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I'm tired of wearing out my jeans (not to mention that they aren't that comfortable to sit in all day) and want to be more professional than working in sweats -- I used to work in Medical Records and wore scrubs, and I loved them.

Hubby caught me surfing ebay for scrubs and laughed at me -- he didn't see why I would wear a uniform if I didn't have to, but the way I see it -- it makes me feel more professional and is a comfortable and effortless solution that is better than bathrobes and slippers.  Am I crazy or silly for wearing a uniform to work when I work in my dining room?

Any other scrub-wearing MTs out there? 

My ancient and well loved keyboard gave up the ghost a while back.  This one is not making me any money.  I am looking for a keyboard with a light touch and a little more space.  Any suggestions would be appreciated. 

TIA

i'm a stay at home mom, and would like to apply for a job. however, i don't have any contact with my previous employer/supervisor anymore. i don't know who to include in my reference that would be relevant with the job that i am applying for. please help!! i need some advice. tia.

The person/doctor dictating does not fill in or even dictate the required demographic fields.  However, I am expected to do MR# searches, patient name searches, doctor searches, prior report searches, whatever it takes, to find out this information before I can even start transcribing the reports.  It might not be so bad but I work for two very large accounts and the number of doctors I transcribe for are too numerous to count.  It's no wonder I never make my quota.  Oh, yeah, did I mention I have more mumblers than clear speaking doctors, also to add to the problem.

This is a joke.  I'm an IC and make a whopping $0.07 line.  Yippee.  Think I'l go work at Walmart.

I have the Bytescribe foot pedal. It has started squeaking. Is it safe to spray it (unplugged of course) with a silicone lubricating spray or ??? I use it for my daily work and I do not have a back up so I do not want to use anything that may potentially cause it to stop working.

TIA.

How many of you who work with ExText can make a living?  This is my second job using ExText and I'm very upset at how it counts lines.  I've worked several hours today, not all day, but several hours and I made....are you ready???....$12.35.  That's absurd.  I can't make a living like this. 

Do you just have to work twice as hard with less than half the pay?  The line count on MSWord is significantly higher than what it is for the same document on ExText and I'm not sure how to make this work.

Is there a simple way to BOLD in Shorthand.

TIA

I know that when I get the answer to this question I will smack my forehead and say Doh!!,  but I am new here and see a lot of "sm" and "nm" after posts.  For fear of forever being know as the one who cannot get the obvious, can someone please let me know what they mean. 

Thanks a ton... 

I mentioned this in my previous post, but thought I would post a new topic since it is specific to pool workers.

Can those of you who do pool work tell me how you schedule your day?  Do you aim for XX lines, XX hours, etc.?

Also, do you sit down for a straight XX hours or do batches?

Thanks,

Vicki

I have been contemplating my life and was thinking about going back to school to become a nurse, but I will be 48 this year and I was wondering at what point a person is getting too old to go into nursing due to the physical strains.  Just curious. 

My spellchecker is not correcting.  When it stops on a word, I will correct it and submit but when I go back to look at the report the word is still spelled wrong.  Anybody know how to fix that?  Have never had a problem with it before. 

I have been covered by COBRA since September 2007 with dental coverage.  I just received my new card today and I do not have dental, and my last dental appointment and treatment are not being paid.  Can they do this?  Drop coverage that I already have.  To top it off they are charging me $20.00 more a month. 

My husband is covered under AARP; however, I cannot get on his insurance even though I will be 50 in one month due to being overweight.  They say I have to lose at least 70 pounds. 

Does anyone know of an insurance company that would insure me for less than what I am paying COBRA?

Does anybody know if I could run these 2 platforms on the same computer: Voicescribe and Spantel.  I am thinking about a 2nd part-time job and was just curious. 

Thanks.