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The part that really, really bugs me is the part they put in parentheses down there.

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We're looking for a place to outsource our transcription to. Over seas is fine if you can deliver a quality product. We intend to wholesale your service to our physicians. We have over 1500 physicians what utilize our other services, and we want to add transcription to the mix.  You would need to have the ability to handle a large load of work, have the infrastructure to deal with it, and the ability to make our service look seamless (look like we're doing the work for the physician). Finally, you must be able to deliver us a per line charge that will allow us to add a profit, and remain competitive.

I am totally new to the at home transcription profession.  I found someone to type for but when she sent me the file, .dss, it didn't play on Express Scribe.  Now, I have been on their forums and tried ALL of the suggestions and nothing worked.  Apparently it has something to do with the way the new version of ES interacts with XP or something.  So I found a DSS Player Lite at Olympus and it played the file, but ofcourse there wasn't any foot controls or speed, et cetera.  I was just wondering if there are possibly other, preferablly free or cheap, software programs that I can use to play these DSS files.  I have another person I will be transcribing for as well but I guess she uses a different file format so I am hoping that it will play with ES. I am just so frustrated and don't know what to do to get started making some money.  Can anybody help me??       

Thanks!!

Anyone have any suggestiongs, except for Tylemol PM or Advil PM.  I am just afraid that these can cause liver problems.  Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone had any good/bad info on this company. I can't seem to find much information on them. Thanks.

Jen

Hey guys, do any of know how to do a pause macro in shorthand.  (where it pause for a while and let you put dictation and then continue with the rest of the macro? 

TIA.

What, in your opinion of course, do you consider being unfaithful to your spouse? I know this is a LOADED question, with many different opinions.

Is it having a full-blown affair (you know what I mean...we are adults here)?

Is it simply talking to/seeing someone without your spouse knowing, but not being intimate? Kissing, talking, becoming emotionally involved?

Do you think one must *go all the way*, to us a teenager's term, before it would be considered an affair?

I really need some help here...I'm going through a very hard time right now and need some support. I don't want to go into my personal details here, but just need opinions...thanks everyone!

a local college has a job posted for an ESL instructor. Any takers?

Hi everyone!  I'm using a Dictaphone C-phone for the first time in 5 years and can't remember how to SLOW down and SPEED up dictation!  Does anyone know ? 

Thanks !!!!!

Can anyone tell me the difference between a USB port wave pedal and a serial port wave pedal?  I noticed that some company platforms are not compatible with the serial port.  Is this true for most companies?  Just purchased a serial port pedal and I think I might have made a mistake

Thanks

Found a hard working young mom who desperately needs income.  Told her I'd pay her $12/hr to help me get my home spring cleaned.  But, I wonder about liability should she or her son (she needs to bring her 3 yr-old son with her) get hurt on my property.  Or, heaven forbid, she stoops to the low road and scams me.  I do not know her well and she seems relatively honest but I am paranoid.

Should I have her sign a waiver???

From a blog by a critical care nurse:

"Levophed is so powerful that it is almost always the last-ditch drug to maintain blood pressure -- especially in sepsis -- hence its nickname, 'Leave-em-dead'.

Wait, I think it was from the barefoot contessa show, I saw her do that but not in a crockpot. 

(We are looking for a place to buy chickens locally as I still believe no animal has to suffer for me, smile!)

Just because I am lazy, is that recipe already posted here, can I do a search to find it? 

Thank you everyone!

This transcription company that I might work for says if you don't maintain 98% accuracy or higher for three consecutive work days, you won't get paid for those days that you don't maintain the 98% accuracy rate.

Has that ever happened to any of you?  Do you think it's a bad situation to get involved in?

I want to sign up and pay for a birthday card and want to know if there are opinions of who carries the coolest animated greeting cards for the most reasonable price. 

Ladies and gentlemen, your opinions would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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Did anyone see NightLine last night regarding students cheating on SATs.   These students from wealthy parents go to a shrink and get a "subtle" learning disability diagnosis at a fee upwards of $2500 and get extra time to take the SAT.   Hence, these students do not have a learning disability at all and with the extra time given to them because of this "subtle" learning disability, they get perfect scores.  

I am so furious!  I have a senior in high school, who scored very high on his SAT, 2100 - perfect score being 2400, in the time alotted.  These cheaters get the perfect score and acceptance into the college of their choice. 

I guess money can by anything?  I am furious about this.  Here we are, middle class working family, with a very bright and intelligent student, with high SAT scores, but will he get to go to the college of his choice?  Probably not!!   We teach our kids to do well in school, be a good person, and focus on your future.  Where does that get them? 

I guess we should teach them how to cheat and lie to get to the top!

Thanks for letting me vent - I am so angry!

I am a slow typer so I was wondering if maybe I should be doing VR instead of straight typing.  Any thoughts on this from anyone who is a slow typer? 

Thanks

If this post ended up here twice, I apologize.  I didn't realize that I had to validate my email address first.

I just found this board the other day and so happy I did.  I have been reading alot about VR and editing on here and I have a few questions if there is anyone out there willing to lend an ear. 

Unfortunately, this is not my first time where my account turned to voice.  Lost an good account years ago to it, and VR has reared its ugly head yet again only now, we are keeping our head afloat because they still want us for editing purposes.  I'm not a happy camper because my salary has been cut, literally in half (that in itself is a long story - we had to lower our price to save our necks).  Needless to say, its tough beyond words and I'm so depressed.  Trying to think positive in saying that at least I still have a job, but I don't know whether to think I'm getting the short end of the stick.  I'm paid per report, not per line on our system.  Some reports I'd say it is fair, but for the long, long, involved studies - no way.  I would make more selling popcorn on a corner somewhere.  I have hesitated to look for a second job only because I wanted to see where this would lead me, but I'm thinking it doesn't look too promising.  :-(    Can you share any experiences you had with VR and if it ended up lasting longer than you expected?  Is getting paid by the report not the best way?  I like where I work, I like my boss and I like the hours that I have - all of which play a major part in any decision (add that to three small kids and you've got yourself quite a dilemma).  Any help you can give would be so much appreciated.  Thanks for reading. 

Do you type every word continuously as you go along or 

listen for a few words/phrase, stop and type it, then listen again and continue in that fashion?

I was always taught to do the latter but sometimes it seems faster NOT to do it that way.

I would really appreciate some help in this. 

Thank you so much!

to be shot!!!! They said "it will be fun, we don't work you too hard." Yeah, right! Fun! Ha! Double ha! The only ones laughing were them. The only thing not hurting right now is my little toe. They work you and work you some more and then work you some more until you just want to drop dead.