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Does anybody have any feedback, positive or negative, about a company called Metro out of Atlanta?

OK, DH ordered a laptop for me as a surprise. For our current situation it will work best because we have a very small house (800 sq feet) and right now my dining room table has become my office/desk. With the laptop we can use a smaller/compact computer desk in the corner of the living room and move the big computer back to the basement office. (That office doesn't work for me on a daily basis cause there is not enough room for our 2 year old and 4 month old to play)

It is an Acer, not sure of the model as I haven't seen it and didn't order it. Our computer guy is switching it from Vista to windows and will have it set so I can switch to Vista when/if Escription is compatible. Anyway, my concern now is with the foot pedal. I type on Escription so have the 9-pin pedal. How do I get that to work with the laptop? Do I need to have a 9-pin port put into the laptop?

Pros and cons of word Expander programs that work with Chartscript? PC ShortHand as opposed to Instant Text? Which is better? I have downloaded PC shorthand for a 30 day trial, but to me its a little slow. Any ideas? Thanks

My employer is strongly considering outsourcing, so I'm looking for a national company with insurance that will help pay for laparoscopic surgery.

I can't get past the login screen. It says "Welcome!" then throws me back to the login screen. I see they have a message that says "You can still send messages to your contacts through your Outlook or Outlook Express." Wrong. Can't do that, either. Have been on hold to Atlanta for over 1/2 hour. Whose idea was this??

it does not not remove instantly. It usually takes hours to a day for these types of ads to no longer appear. We have no control over what ads pop up, but we can set them up to no longer appear once we see them and can block the URL.

Warning to not go to work for them if you don't already. Had a lot of problems and finally got away.

beef tenderloin, mushroom gravy, noodles, salad and some fruit. Then, a whole pot coffee while I work.

Do You Want it Bad Enough?

Why aren't you focused? Because you just don't want it bad enough! That's fine but don't get all upset when you are not at the point that you would like to be in your life. Don't complain to others that you wish things were different for you and don't sit around feeling sorry for yourself.

In the end it is you who makes the choices in your life and it is you who must live with the consequences of your decisions. So, if you want things to change then you simply must find that drive from within you (trust me it is in there somewhere) and release it from its cage.

Consider the following hypothetical scenario:

A messenger from the future has come to warn you that you will die within 30 days if you do not accomplish a specific mission.

How would this situation effect you and what would you do? The answer is simple. You would do everything and just about anything you had to do in order to achieve your mission. Think about this. When faced with the appropriate challenge you are able to find the passion and burning drive to reach your goal which means that we all have it within us all the time! We just don't choose to tap into it.

This just goes to show you that if you want something bad enough you will do what it takes to get it. Take this opportunity to ask yourself......

DO I WANT IT BAD ENOUGH?

If you are not where you want to be in your life then you know what the answer to the question is.

Do anybody know anything about this company? I am really interested in applying, but I am a little confused about their test. Does anyone know how many tests to do to apply? Do you pick one category and do all the tests within or several tests within several categories? If someone has applied before I would really appreciate some info on how many I need to do. Thanks.

I had some computer work done recently and now I cannot use my foot pedal to listen to the dictation. This was fixed once by my IT department, however, I will get a faster response from you than them.

Can someone give me instructions on where to look in my computer? I really appreciate the help. Thanks!

I had a TVH/BSO in Sept and was put on a HRT patch. I now do not have insurance for 90 days and am going to have to discontinue the patch until I get my insurance back. It was a $40 co-pay when I did have insurance, and there's no telling what it will be without coverage. Can anyone tell me what effects this will have on me? Will I just maybe get hot flashes? I'm thinking that will be all, or maybe mood swings, and it won't hurt me just for this temporary basis.

Along the same lines, the doctor really did not discuss this with me at all, and I'm confused about what I read. Does the HRT protect me against osteoporosis and heart disease, or does it contribute to it?

I am in the process of setting up my own home office and was wondering about transcription software. I have heard about the free ones such as DSS Lite and Express Scribe. I did not like the Express Scribe at all, but only used it at one place, so I'm not sure if it was just THEIR audio, or if it is the ES? When I tried to slow the dictation down just a tiny bit, it got all distorted and whistly.

Also, who knows about Gear Player? It's about $80 but worth it if the quality is better?

You know what? I just cannot do this anymore. My last day was 12/31/06. I am moving in a different direction--not sure what all yet, but I just cannot transcribe any more. After 17 years of listening to doctors chew, and waiting--listening to silence--with my pay rate DROPPING over the years

, not increasing--I have to leave.

There's only a tiny, tiny part of me that feels sad--it's the part of me that was so overjoyed to be able to do this at home and be here when my children were little. I really thought I would keep doing this forever. Recently, though, I just cannot do it anymore! One day I woke up and had had enough!

I am working on some things here at home that I had going. Some home businesses, things I make, etc.

Hi I don't know where to post this. I have just spent several hours looking for web sites that list the many different tumor/gene/biomarkers for cancer screening, especially, but not limited to, breast cancer such as:

I type for all cancer types and have found some helpful web sites explaining cancer screening and tumor markers but have not found any sites that simply just list them.

I have had my own transcription service for several years now. All of my doctors are local and everything is dictated on microcassettes. I am looking into going digital and I have heard that there are phone in services that you can go through for a charge every month. Does anyone know who would be a good service to use or how this works? If anyone has any info on this I would greatly appreciate it.

I am hoping someone has some ideas for me. I have been a medical Transcriptionist for 14 years for a medical malpractice company. I have experience with op notes, discharge summaries, etc. except they are just set up in a report fashion. I am having a hard time breaking into the at home online companies because they see "medical malpractice" and they automatically think I am on the law end and have law terminology which is not the case, I have experience in all specialites, have medical terminology and experience with ESL and would really like some part time work at home as well.

I am hoping someone has any ideas of where to begin and which companies would be the best to look into.

Now, we have negotiated 12 cpl and that I only need to deliver work three times a week. We've also decided that radiology will be a whole separate contract and that next week I will do a sample of dictation to see if the dictators are going to be difficult. And then the negotiations start again.

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