyone, so I am hoping someone can tell me how to get an accurate line count.  Thanks in advance for your help.         Trish

Okay, before i begin I just want to say I am a newbie.  I see a lot of posts regarding platforms and some being better than others.  I also seen a post or two about people not being able to make $$$$ because they cannot get the lines they want on whatever platform they are working on. 

How do platforms differ?  What makes one better than the other?  Is it often a pool and that is why many people are having a hard time getting their line count? I recently accepted an offer from a company that is on a platform and I am curious.  I have only worked for a nearby office typing in Word.  Thanks in advance. 

the company never followed through?  Told Friday would be sent job offer with tenative start date, then nothing.  Emailed recruiter twice with confirmation that the email was read this morning on the second email and still nothing.  Strange or not?  I would think if they changed their mind, they would at least have the decency to reply to my emails.

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An advert for *TAKE THIS MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION COURSE AND START A NEW CAREER!* was sifted into my junk email box. 

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!

Hello!! I am a newbie, stay-at-home military wife and my husband is the only one working for now. He is deployed right now and I am managing all the finances, since we have separate accounts, I transferred$1000 in my account which made him mad. It felt like I overspent and use the money for nothing. Money that I didn't even spent shopping!!! He knows where the money goes but he still questions me about every single penny I spent and I really felt so bad.

Thank you guys for reading my post. I just felt like sharing this with you. I just need someone to talk to.

I've looked through several old threads on this board about eScription/EditScript and have seen those who love it and those who don't. I may be moving to an account that utilizes this platform and am trying to see how my earnings might be impacted. I understand there will be a learning curve, but I anticipate getting "up to speed" quickly as I have always been fairly good at learning new technology. What is the average  line rate I can expect using EditScript software? I've seen rates quoted from between 3 cpl up to 5 cpl.  Is that right?  Is anyone making more than 5 cpl editing? 

What is the average line count for editing I can expect (hope) to achieve?  I've seen some say 300+/- lph and others who can do 600 or more lph.  What is the highest sustained lines per hour one can expect when editing, if utilizing all the keyboard shortcuts, etc., available? 

Thanks for your input. 

I have an MT friend who is trying to get an IRA rolled over from a company that has all but gone out of business.  We both worked for this company and everyone experienced some kind of problem with them at one time or another - it was a very unstable situation.  However, isn't there some type of control over the IRA accounts.  Does anyone know who she should contact.  She sent the paperwork to the company and they have refused to sign it as the trustee to release her funds.  Any help would be appreciated.

What is the fastest, most accurate way you proofread?  I have been playing back my reports from the beginning of it on fast chipmunk sounding speed.  I catch myself making exapander errors a lot. I

 absolutely have to proofread as I usually catch at least 2 per report before I send them.  Trying to proofread 'as I go' does not work for me as I still find mistakes when I am done.  What is the Fastest way of doing this?  Does  anyone have any advice?  Thank you muchos.