Lately, every week I'm having a techie problem. My latest
Posted By: Getting older on 2007-11-30
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is the sound on my computer cuts out for no reason. I just started doing VR this week and the sound disappears. It's not just the program. It's the whole computer. If I reboot, it's back.
I also noticed that, although the work load is heavy, I'm out of work around the same time every day for about an hour or two. Then I'm okay for the rest of the day.
Please don't tell me it's my computer. I can't afford another one at this time of the year.
Please don't tell me it's my sound card...the computer is only 1-1/2 years old.
I have 512 MB RAM. Do you think this is too little for VR? It never happened when I was doing regular transcribing.
Any ideas?
Thanks,S
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Apparently the tech folks at EMDAT are off today, as no one has answered my e-mail regarding this.
Thanks.
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If the latest version, post below says regular Infinity pedal will not work and cannot use outside p
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Maybe twice a week. That is enough for me. nm
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$60 a week ($12 a day) nm
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I wish I saw this last week sm
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She already said 50 hrs per week and
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my first week on my own
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By the way, I was going 2 x a week at first, then 1 x a week and - sm
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mt week
is MT week next week?? thanks
What do you think this week?
And again Taylor and Elliot take the cake in my book. I thought Katherine did poorly again. She should have thanked her lucky stars that she didn't get sent home last week and picked up the pace, but obviously she didn't. Chris was just okay in my opinion. He is actually boring me lately. I used to think he was great. Still think he has talent, just not entertaining anymore.
GO ELLIOT!!!! GO TAYLOR!!!!!
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