I bought one for backup - sm
Posted By: Old Broad on 2009-05-04
In Reply to: How is using a 10" screen laptop/netbook in MS Word or doing transcription? Is it satisfactory? - Shasta
I bought an 8" netbook to use in case the cable goes out during my shift, which it does more now since I moved.
I thought I could take it to the local Meijers or wherever with wi-fi if I got in a pinch.
I was able to successfully get my company's platform set up on it and typed and sent a job on it.
Everything seems to work fine for me, but yes that screen is very small. If you don't already wear glasses, you might need to use some readers.
The keyboard is small too but do-able. However, I probably wouldn't want to put in 8 hours on it.
I'm very happy with my netbook. I think it's an affordable and portable backup to my regular computer without having to buy an expensive laptop.
I haven't tried transcribing over free wi-fi yet, though.
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Lanier station so I could see the display and one for my keyboard.
backup
if we all don't demand that we get a description of how they came up with this they're going to think that we're okay with this - I AM NOT!! We should not accept at face value what MQ does because they have never been up front with anyone. Have you ever noticed when you have a concern how they somehow either don't answer or talk around it so much that you just say f___ it and give up because you're so tired of sending emails and/or calling here and there to try to get a decent answer, which we all know by now MQ doesn't have a decent bone in their whole organization, especially upper management!!
I have tried asking to be taken off a backup
account which I absolutely despise, but to no avail, and I think that is part of why I feel like I do. I have a good supervisor, but on this point we obviously do not see eye to eye. thanks for the input though. 
ESP backup
Go to C: then DocNet then Bin and find the ESP with your name, for example abc124567 and copy from there. Hope this helps.
as a backup.....
You need to find the program folder on your computer, the folder should be called ShortHand for Windows. It may be in the c:/Programs files. If you can't find it there, go to your START menu, click on the Search for files or folders and see where it is. Inside the Shorthand for Windows folder is another folder named SH8 or whatever version you are running (mine is version 8). That is the program as well as the dictionaries you have created. To back it up, you need to copy that entire folder to a CD or external drive, or where ever you want to put it. REMEMBER, copying this folder WILL NOT create an install disk, this is only a backup of the program with and dictionaries. To install shortand onto another computer, you have to go to the website and download and install the 30-day trial - but make sure you download the correct version for your license or it will not unlock your program, i.e. mine is SH8 and my license will not unlock version 9 or 10. If you have downloaded the correct version, then you copy the files with the extension of *.SPF (your dictionary files) and the file for your license, which should be SH__.LIC.
Hope this helps.
So you get a backup, like I have
I have several people I can call to fill in for me for vacations, etc. If it is just a day or so, I just catch it up when I return. If you don't know anyone who can back you up, then you advertise in the local paper or here, etc. There is always a Transcriptionist around who would not mind a few extra dollars for vacations, etc. That is the way it has been done for years. I don't see it as a problem at all. I certainly would not NOT take any time off!
Do you have the backup CD that came with
your computer? That is the only way I know how to do what you want to. Your computer should've come with a backup CD that has that registration number on it.
Usually just one with a backup or two..
I like having a backup when things are slow.
does anyone have backup equipment?
I have a second computer available, but I'm seriously considering getting a second Dictatphone system. I've already had headsets and foot pedals go on me.
Anyone else?
I have a backup computer
The one I normally use is sitting right on top of it. I have a switch box that allows me to share the keyboard and monitor with both. I also periodically transfer my updated necessary Word files to the backup computer.
If I had other accounts or something as a backup, sm
I would tell them that I am a business owner and send out invoices. If they have a question with an invoice, they need to contact me before making any adjustments that aren't agreed to by both parties.
If they're already doing things like this, you can probably expect them to "fire" you for actually demanding to be treated like an IC.
I wouldn't tolerate this on a continued basis, that's for sure. If I were really angry, I would keep a log of these things and find a way to let the IRS know.
If they don't show any sign of changing (and I'd be really surprised if they do based on your post), then I'd definitely be looking for something else. That's just unacceptable and illegal.
Backup data?
I'm glad this subject came up as we do some traveling and I was just thinking about this as well. How is the best way to back up the data? Just use a CD or someone mentioned a flash drive external hard drive? Don't know much about this new fangled technology, so am finding this very interesting and helpful. Thanks for the info.
backup files......sm
Maybe talk to them about backing up all files at the end of each week/month on discs. I certainly would never leave them on an FTP site. Maybe explain to them this would be a security risk.  I would give them the discs, let them deal with keeping them, and they could pull up whatever they need. Your job is to provide transcription services as an IC, not keep their files.
that's right but first you have to set it to backup so that you can restore
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Shorthand Backup
I always keep my ShortHand files (and all other files I need to keep backed up) in the My Documents folder. That way, when I have to do backups, I backup only the My Documentes folder. Makes it a little more simple. Then when starting shorthand you just open your *.spf file from the My Documents folder and load that. Initially you can copy the *.spf file from the folder listed in the prior reply to your My Documents folder. Then in the future, just open it from there and all new additions will be saved there. I hope that makes sense.
Time to get a backup!
Well actually more like a primary. This would be my third job, really, if that. As an IC you should try to have more than one job, really. Never put all your eggs in one basket. That way, if one falls off, you have your other. When one slows up, I ask for more work at the other to make up income.
auto-backup
If you go under settings, and then playback settings, There is an autobackup setting ..It goes in milliseconds, and I currently have mine set at 1000, which seems to be a comfortable place, and backs it up just enough to catch the last word or so that i may have missed.
Instead of a backup computer, you may want to look into
purchasing an external hard drive and backing up your entire computer to this HD.
How do I make a copy of my PRD for a backup? nm
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If you go satellite keep dial-up backup - sm
I finally had to dump my satellite. It was great when it was working, but weather, wind, etc. would result in interruption in service. Biggest problem was that I have too many trees and it was either cut down the trees or switch to DSL.
I went through a small company and told them I was losing money and they provided me with a free dial-up backup. I found myself having to dial up at least once daily so I wouldn't lose a job I was halfway through when the satellite crashed again.
If you have no choice, I would go satellite and add the dial-up as back up. Ask the company if they can provide one for you free. I doesn't hurt to ask. :)
I have DSL now but I've still kept the dial up as back up because even these big DSL companies go down sometimes, although this one hasn't and I've had it for 8 months. Of course I have to pay for the dial-up now but it's only $8.99 a month.
Good luck
I haven't found the need to have a backup sm
phone line connection. My cable is Insight and very seldom have a problem. They usually do their ugrades during the midnight hours, which posed a problem when I worked nights. We seldom have any outages and if we do, it is usually resolved in a couple of hours or so. For what I pay, I think I get pretty good service and don't want to cough up any more money for another connection unless I had a second job that required it.
my Transcription favorites are gone! Is there a way to backup
the favorites in Internet Explorer? I had quite a few folders under my main "transcription folder" for directories and software programs, equipment, and yikes, I can't think of what else! I'm near tears here!! Is there a way to get them back?
Auto Correct BackUp
In Word, there are two files that you must backup for AutoCorrect ~ Normal and acl file. I need to know what the file name is for the 'acl' file..
Thanks, mroper
What is the best battery backup for a computer? nm
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Do you have a normal.dot backup you can copy over? sm
AutoText expansions are stored in your normal.dot unless you stored them in a different template. You can get them back by replacing the normal.dot with your backup.
AutoText has no limit but AutoCorrect does.
Backup of Word environment
Running the Save My Settings Wizard is easier than backing up the ACL and Normal.dot files separately. When you run the SMSW program, everything is backed up at one time.
How can a backup computer be used with Spheris? You work on sm
theirs only.
Do you have Word set to make backup copies (sm)
of the documents? Check the folder your document is in for a backup file. I've also been able to recover using a .tmp file as well. You didn't delete the file so it wouldn't be in the recycle bin. You just didn't save the changes you had made, so hopefully along the way Word saved a version and you may be able to recover something.
Yuk, sewer backup is the absolute worst. sm
We rented a house for a year about 20 years ago, about 10 houses from where we live now. Every time it poured, the sewer backed up into the basement. Once we had water, 4 feet high too, and it stopped filling about 5 inches from the fuse box. We stayed through the winter and then the foundation cracked. That was enough. We bought a house with a dry basement. I swear, we had everything come in through the sewer-waste, toads, salamanders, you name it. It was gross. As a matter of fact, they put in a back flow valve too. Then the neighbors had the problems. The house is now on the market for over a year. No one wants it.
Here's a link to an article with backup info
as to why medical records should be in some type of print format and not handwriting, if that is what they are still doing.
http://www.medlaw.com/healthlaw/Medical_Records/8_1/physicians-barred-from-cu.shtml
Best of luck out there!
Saving glossaries to a backup disk
To save your glossaries to a backup disk:
- Go to My Computer or Windows Explorer and go to the C-Drive, then the InstText folder, then the Glossary folder
- Right-click on the glossries you wish to save and select "Send to" and then select the destination drive. Your computer will automatically make a copy to the backup disk. If you do not have the "Send to" option, right-click ad select "Copy" and then paste them to the backup disk.
To put the glossaries on the new computer from the backup disk:
- Right-click on the glossaries on the backup disk and select "copy"
- Go to My Computer --> C-drive --> InstText --> Glossary. Anywhere in the glossary, right-click and select "Paste".
- They should now be listed in your glossary folder.
To add them to your glossary list:
- Right-click on the Active Glossary List and select "Open"
- Double-click on the glossary you wish to add to the glossary list
- When you are done opening all of the glossaries you wish to add, right-click on the Active Glossary List again and select "Save Active Glossary List"
Kind regards,
Kristen
You can backup some types of files but not programs.
You can probably set your computer to automatically back up critical files but you're not going to be able to completely back up everything, like OS or program, because that would be illegal.
You can set a restore point on your computer so that you can return your computer to that point should there be a problem. This is always a good idea to do before installing new software.
If you right mouse click on your hard drive (usually C:) and choose properties, it will tell you both how big your drive is, how much space you have used and how much you have free. Only you can decide how big of a USB or Zip drive you will need based on that info.
It isn't illegal to backup your OS and in fact most computers
now don't have a disk for the OS, you have to make your own backup.
You should have backup accounts. Things are not slow
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I think poster mean have backup accounts with other companies.
Flash drive for backup! Wonderful
They are so cheap and easy to use. Just plug in this tiny thing into a USB port and wallah, click on your SPF dictionary, select send to and click on your external flash drive. I just discovered them, had been using disks to backup which sometimes would not transfer to another computer without reformatting. Don't have to do that with a flash drive.
what model/make battery backup do you use for computer? nm
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Only if you have a backup of your normal.dot file. System Restore will not
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Use main pattern, secondary backup patterns when first SM
isn't enough, and then deviate by choosing the "intuitive" choice for an abbreviation that pops into my brain, on the assumption that it'll be the one that pops in when I need the expansion. Usually it is.
I've always had the drop-down list turned off on my ShortHand program, so I can't speak to working that way. A lot of people clearly like it a lot.
However, when editing rather than transcribing, I question how well one can read ahead for corrections to pop down to and scan the dropdown list too. Fast-reading ahead and even making corrections while listening to the squeaky speeded-up dictation as it trails is how to make good money editing. One needs expansions a lot less when editing, of course, but they're still extremely handy. So if you choose to keep developing a system to work directly from as much as possible, rather than coming to depend on scanning a list, I think it should pay off nicely over the long term.
OTOH, since editing does need a lot fewer expansions overall, an Editor would come to memorize all the usual ones anyway and only have to stop and look at the list now and then, never in some documents, often in others. I'm not tempted to change my routine, tho.
You can use the AutoCorrect Utility that comes with Word to backup and restore ... sm
or just copy your .acl file to your flash drive. The name of the template with the AutoCorrect Utility macro depends on your version of Word. Word 97 is macros8.dot, Word 2000 is macros9.dot (has to be downloaded from the Microsoft site), and 2002/2003 is support.dot. You open the template and follow the instructions.
You can find your .acl file by adding an entry and searching for *.acl by the date you created the entry. You may have to check the option to search hidden files and folders and you may have to change your view in the search box to Details to see dates.
Formatted AutoCorrect entries are stored in the normal.dot. Those are entries you have added formatting such as bold or italics or multi-line entries.
Auto backup has to be fixed through the call-in system
Go under keypad menu, and then fix the auto backup space or through the Transcriptionist ID settings on the setup. Also, the dictation system should have a separate code/key for larger rewind to hit.
Hope that helps!
Restore to a previous date. Backup files next time.
1 main and 1 backup. You can't get good speed going with too many accounts. Scratch that crap! nm
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you get a network of MTs to cover as backup whom you can trust. kinda like docs are "oncall"
network with MTs, you cover for them, they cover for you when times are necessary or take your laptop and go mobile if you wish to not do that.
Well, I love some Autocorrect features--best thing about Word-- and I backup *.acl file---so I never
Well, I love some Autocorrect features--best thing about Word-- and I backup *.acl file---so I never lose it. Just replace it in the Windows folder (copy and paste my newest backup *.acl file--which I copy once a day--into the Windows folder on the C:drive). takes less than a minute, never "lose" Autocorrect anyumore. For years I did, though, before I figured out where it was. Just search for *.acl on your computer and copy the file that comes up as owner.acl or whatever you named your computer-- and then put it on the desktop as the backup file, jsut make a folder or whatever, newest backup acl-- along with Normal.dot-- and copy these once a week onto a disk.
Easy backup file transfer alternative for non-tech-savvy client
Hello all,
I have a new client who is not tech-savvy at all. She lost her Transcriptionist and transcriptions are backing up. She is so desperate she is willing to try digital with me. (yay) I hope everything with the FTP setup goes easily for her, but if for some unforseeable reason we cannot get it to work, I was wondering if someone here could recommend an easy alternative, if only to get the first few dictations to me while we work out the FTP. She is incredibly frustrated and on edge at the moment, so anything to ease this transition would be a lifesaver!
Thank you all so much for your help!
Best battery backup with a reasonable amount of time - just lost report when elec blinked Grrrr
nm
Just bought two
Bought a desktop and a laptop a month ago. The desktop had a problem with the CD drive not opening. I called Dell and they promptly handled the situation. The repair person called my home the following day to schedule an appointment. He showed up on time, picked up after himself, etc. Very polite and very professional.
My only complaints so far: being on hold for 40 minutes before talking with a Customer Service rep and the young man I spoke with when my call finally was answered. Where he was from -- I don't know, but he had a very thick accent and with my southern twang ears, he was quite difficult to understand.
Yes, I just bought one and the
service is TERRIBLE. Can't understand us. I had to keep repeating my questions, still they did not seem to understand English. I will never, never, never buy a Dell product again. I just got it yesterday. The computer is okay, but the service is the pits. They have such strong accents, didn't understand me, I had to keep repeating my sentences, talking very slowly. They also were hard to understand. I want to write Dell corporate and complain, but can't even find a place that is not in India to complain to.
After this experience, I am totally not worried about transcription going to India. The quality must be so bad, after what I experienced, it will eventually come back. Any company that outsources, the reports must be very poor quality.
LOL. My mom bought one of those when
it the the COOLEST thing!
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