I just bought a pair of Able Planet (Lynx) NC Headphones I'll give you a great deal on! SM
Posted By: KyMT on 2008-12-30
In Reply to: opinions pls - which Bose headphone is best? - free2beme
I did a ton of research and found that many preferred these headphones over the Bose. They were actually more expensive. I paid over $300.00 for these! The only reason I purchased these was because I could charge them on my Dell account. They really are awesome. I can't even hear myself type when I turn on the NC feature. They are comfortable, but after 18 years as an MT, I've just gotten used to the stethoscope style or earbuds.
If you'd like to contact me, I'll give you an offer you can't refuse!
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I bought a Dell because I got a better deal than buying locally.
I got the computer, Windows XP, WordPerfect, other software, a photo printer and a digital camera shipped to my door for $398. However, I worked as a computer technician for several years, so I know I can add components, fix it, or upgrade as needed. I don't like the fact that Dell offshores so many jobs, because they totally forced technical pay rates down, laid off thousands of American workers, and forced computer prices down. However, I figured they'd be losing money on this deal if I just bought their basic system on sale with nothing added. Some guy from India called wanting to sell me an extended warranty and service plan. I told him NO because I can do all of that myself, as well as working any job at their company. I didn't want to buy locally because most of the local computer stores are staffed by idiots. There's a high rate of bankruptcy and computer stores going out of business here, then they won't honor their warranties.
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I'll second that on the Bose headphones!(sm)
I have the 1st generation Quiet Comfort phones and they are wonderful!!! Doesn't get any bet than Bose!
I spend a good deal of time tweaking the ones in there so ummm, may give it a shot lol
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Stay where you are - it is a great deal. sm
You may see other line rates posted here, but with little to no work and other variables. You have a great company - be happy and keep on transcribing!
Best of luck to you and keep it up!
I do ESLs a very great deal sm
The job I just dumped was about 80% ESLs. Some were barely accented at all, some were fairly accented and a little challenging the first couple of times, and then there were those that absolutely incomprehensible. Honestly, after about 2 months, many of the incomprehensibles moves to the a little bit challenging category. At the end, I had one I simple could not do, not yet, but I had only had about 6 of his reports. I had one where I did fairly well and he never complained about his reports. One who complained constantly and bitterly called the office to compliment a very long report that had been done to complete satisfaction. The cardiologist who had been the bane of my existence became extremely easy for me, and I don't know cardiology all that well.
What I am going to tell you is, no I don't think that those who cannot speak English properly should be allowed to practice. The question is, how does one set that standard? When comes to MT, I am convinced that some of us have "the ear" for ESLs and that many of us do not. Even amongst those with "the ear" certain accents are still very difficult. One might be able to do Spanish speakers and East Indians well, but have trouble with Asians. Even a good "ear" is not perfect and 100% flexible.
I also believe that more and more it will be ESLs that are physically transcribed and that many of the native English speakers will go to speech recognition. This means, if you stay in this business and refuse to edit SR (I am currently one of these, but I think that will change), ESLs will compromise most of the work one sees. On the other hand, if one has a very good "ear" all of this will be fine and I am quite sure that when that time comes, the line rates for transcribing ESLs will be out of sight, relatively speaking.
By the way, ask an Englishman what language an American speaks and he will tell you "American." I am not sure who said it, perhaps FDR...We (Americans and the English) are one people divided by a common language.
That explains a great deal. Thanks for the heads up.
I unsure what the rambling incoherence was due to, but that makes more sense than just her being off her meds or something.
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I found great headphones, GRADO LABS
Grado Labs SR60. I put a more detailed note down below, where I had asked for help with headphones. I love them. Great sound, comfortable, you forget they are on. I can just type and forget about the sound, such a relief. Like the olden days.
Anyone can recommend headphones--good to great sound--Help-- See inside
Hi everyone. I have a need for some headphones with great sound. Years ago at Radio Shack for approximately $50.00 you could get the best headphones, like the CIA uses for listening I think :) The sound was fantastic and far better than our MT headphones.
Well, now I have an account with very unclear, low volume. I just need better sound coming to the ears. Like in the olden days when I just typed because I could actually hear what they were saying!
If anyone has any great headphones, that minimize listening time and maximize typing time, please post or email me. I left my email address, just click the link to email. Thanks SOOOOOO much. Thanks. Really. Thanks.
Found great headphones- GRADO LABS SR60
Thanks to all you who replied. At my local MAC store I found they had a display you could listen to the earphones. I bought GRADO LABS SR60, as the sound was good and they sit entirely outside your ear with BIG round ear pads.
When I got them home, the sound was GREAT for transcribing. Thank the Lord. Really. It was just like the old days, when I COULD TYPE AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE SOUND. I did change settings on my sound card--it has an equalizer-- to New Wave or something, it seemed the best, and put the Wave file way down, and adjusted the volume on the speakers, and I was very happy.
I read on someone's review, some audio guy on the net, that Grado SR60's have not as much bass as the higher number models. But for transcription that is good.
Well, from my lips to God's ears, just in time, I am so happy. Really, I have bought a lot of headphones trying, but they have all been cheap. These are not that expensive, but they were great. The Bose were very good sound, but for transcribing, I did not think I'd like them. Plus they were heavier on the ears, more of a conventional fit around the ears and put pressure on the head. Another great thing about the Grado, they have a metal top piece that goes over the head -covered with leather or fake leather--the audio website said, you can rest that on the top of your head and take away some of the pressure on your ears. That helps relax and pretty soon you don't notice them, like with other headphones fighting all the time to keep them in position.
Thanks to all. Hope this helps someone. The sound is great.
I'll give that a try...
Hope my brain cooperates! Thanx...
I'll give it a go. Tx.---NM
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I'll try that thanks. Give me a link....
Where do I buy one? Can you save me some time searching and give a link? Thanks so much.
I'll give you my 2 cents
When I started about 15 years ago I did clinic. I had the same doctors over and over, every day. While I got to making decent line counts, I also was very bored after a short time. Clinic has all, but dried up at this point. The people who do it generally have their own accounts, pick up tapes or use an Olympus digital setup. The days when there were lots of small companies with call-in systems who hired MTs are pretty well gone. They exist, but not in the numbers they once did.
You are extremely wise to stick to acute care. That is where the work is, at this point. It is hard to develop the kind of ear that doesn't get rattled by many different voices on a daily basis. Frankly, some MTs never do get there.
With VR or SR or whatever you call it coming on more strongly as time goes on, the worse it will be for those who do traditional I-type-every-word transcription. The shloch you are getting will be the norm, not the exception.
I'd actually ask if I could have my secondary as my primary. You are fairly new to MT and you sort of need a bit of a leg up right now. Once you get into more of a groove, and yes finding a groove often takes longer than a couple of years, these things will not be such a problem for you. You will have "got it" by that point.
Tell me you are using an Expander and making the very most of it. That is one thing that is really helpful. It can help to take your mind off things like spelling and trying to push for more speed, and shifts more towards hearing the voices, recalling obscure terms and your accuracy. You have not been doing this too long to learn an expander and make the most of it.
Hang in there. It will get easier, but perhaps not as rapidly as you would like. For all the years I have been at this, it has only been about 4 years where I felt I had a wide margin of mastery. The scope of knowledge is just too broad.
I bought a refurbished eMachine for DD in college, works great. nm
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I'll give that a try since I'm in the 14-day trial window
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for the responses. I'll give it more time.
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If u give a damn you'll proof....
PERIOD. About 90% of my proofing is done as I type, but when I've finished i've made it a habit to check for my blanks cuz sometimes u can catch the stuff u couldn't before, it just suddenly becomes clear to you, and also I skim through any sections that were questionable, not blank-worthy, just want to make sure its an easy read. I'm pretty confident in my abilities after all this time but mistakes do happen and you're in denial if you think u don't make them. Sometimes the fingers and mind aren't in sync. Its easy to only think of the $$$ and be nonchalant about the reports but what if this were Your loved one. So yeah, put me down as a Proofer :)
I'll give it a go. Fortunately I don't have to punch in and out so getting up frequently won&
be a major issue and will probably be better for me in the long run anyway. My feet swell horribly and my rear hurts after about an hour and being more mobile will probably help those too.
I've never tried it with sausage...I'll have to give it a shot!
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Thanks, Lori, I'll give that a try. Also downloaded primopdf, just in case! nm
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thanks for the advice.....I am definitely open to learning new things, so I'll give it a try!
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You'll do great!...sm
Don't worry about a thing.... Cat
Give it up and enjoy your vacation! They'll live w/o you for a few days.You're allowed! :) nm
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Give them a week's written notice...I'll be leaving xx/xx, please forward final check to . t
why would you have to say anything else?
Ya'll are great! Thanks to all who responded
 I've only been paid on salary, so I was not sure exactly what we were talking about here. I see now, there are a lot of things to take into consideration. You all have been SOOOOOOO helpful and are great! THANKS
They're great - give 'em a try!
Nicest company I've worked for in years - respectful, patient, plenty of work and they appreciate their employees. They're a breath of fresh air.
Great ... I hope you'll post and let us know how you like it! :-) nm
It's great and easy to use. You'll love it! nm
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I'll bet I work for the same national! While I have great dictators, seriously they never say the
same thinge twice, save one surgeon who always ends his op reports with the same paragraph, which, of course, I have in my expander. I mean it - there are probably 30 doctors, and I never ever get a repeat or any pattern at all! Again, I have a huge expander that I've set up on my own over the years, and rarely type more than a few words "longhand", but I still am not hitting over 200-250 lines an hour. Oh well! At least I have great dictators, right?
Yes, been there. I borrowed from my family members. Luckily, they had it to give me. Doing great
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It is an okay deal - TR 11 font is small. Not as good a deal as Courier.
Personally, I would have to think really hard and compare reports and line counts, like the other poster below suggested, before I would jump right into it. It is probably 75-80 characters to a line +/- the single character lines you get for initials, and 2 word lines you get with op reports such as Surgeon:
IV Fluids:
Anesthesia:
etc.
It probably is comparable to 9 cpl with a larger font.
Good luck in whatever you decide.
Good Luck!
You're already doing great! You'll be there in no time. I wasn't as fast as you when I star
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On what planet?
First, relatively few people stay in the same place for 15 years, and even if they did, the technology would not stay the same for 15 years. In addition to learning all sorts of specialty terminology over the years, tech savvy would include going from a Selectric with a baseplate (minimal memory), to an IBM mag-tape, to an IBM 5520, to two different types of Lanier No-Problem, to a Wang; to a PC with WordStar, then MuliMate, then WordPerfect, then Word; PC-Dart, DocQScribe and Transurfer not to mention Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows XP. There are probably others I've forgotten! I'm afraid the letter writer is too willing to believe that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Or is it a manifestation of not wanting to invest in employees? It's always somebody else's job to do any sort of training or re-training at all, apparently.
Not on this planet, baby
Wake up and smell the coffee.
I feel like I'm from another planet!
What ARE you guys talking about? It is intriguing, but it's driving me crazy. 
Everyone on this planet deserves the right
to a decent life with their families. Offshoring the jobs in this country is going to slow destroy us. Most of our skyscrapers are owned by the Japanese. Customer Service for companies has been taken over by foreign countries . This country has so much and is so great simply because this country was created by hard work and determination. Every piece that we give away takes away from us and our children and their children, and so on. It is not a matter of wanting someone to suffer because we are not a greedy country. We do so much for other countries. But, if we don't start thinking about ourselves, we are going to speak Chinese, Japanese, and English will be the second language.
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