It really depends on your setup s/m

I stay that if your CPU is down there, then it is not safe.

I personally have a corner style desk that has a room for a space heater, which is what I use.  All of my cords are tacked to the desk, so no accidents waiting there. 

I do like the idea of an electric throw blanket though.  I did use a heating pad for years (an extra large one) draped over my feet.  The heater I have now does great wonders for heating up my small office area, otherwise I would spend the money on the blanket. 

• Does anyone use a space heater under their desk? Is it safe? sm - j
  • Oil filled heater - Mixed up too
  • I used to use one but - lets fight
  • I have a space heater under my desk but - Backwards typist
  • I use a DeLonghi oil-filled space heater that - I sit right next to. -sm
  • I use a space heater, but my CPU isn't under my desk. - RockinMT
  • It really depends on your setup s/m - MI-MT
  • I use an electric afghan, safer than a heater - Wise.MT
    • I think the warming blanket excellent idea - Danna
    • Good thinking Wise MT about the blanket. I use fingerless gloves for the hands. NM. Thank you for - jj

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I have two different IC positions.  I sought out the second one when the first started shorting my pay and paying late, intending to replace the first completely. 

However, both are IC positions..The one requires that I type 1000 lines between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p,m. I can work overnight if I want to, and often do...

The other just has a daily requirement and I can do that anywhere in a 24 hour period...

However.  I can put out 1000 in four hours..and so I usually do 2 hour blocks...I will do 2 hours for one company, and then two hours for the other...and so on and so forth...the first company, which I now have a part time commitment but still do full time work(they consider FT 10,000 lines in a 15 day cycle), has had a tendency to be slow and run low on work recently...The second company does not ever seem to run low as it is a MAJOR hospital in a largely populated area and there is both inpatient and outpatient dictation. 

I am a single mother of two children under 5, with a car payment and a mortgage.  I am not accustomed to living beyond my means but their father just left last year and I have bills to pay(he took 4,000 a month in income with him when he went and the odd twist on the whole thing is the judge ordered no child support because we agreed on joint custody, even though I am primary)

Stuff happens and we all have to make a living..I remember six years ago making more than I am now and that is insane...wages are supposed to go up, and not down...and that was a local service and I now work for two national!!! go figure

How this is unethical or illegal I do not know as long asthe requirements for both are met.  I think perhaps the definition for both terms needs to be revisited if poster is using them to refer to a situation that meets the criteria for neither. 

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway

If I double-click on the EXText icon first, it will not load Word and I get a "dump" message. If I load Word manually, the EXText program doesn't respond. However, if I load Word first, EXText loads just fine, I TransNet also connects, but none of the EXText keyboard commands are working.

If anyone else had this problem, how did you solve it? 

i set up a router on my main computer to my son's computer.  i then set up the e-mail account on his to match the ones on mine.  now, my son's computer is getting all the e-mails and mine gets none.  How can i set it up so both computers get all the e-mails.

thanks

from the sitting in the chair view

I have a table that doubles as my sewing craft table and my work desk, depending on the day.  I set up my laptop for work as such:  laptop used as a cpu and monitor, external keyboard and mouse attached via USB/PS2 adapter cord, placed ergonomically, and footpedal attached through a USB port.  It works pretty well for me, especially once I had everything set up comfortably.  When the work day is done, I can grab the laptop, disconnect all of the wires, and sit on the couch with it and surf the internet or whatever via my secure wireless connection.  I know some people take more advantage of the flexibility of a laptop, but I just cannot type on the integrated keyboard for more than a short while and it is nice to have a comfortable set up for work, and the convenience of my written reference materials next to me on the table. 

I have used it on the road in a hotel with hotkeys, but I still brought my external keyboard with me!

Good luck. I love laptops - so much less bulky than a regular PC. 

For those of you using digital recorders iwth your clients, what software do you use to manage sending/receiving dictation and sending transcribed work back?  I use Olympus recorders and have just been using the software that comes with them, but I'm wondering if there is a better way/better software??

I am by no means an MTSO, I have 3 physicians right now and 3 more starting within the next few months.  I do not have any subcontractors or employees.  Is there any better software out there or a better/more simple way to set this up?  Just wondering and any input is greatly appreciated.  Trying to make things as simple as possible for me and the docs. Thanks! 

I need to plug my C-phone into a phone jack.  My Vonage setup is completely wireless set up by my local cable company.

I've got an analog telephone line, but the local phone company in this area is incredibly incompetent and I am at the end of my rope and am desparate to figure something else out.  I have called this company of Keystone Cops four times trying to order their unlimited long distance plan.  Each time they have apologized for the inconvience and said "somebody dropped the ball" and they are just so sorry.  This morning I called them for the 5th time because I got a letter in the mail yesterday thanking me for signing up for the 5 cents a minute long distance plan!  Now I'm told that they are making "notations" on my account and when I get my bill at the end of the month I will need to call their "investigations department" to get the long distance charges reversed.

So as you can see, my frustration meter is maxing out with these people!  Help me figure out a way I can use my Vonage with my C-phone and tell these people to hang themselves with their telephone line!

Have you considered a consultant?  I know a very good one who not only works with independent transcriptionists but also assists acute care facilities with new information systems.  I would be happy to send you the info. 

I had a similar problem, went through the wizard and then it worked. It's worth a try.

You don't say what kind of router your have but your wireless router DOES NOT need to be connected by ethernet cable to your computer--you only need to connect by cable when you initially install the router software.  Next, if your router has WEP or WAP security enabled, your laptop wireless will not be able to just connect automatically.  Copy your router settings from your main computer (the one you installed the router software to) onto a USB flash drive if you have one and load those settings on your laptop.

The easiest way to set up your network if you have Windows XP is to go to control panel, then go to the Wireless Network Setup Wizard. It will prompt your on how to set up a secure wireless network if your router has it and how to add other computers to your wireless network.  It is very easy if you have a USB flash drive--otherwise you'll have to manually add in the settings. Good luck!!

can expect IE 7 to be installed on your system if it is configured to retrieve and install high priority updates from Windows Update. HOWEVER, the update is still interactive. You will not just come back to your system and find IE7 all ready to go.

As far as the icon that just sits on your taskbar, it is causing no ill-harm. It's purpose is to serve as a reminder.

I have done this before and for the life of my I cannot remember how I did it. Can someone help me out?  Okay.  This new doctor would like heading and numbers under each heading.  He wants me to tab over from the number to begin typing and the words to sort of "wrap" so that the second line would not return to under the number.  I will try to show it here.

Treatment:

1.     The patient will ____________________________

        the rest of the sentence would continue under the words "The patient.

The pay was pitiful, $1/page, and the quality not all that great. Apparently, the good pay is going to the actual CR and not the schlub doing the "work".

I got one of those printers when I ordered my last Dell and I gave it away free-of-charge - looked too much like a cheap toy to me.  However, do what the other poster said in the control panel and if that doesn't work, try clicking on EDIT at the top left of your browser and click print or printer page setup and check things there....

also - if you reboot your computer, your settings might all come back the way it was before. 

I can't find the post that tackled this subject a month ago.  I'm looking to get one of my clients set up on digital dictation.  I have on my end express scribe, the headphones and the foot pedal.

I'm either going to set up an upload function on my webspace or have the client email me the voice files.

Can someone recommend an inexpensive recorder that I can purchase for him (I can't afford the $200-$300 recorders) that can have the files uploaded to his PC so they can be sent to me and I can transcribe them on express scribe?

Thanks in advance!!

I have one female who sounds as if she has cotton stuffed up her nose and she has just returned from the local pub.  Instead of correcting, she just rambles and you have to figure it out. For example:  "Social history is significant for review of systems noncontributory and mother with diabetes.  Pt has never had this before." 

I do find the female ESLs easier than the male ESLs however.

which of my cats is looking for attention. 

Otherwise ... around 90 minutes, I suppose. It's up to my fingers.

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I was divorced at 30 and remarried at 31.  No, I wasn't looking, but along he came and he was only 26 and had never been married, fresh out of college and ready to settle down.  I'm glad it happened then because at 31 you can still get a good guy quite easily.  I had a 3yo and it has worked out magnificently.  She's almost 18 now and he has been Dad for a very long time, as her father moved across country and she only visits a couple times a year.  But blended families more often than not are rocky.  I was very lucky.  If my kids were older than 3, say school age, I would be more inclined to wait until they are raised.  It's too hard for them to adjust at that point.  As for remarrying now in my 40s?  Probably not.  There's not much out there except all the leftover and discarded "toads" I'm afraid.  A few lucky ones find a great guy in middle age, but I'm afraid your chances of getting struck by lightening are probably higher.

I actually prefer doing consult letters over all other kinds of dictation.  Some doctors are concise and to the point, and some are long-winded (just like anything else).  I have found that there they mostly say the same things over and over, so it is a good way to use a lot of Instant Text and boost your LPH.  You still have the basics (CC, HPI, PH, SH, FH, Meds, etc.) but you are working in paragraph format instead of using all the headings.  Remember to ask for a sample of how they want them done in particular.   

The only downside is that you will have to edit them for grammar and tense issues rather than just do verbatim transcription, but it's not a hassle by any means. 

I've known other transcriptionists who hate letters, but I really enjoy them!  Good luck!