I'm slowly getting the knack of this keyboard....
Posted By: sg on 2007-09-17
In Reply to: what kind of keyboard do you have now? - n/m
i think you have to think of each hand working on separate keyboards. Hoping my speed will increase. It definitely relieves the pressure on my neck,
My previous one was the standard Dell rectangular keyboard.
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Slowly. It works more slowly, but not quite as bad
much better to get broadband of some sort for DQS, no question about it.
I consider I had the knack too sm
and I studied for a year, giving it 8 and 10 hrs a day, to train to be an MT. I will be honest, I hated the practice tapes and I didn't have a good transcribing machine at the time, so I didn't do them. I'd love to say this hurt me in the long run, but it didn't. I have an excellent ear (my one big MT skill) and I work doing a ton of ESLs. I am not much of a typist, but I never have been. I know my Expander extremely well and that compensates for what I view as fairly poor typing habits. I have a photographic memory for certain things and I do go and read about disease processes because I am interested, and with my knowledge of anatomy, physiology and terminology, I have a good grasp on what I am reading.
I would say knack because once I got to using an expander and knowing it fairly well I watched my income double in about 4 months' time and triple with a year. I have worked hard to make 5 times my initial MT income, but I have done it.
I have a friend, a fellow MT who has about 5 to 6 yrs in. I have helped her with her expander and various other things. She won't deviate from specialties she already knows to learn new things (a must if you are going to succeed) and she won't tackle ESLs either. She is a very good typist where I am not, but she has not been nearly as successful. She even has training that is superior to mine, and hasn't been able to progress.
Start slowly and try this ...
Proof 3 out of 4 reports for the next day or two. Then, proof 2 out of 4 reports for a couple of days. Then cut that down to 1 out of 4 reports. Keep yourself abreast by proofing 1 of 10 reports. Proof the reports and let them go -- don't sit and worry!
Two things will happen:
1) You will become more comfortable with your own level of skill
2) Your lines will increase
*slowly* - hey, I'm off-duty! ;-)
xx
Looks like field of MT-ing is slowly
fading out. I have seen 3 MAJOR hospital transcription departments close due to outsourcing. I'm not going to sit around waiting until the place I now work decides to follow suit. I'm training right now for the field of broadcast captioning for the hearing impaired. Hear they make between $25-100/hour for captioning television shows and the company supplies your equipment. I should be able to pay my rent with that!
Wow, it's all slowly coming back to me
flexibility. As long as you do your 40 or plus pages per day.
Maybe you should slowly re-read the posts.
They seem pretty concerned to me. Um, even the moderator commented. That's kinda like having your mom step in when you're fighting with your little brother. IMO, you turned on us.
My monitor is slowly dying...sm
I have a Dell computer and monitor, but my monitor appears to be on its last leg. I'm already looking for its replacement but instead of ordering another Dell, does anyone know of any other brands that are compatible or not compatible with Dell? I'd really rather not pay the shipping from Dell, but I do remember when I originally purchased the computer my printer was not compatible. Thanks for your help.
Have you noticed that companies are slowly sm
offering less and less. It was 9 cpl, then the norm for a while was 8 cpl and now slowly I've noticed 7-8 and 7 cpl. Pretty soon we'll be competing with the Indian MTs for 4 cpl. very sad.
I do have Stedman's smartype and I using it slowly getting used to it
The lines do not go by charcter count. They are actual lines in the document no matter if they are full/partial/one word it is counted as a line. Do not include blank lines of course. I am an IC.
Thanks for all your input.
shorthand expanding too slowly
Just wondering if anyone can tell me how to get my ShortHand to expand the text faster? I know there is a settng under preferences, and I have tried several variations, but still not expanding any faster. Thanks in advance.
oops... I'm 46.. and obviously losing my mind slowly.. nm
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the supply slowly dwindles, and you give up and go elsewhere...sm
what is the point of making a high line rate, when there is so little work available, you have to find two, three and four services to make the same amount that you did at ONE! This is a very sad biz!!
It will be slowly integrated over a period of a few years.
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Take the time slowly to go thru some jobs and figure out
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the definitive chair slowly undulates, sort of like
those air-filled things they have in hospitals....plus, the place I seem to need support is across my back up high - maybe I just get too tense and thats why it hurts there all the time...
Anyway, a chair is next for me. What a pipe dream, I can barely affort groceries...
I use a MSFT Natural keyboard at home and the laptop keyboard on the road. nm
favorite keyboard over the holidays is called "no keyboard"
nm
If you use a standard keyboard you can buy an old IBM model M keyboard on ebay or clickykeyboards.co
That key printing never wear down because the letters are part of the key itself. They just don't make them that way anymore because it is too expensive to make. Some of the mechanical keyboards like Cherry have what they double shot key imprinting and the letters are part of the key itself and don't wear off. That IBM keyboard is very noisy from the type of keyswitch it has so you may not like that. Logitech and Belkin make some membrane switch keyboards that are supposed to have longer lasting key imprints. I have a logitech that has the longer lasting key imprints and it is pretty good. You have to look on the specs to find out if has the longer lasting key printing.
I have experimented so much with keyboards and have done a lot of research. Way too much info.
I use a laptop with a full-size keyboard (no separate keyboard)
I'm using a lap desk but previously was using a pillow with a book on it under the laptop. No additional keyboard though, I bought one with a full-sized board with regular size keys (an HP) which I LOVE and it took no time at all to get used to it. I also love that when the weather improves, I can take my computer outside and get some fresh air! What a great job... :)
Keyboard and mouse. Is there such a thing as a keyboard that has a mouse on the actual keyboard?
nm
Has anyone used the Smartboard keyboard? Everyone tell what keyboard they have and rate it nm
nm
Kinesis Keyboard and keyboard tray
Okay, any lefties use this keyboard? How long did it take to get used to? I use my left thumb for the space bar and I notice on a diagram of the keys that I would always be hitting the backspace key.
I'm really interested in getting a better keyboard. I destroyed my left hand and wrist the other week when I fell because I'm becoming a real klutz.
I bought the Soft Flex gloves, but they only help a little bit. My production is down because of it and it's driving me crazy. I can only type an hour without stopping and then have to rest the hand for some time.
I did buy a Microsoft 2000 keyboard but have yet to recieve it. Is this a good one?
Do you use a keyboard tray with it or just set it on the desk? Do you think a kayboard tray would be the least expensive item right now that would help with a straight keyboard?
Any info you can provide to help me in making any decision would be greatfully appreciated.
'Scuse me for being old school, but I've only ever used a straight keyboard.
Does anyone know of a keyboard that has the backspace key in the center of the keyboard? NM
nm
Split keyboard mounted on chair arms versus split keyboard on desk
For longtime comfort which is best - split keyboard mounted on chair arms or split keyboard to be used on the desk?
Also, why the preference over split keyboards that come totally apart versus split keyboards that are permanently connected at the top?
I want to revamp my office and there are so many different options. 
Gold touch makes a keyboard without number pad. Also the evoluent keyboard has the number pad on th
It is a very small keyboard and has laptop keys which are very quiet and light to the touch. Almost no noise.
Keyboard
I'm in the same boat. My PC Concepts had the integrated touch mouse on the keyboard. PC Concepts no longer makes this in the English version. It was the best ergo KB I have ever used. I bought a Micro Innovations keyboard to replace it after much searching and this keyboard is a PIECE OF GARBAGE!
The touch buttons for the mouse are on either side, rather than below and it's very akward to use the mouse.
Not to mention the fact that their "ergonomic design" is one of a thumbs down with the "gentle curve" going inward rather than out.
Just DO NOT waste your money on a Micro Innovations keyboard.
By the way. I sent an email BEGGING PC-Concepts to bring back the English version. Never heard anything from them.
I did order another keyboard from them tho. Should be here hopefully today. The only difference is that the integrated finger mouse is detached on a little pad. I figure I can glue it to the keyboard and give that a try.
Will let you know how it works out and if I find a secret stash of the old PC-iMMT keyboards anywhere.
Keyboard
Try E-Bay for different ergonomic keyboards. Quite often I have seen keyboards with the touchpad bottom center. You can also get touchpads just by themselves, that you can position any place you want. I got my Goldtouch keyboard off E-Bay and I love it. I tried using my old flat keyboard again and hated it.
keyboard
I go through at least one if not two keyboards a year because I wear the letters off. Though I don't need them it is weird to type without them. This last one was expensive and so am trying to get 15 months out of it. Never spilled anything on it, just wear out the keys.
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I would also suggest not wahing an ergonic keyboard. When I got just one little drop of water underneath the keys, it shorted out the keyboard. All I could get after that was jumbled characters.
911 keyboard wet
I spilled pepsi on kb last night. I have used ergo kb for over 10 years. I am trying to type this on regular kb, not doing too good. My backspace on ergo was affected. I don't have money to get new keyboard because I recently went to work for company that puts up good posts but steals lines. How do I fix KB. Any help appreciated.
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You can try seeing if the keys will pop off that are giving you trouble and then use a Q-Tip and alcohol to clean the keys and the area where you spilled the drink. That may work.
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If neither one works then you are not getting a reading or connected via the received. Have you pushed the "connect" button on both? Are by accident using rechargable batteries? Are the batteries good? I have a rechargable Logitech now and thinking back to my one that wasn't to remember how it works. Sometimes you have to move the receiver around a bit so that it can receive the connection as that is how it works. Are you sure you are plugged into the correct port on the back of your computer. I am sure you have checked all of this but just going over in my mind what I would check Again, you have to sometimes push the connect button simultaneously on the keyboard and the connection base station. But move the base station around, recheck the batteries and that is all I can say. I could not type a couple of time but moving my base made it possible. GO onto Logitech and check out their site for help also.
Good luck - Patti
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Yeah me too...but now that I contract I never stop typing and I usually spill something on my keyboard before it gets that old anymore! Do they have a keyboard with straps like a hotdog vendor? Now that is something I'd be interested in.
new keyboard
Thanks for answering. I am
contacting clickykeyboards, because it sounds like the IBM M is the one I want. I have never done well with the ergonomic keyboards.
Thanks again.
I'd get the keyboard and get rid of the DH. but thats just me.
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Who was looking for the NMB keyboard
I found one in my pile of old computer stuff that I'm sorting through. It sams NMB The Right Touch and it is a heavy keyboard with a big round plug-in, not USB or PS2.
I left e-mail address, if you want it let me know and you can have it for postage.
Just go and buy the keyboard...
They are about $30. I've got one and haven't had a problem since. Get rid of the husband. If he has time to go stay with Dad for hours at a time..... he has time to get a part-time job!! I can't believe you put up with that crap. Grrrrrr -- some women really tick me off when they let men walk all over them. They have no backbone!! I feel sorry for the kids. They have horrible role models whether it's mother or father!
Jan, I would like to know exactly which keyboard
I have a totally split one very much like the one you describe (a PerfecTouch or Ergo 2000), but this one is wearing out again, and I think I'll go for another brand of split next time. The Kinesis Maxim you showed doesn't seem to split totally apart as you described yours doing, though? (Mine can separate up to 14 inches apart, so I can also put a notepad or whole sheet of regular paper, etc., between the halves of mine.)
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I'm in Illinois. Where are YOU? :)
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Mine is a Lexmark, one of the very first totally split keyboards with totally separate sides. I really need a new one, though, as the keys are wearing out. I'll have to look at the Maxim again. I thought it came apart; guess not, huh? I'd want mine to come apart, like my own and like yours (SM). Then let's look at the Goldtouch. I believe it comes apart. There is a really new one called (I think) Safetype, too. The two halves actually stand up vertically, instead of being flat on the desk. I'm not sure I could get used to THAT much of a change, but it does seem to prevent wrist injuries.
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I believe mine came already programmed with the left space bar as the backspace. But it's been ten years, so I can't swear to it. Believe me, if it had to be programmed by me, and I accomplished it, then it can't be too difficult...hee-hee!
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Ha! What a nut I am! I wondered "why does she want to know where I am?"  Go to: www.comfortkeyboard.com. There are three models, but a lot more expensive than Goldtouch or Maxim. I think they're worth it, though, as they do come totally apart. What d'ya think?
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Yep. That's it. :)
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I just purchased an I-Rock X-Structure Slim Keyboard and so far I really like it. For more information go to http://www.directron.com/kr6100silver.html. 
not keyboard, but...
I just found a mouse pad at walmart with a wrist pad attached that is the memory foam. I don't know how long they have been out, but I picked it up and it is great!
nmb keyboard
Is it still available?
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I have a Microsoft split keyboard and absolutely love it. I still have trouble with the numbers 6 and 7, but took just a couple of days. Hands fall in a more natural shape rather than twisting wrists with the regular keyboard. I do not recommend the wireless keyboard and mouse as I have though. It took me three keyboards before I got one that worked for very long, and it falters occasionally yet. Will never buy wireless again.
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Kesington makes a great keyboard that is straight but the keys have a slight angle to them so its ergonomic. I have used it for 2 yrs. with no problems. it costs about 20-25.00 if not less. Check out their website. Kensington.com
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I am addicted to one that used to be an IBM keyboard, now made by a company in Lexington, Kentucky - I have to dig and find it for you - it is noisy -hence the name is "clacking" but the touch is unlike any other and I cannot work on those keyboards that have such a "dull" touch to them. I am extremely fast and I think, no I know, that this is the reason. e-mail me if you are interested and I will dig through my stuff and find it for you. The cost was only around 45.00. There is a website to order.
B - a ? for you re keyboard
are the A-angle keys hard to get used to or is it a natural feel?
i tried the microsoft ergo keyboard - gave it a good try - but it just did not work out. wound up selling it.
is the ksb with the A angle keys easier to adjust to?
thx for your time!
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