We've had that CD burner thing happen too
Posted By: Malia on 2007-07-31
In Reply to: Thanks for all your ideas! I'll try them and see - sm - Flibertygibbit
We build our own systems instead of getting prepackaged ones so sometimes it is absolutely agonizing trying to get everything to work together. I have a CD-ROM (not burner) that I've had for probably ten years and when all else fails and I just need access to a CD, I use it. It's still chugging along.
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I've had exactly the same thing happen, where (sm)
the doc jumped around in the report, asking you to insert things here and there, and just ASSUMING that you had the correct template and/or adequate samples in front of you, and that you could read their minds.
I had the same thing happen.
I even had pictures of the item that I had mailed, but still had to refund the money and got a negative to boot. I tried to make ebay a fulltime work at home job for myself for so long, but I ran into a lot of liars and scammers out there. I had another woman who bought a cross stitch kit from me for beaucoup bucks. She stiffed me, then left feedback that she had turned me in for fraud and theft for stealing her money and not sending the item. I told her to send me a copy of the cashed check/money order so I could turn it over to the FBI for mail theft and fraud because I had never received it, so someone else must have cashed it. (If she sent it at all, which I doubt because her account wound up getting closed down by ebay. Evidently, she had pulled this on other people, too.)
I have had the same thing happen (sm)
I have an excellent resume, no mommy duties and experience of 25 years.
Every service gives me nothing but the crap work because they know I can do it and I always look for part-time IC work.
The only thing I would say is to try finding your own clients.
It may actually be bad to be a good MT, you'll get nothing but the crap. I was especially peeved with my last couple companies after chatting with the other girls and finding out I was the only one getting the crap. If I am looking for a job again, I'll probably look for a job taking phone orders or customer service. I doubt I will try working for another service, been screwed enough times.
Those who are getting the cream of the crop now can take the leftover crap after their cream of the crop goes to VR. I've had my share. 
Unfortunately, I had the same thing happen to me... SM
and if I had waited for the recruiter or trainer or anyone else to call me, I would probably still be sitting by the phone, unemployed. It may not be right, but that was the way it was.
My son had the same thing happen with his, only
he has an Acer. It was the motherboard, which they replaced. My son went to Vo-Tech when he was a senior in high school for networking and the first thing they did was build their own computers to work on. He said about 20% of the mother boards were DOA, so I guess it is a common problem.
If he just got it, he should be able to send it back and get it fixed. Call customer support because you might need an RA number and they might arrange for pick up. At least Acer did. Fed-Ex came to the house and picked ours up.
Good luck.
I had the same thing happen to me.
My best friend, her husband and my ex-husband we all were extremely close. We all hung out a lot almost every weekend and some weekdays. We would play cards, have a few drinks, and just hang out as friends.
When I separated from my husband, who btw is my best friend's husband's cousin, my best friend's husband decided to offer me his "services", as I was a single woman who would need sex! LOL
Needless to say, this made my ability to be a good, true friend very difficult and extremely awkward. I'm not good at keeping secrets -- I do not have a good poker face at all. Every time I was around her or talked to her, I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt. I wondered, "If I were in her shoes, what would I want her to do?" On one hand, I'd be furious if my husband hit on her and she didn't tell me. On the other hand, I would probably choose to believe my husband over her because, well, he was my husband. Not only that, there were young children involved. Honestly, if I were in her shoes, I simply would not have been able to handle the truth.
Her husband, to her, was the perfect family man who would never in a million years do her wrong. He "seemed" to be a good person, a decent husband to my friend and I would not have believed it myself had he not done it to me!
He called me a couple of times and I told him to never call me. Then, the day his youngest daughter was born and his wife and the baby were in the hospital, he came by my house to see me -- DRUNK!!!! Fortunately, my parents were there. I don't know what he would have done had they not been there. My folks were very suspicious for obvious reasons.
After he pulled that stunt, I was really scared of him because even after I made it very clear for him to leave me alone, he STILL PURSUED ME! I was beginning to think he had a mental problem. He eventually stopped calling but when I'd see him, he'd have that idiotic smirk on his face and I always wanted to throw up or hit him or ... UGH!!!
Needless to say, I felt stuck, confused, hurt, angry, and guilty. I had done nothing wrong and I felt guilty! I hated him for doing this to her, to me, and to our relationship.
I'd go see her when I knew he was not at home but if he got wind that I was going to see her, he'd make it a point to "pop" in. So, I started avoiding her altogether and eventually we drifted apart.
A few years later, I got a phone call from her wanting me to go to dinner with her -- that she wanted to "talk". At dinner, she started talking to me about things that he had told her because he suddenly wanted to be totally honest with her about everything. From the tone in her voice, I knew she was upset so I figured he had spilt the beans about hitting on me. He had actually told her a lot of other stuff. Anyway, she began to see him in a new light -- her trust in him was diminished and the truth about who he really was had set in.
Anyway, I told her what had happened over dinner that night because I felt like she needed to know and she was ready to hear it. She understood my reasons for not telling her but was still hurt and embarrased. She felt like she no longer knew him -- that her perception of him was all a lie. They got a divorce last year.
She and I no longer have contact with each other. I wound up losing her friendship. I wonder what makes some people do what they do. He was completely and totally selfish but he's paying the price now because he did lose a good friend and a wonderful wife.
My dear, it's a lose/lose situation thanks to your friend's husband. I feel for you and understand your pain and what you are going through.
Good luck!
Had the same thing happen to me
except for an H&P - parts dictated which were never done. I saw the report, had the exam and know good and well some made up.
Have exactly the same thing happen
Years ago never this and I wounder if it is the program? What I have to do is hold down the control key and hit say a number like 3 several times, back up and then it reverts back to where it should be. What program are you on?
Actually with the way things are going right now with MQ it may be the best thing to happen because
they are certainly not making MTs happy campers that is for sure.
To be honest, might be the best thing to happen.
No flame here, either ~ had the same thing happen
I was walking my dog on his leash and went past a house where their dog was just wandering in the yard and he came out after us. It turned out okay, but that was the last time I went that route.
ask away, the worst thing that can happen...nm
I have had this type of thing happen...
I will never understand why someone will go to the trouble of installing software, giving samples, etc., only to not contact you about the position. I have to look at it like this, if the company is so crappy with communication and organization, I am glad I figured it out before I started working, because it probably wouldn't have went well anyway!
I've never had that happen either.
!!
And we wonder why we've let this happen? It's because of
.
I've had this happen too. sm
I think the dust bunnies start to interfere with the connectors or whatever thingies make the foot pedal work. With 2 dogs and 4 kids, we have voracious dust bunnies around here!
I've had this happen too...So, do tell...how did you fix it? NM
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I've had that happen in my neighborhood too!
It's a bit scary when you can't even get home because of the cops!
But, you've already let it happen, so it's too late now.
change that. Offshoring is here to stay, as unfortunate that that is. Use your efforts to get into another career instead of wasting your time.
I've had that happen but it was just hiding.
It wasn't saved under .doc it was saved under .rtf
Very annoying and caused much grief, let me tell you.
I've had this happen when I was running Win98
I would hit the Windows button on my keyboard a couple of times and then exit and it would work again. Not sure why it did that.
Yes they are...I was just looking at a DVD burner called VerbatUm before i posted..
Never claimed we do not make mistakes and they we were not human HOWEVER, the mistakes I come across are really quite ridiculous when they could be caught by READING ones work over before submitting. I get so sick of the QA on this board..if i wnta ot mipsell on hree i cna bacuase it deos nto go to hte dctor!! ROFL
My sink is the only thing I've sm
been able to keep clean. I just can't get back on track. I do MT out of the house 35 hours and do MT part time from home. I really have trouble with piles of papers. I was just reading Flylady's answer to that, keep no paper, so I will have to work on that.
Just wondering how many many MTs follow flylady. Thanks for answering.
By the way, flybabies are followers of flylady.net a really good system to get organized (when you apply it Ü). Sm is see message and NM is no message so you don't waste time opening an empty post.
one thing you've all missed here . . .
. . . WHOM I refer . . .
sorry, I just can't resist correcting Enlgish grammar.
might I also iterate that sentence structure may only be altered when your account is NOT verbatim.
You've done the smartest thing by
reaching out for help here. I encourage you to continue to do so. Make ample use of the word "no" to any unreasonable demands, and even if you just feel like it sometimes. Finally, please don't buy into the holiday hype and BS the retailers try to feed you. Blessings to you and your family.
That is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen.
I can't imagine doing transcription with one of those.
One more thing, I've been in MT and QA long enough to know that just
feel like you had no trouble with the terminology, doesn't mean you didn't have trouble.
I have come across many MTs who believe they know what they are doing and really don't.
That's the silliest thing I've...
ever seen in my life. They've got to be kidding. Just my opinion. Anxious to hear others.
It was helpful for me, Sheesh. I've done the right thing and
I sincerely hope that others will as well.
It doesn't matter whether or not we agree but the language used and the intent demonstrated. That is what I was talking about.
I fully realize that there will be people who cannot leave a good thing alone. I feel sorry for those individuals. They apparently have no peace, no satisfaction, and no friendliness in their lives. They only know how to destroy, or to attempt to.
I'm going to demonstrate what I want back from others - positivity, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance - whether or not I receive that from you or anyone else. If you do not return to me the same as I have offered, then that is between you and your own soul. :)
I appreciate your point of view; I just don't share it.
I hope everyone has a good evening tonight and a productive day tomorrow! I can't believe summer is almost over with and school starts back soon. Rather funny to me, my son has griped all summer about nothing to do (despite a part-time job, camping trips, Disneyland trip, youth events, etc.) and now that school is coming back around he feels "stressed" because there's not enough time to do all he wants to do! Hahahaha
There's one thing that I've seen stop many many people....
A heart attack or cancer. My father-in-law SWORE he could not quit not matter what, but had a coronary and that was his last cigarette. My own father quit cold turkey after 3+ packs a day when he began coughing so hard he couldn't catch his breath. I've also known people who had a cancer scare and were able to quit. If nothing else, FEAR will do it. Unfortunately, waiting for the fear might be too late for many.
Yep, sure do. They've sucked up to the Trinidad thing, just like some other
companies we know. They use a platform and it's a system where they use common MTs, and those common MTs are in Trinidad. It APPEARS as though they don't outsource offshore, but in reality, they do.
I've done the same thing, Snow Bunny - sm
I get a copy of MY MEDICAL records no matter where I go and check the transcription, and I will absolutely positively make corrections on them and return them to the doc/office/hospital in person and let them know that if I were looking for a lawsuit and money, this is where I would start, with my medical records! I then ask for a corrected medical report.
funny thing...this is my spare I've never used. sm
I just pulled it off the shelf to let a friend borrow it. I figured it may just be dusty...?
I've had this problem and the only thing that worked for me....sm
was to slow down turnaround. They called within a couple of days. Told them I had to take on extra work to meet my own bills by paying customers which slowed down their turnaround. I had my check the next day. Don't know how they managed that, but they did. Since then, there have been a couple of times that it was a week or so late, but not like they used to do. I honestly think as long as they can get away with it, they will. I wonder how long they would last if their paychecks were 2-3 weeks late. Really irks me.
I've always been curious about the satellite thing...
We are considering moving from the city to the sticks in the very near future, and I'm finding a lot of areas we can ONLY get satellite for high speed internet.
I have seen a few job ads that say no satellite, but why is that? I really know nothing about that service so there is probably an easy answer, I just don't know what it is.
It would be good to know if that will be a major problem before we move out there and I find myself out of a job. ;)
This is the funniest thing I've heard in all my
make 3 cpl... if you are really a physician, please stick to that, you'll make more money seeing one patient than we can edit reports in 12 hours! Furthermore, the jobs even that are classified as IC make you stick to a schedule! So, there's no coming and going between patients, okay?! 
I mean this OP is joking right?????????????
That's the craziest f@$^@#(ng thing I've ever heard
I've worked for a hospital at home and they don't all have those restrictions. If I didn't know better, I'd swear is was one of those situations where they're looking for a reason to be able to offshore- can't find anybody to do the job. No noise, music, TV? How do you work at home and eliminate those things?
That is THE most dangerous thing I think I've ever heard. You don't understand it?!
One thing I've learned in life is it's impossible to
stand up for themselves. Maybe only 1 in 100 will even try. Sad to say, but we've brought a lot of this onto ourselves.
I've been doing the same thing with my Smartype LOL was hoping there was a program
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Cuz i've been a word geek reading 1000 wpm since age 8. This MT thing keeps
guess if I couldn't be a doctor, MT is the closest I could come without investing $100K.
Oh, my. That's the funniest thing I've read in a long time.
AHDI: Solving the world's problems, one foreign MT at a time.
ROLFMAO
Amen, and I will add one more thing. If I had a penny for all the times I've heard, "just a ty
well, maybe I wouldn't be rich, but I could buy a months' worth of groceries! LOL
Honestly that is the most intelligent thing I've heard from an MT co. in a long time. Completely
You have to be able to retain knowledge.
You have to know how to reserach effectively.
You have to be able to use deductive reasoning.
You have to have confidence in your decisions and not constantly "need assurance."
You have to be able to separate sounds in your head that are both internal and from multiple external forces.
Some of these can be taught, some are innate, some take years to develop, some either you got it or you don't.
LOL! Well, good! I've done ONE good thing today, then. NM
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I've had two dell laptops and 5 Dell PCs. Here's the thing...
Make sure you get the extended warranty, again, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. And, here is why.
My first laptop went out on my, though it was a couple of years old. Because I had the extended warranty, a service tech came to my house, replaced motherboard, hard drive, heat sink, and keyboard. He was able to back up everything first and restored it once all the new stuff was in place.
One of my PCs kept giving some weird blue screen error and I couldn't get to go even in safe mode. I called up Dell, told them the problem, they looked up my extended warranty and they sent someone out to repair it.
Overall, I have been happy with Dell products. The only drag is that everything Dell sells regarding accessories is proprietary and you have to order it through Dell. No generic accessories will work. My suggestion is if you decide to buy a Dell laptop, make sure you get the car power supply and you might even get a 2nd regular power supply because I have been known to leave town and forget the power supply at the house. Now, I have everything in my laptop bag for when I go out of town and can just throw my laptop in the bag and know everything is there.
Lastly, some Dell laptops require a special aircard to connect to the internet. I ended up getting a 2 cabled USB air card and I'm glad I did because 2 USB plug ins give better reception than one.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask. I'm happy to help.
I use EXText with my current job and I've used at a couple of other jobs I've had. I've ne
used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?).
Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best. In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander. Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love. My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything. You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros. I love it. I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.
Ebonics: Not a black thing or white thing. (sm)
I don't think there's any cause to get upset or defensive here. Look it up on line...even colleges are offering courses in Ebonics! ...well of course they are more sociology-type courses, but still, people are PAYING to learn about the why's and how's of this "other" language.
A quote from one of the sites I found:
"UT-Austin's "Introduction to the Study of African American English," teaches students that the sentence, "Nobody didn't leave" is not "mainstream English with mistakes," but rather a legitimate English dialect. "Ebonics: Myth and Facts" and "African-American English" are both offered at Harvard. Penn and UCLA also promote Ebonics as a legitimate dialect in, "Introduction to African American and Latino English" and "Afro-American Sociolinguistics: Black English," respectively."
Here's the link: http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/september_2002_2.html
Spell as best you can or blank them and keep going. I've passed many tests when I've left blan
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As you can already see, you've come to the wrong board! By using the word professional, you've
excluded about 99% of the population of "whatever" it is that hangs on these boards. Certainly not professional for sure! But you sure are doing a good thing for someone! Its the thought that counts. Sorry you met the dregs right at the start.
HELP! I've turned my screen sideways, I can't straighten it up. I know I've seen sm
this before, but I can't remember what it is. Do you realize how hard it is to read sideways? TIA.
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