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There is a palm demo but I don't see a regular one.

Posted By: x on 2006-01-16
In Reply to: Is there a demo version of - Instant Text?

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Do you mean the palm?
If you mean the palm of your hand, it could be Dupuytren's contractures (I may have spelled that wrong - don't have my Quick Correct on here - lol).  I have two or three cysts in the palm of my hand and that is what I have.  It supposedly will eventually cause the fourth and fifth digits to contract in.  This can also occur in the feet.  The strange thing is, I have them in my right hand and left foot.  Supposedly, this occurs in people of Viking descent, so know I can only picture my forefathers as these huge hairy horned men! 
It involves all of the fingers from about the mid-palm to fingertips. I also have
stiffness and pain in the knuckle of my middle finger, same hand. No swelling, redness, or warmth of the joint, though. Thanks!
No, the 2000 is the small one without the palm rest.
When I saw the 4000 and the 6000, they were bigger and I think they were cordless. This one is small, has a cord, and is very inexpensive; something like $15 I think he said!

I do better without a wrist rest also.
Anyone try Express Dictate or Pocket or Palm
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Yep. I have a couple docs that use laptops and some that prefer Palm Pilots, but they all point and

DQS demo screen

I find that I write down the MR# or billing number, then just search using the patients name and can get a whole slew of choices.


You can try just the first 2 letters of the last name if not sure on spelling.


When you have the right choice, the MR# will pull in when you pull the right name in.  HTH


demo screen
same here, too. and to think we don't get paid for that either!!
Is there a demo version of
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Well, it may not be on the MR, but it is on the demo screen (at least for me) SM
where I work.
Demo expander

anyone know of a demo for an Expander other than "shorthand" demo? 


Thanks,


Abby


You can demo MTStars FlashType and if you want to buy it, it is only $59.95
Shorthand.  Click on the link below.
where on politics, under demo, repub, etc etc??
x
Ask her if she can give demo on how expander
x
WinScribe demo today
The last time we looked at them was two years ago. They have come along way since then. In their latest version, when you are typing a document on "John Doe" and you want to bring up an older document, it will be one click and a list of all of "John Doe's" past reports comes up. The last time I saw a demo, their editing capabilities in VR were not as user friendly as Dictaphone's, but they are going to let me work it as they said that they have come a long way in this latest version (not quite out yet). Sure is getting to be a complicated job. I almost want to go back to tapes and typewriters - LOL!
Thanks for your feedback!
VR demo - not a sales pitch

You need to have the Windows Media Player loaded onto your system to view the video. It takes about 30 seconds to load and is about one minute in length.


I think after you watch it you'll understand why so many medical professionals (i.e. doctors) are switching over to speech recognition.


No, I'm running XP and just using the demo version. sm

I guess I'll just go ahead and get shorthand.  I know that worked with my system before.  Just thought I'd give this flashtype a try... it's not working so I'll bite the bullet and buy the more expensive item. 


 


Thanks.


MTStars FlashType has a free demo and if you like it, it is
about half of the cost of other word Expanders out there.  See the link below.
Dictate into computer, hand held, pocket pc or even palm pocket
Go to http://www.nch.com.au and see their dictation and transcription software. Works great, priced great, never had a problem with it!
Try out the MTStars FlashType demo. See link inside
see link
Try the MTStars FlashType demo & see if you like it. It is a low cost expander
that works much like PCShorthand.  See link below:
You can try the free FlashType demo. See link inside
see link
Open shorthand and look in Demo-2 for today's date./ SM
You can look in the help file and it will tell you how to make an entry for yesterday's date. 
Check out the free demo of FlashType to see if it works and it's priced right.
link below
Try the free demo of MTStars FlashType. Link inside.

See link below:


I use ShortCut. You can download a free demo version at sylvansoft.com. nm
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FlashType is cheaper and works equally as well as Shorthand and has a free demo.

click on link below...


Try Switch program. Converts sound files. Can get free demo.
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no way they can keep us at regular pay with VR


but our regular every day tax is

9.25% -- Bought some clothing yesterday and the subtotal was $159.97. The tax was $14.80. Total bill:  $174.77.


They get us in other ways.


 


I do but don't use it on a regular
basis. It's a computer I can take with me and work, if I have to. So far, it's been great. I paid a pretty bit more for it than I wanted, but I guess that's a Sony VAIO. The screen is fantastic. I had a 17 inch HP, actually two of them, and both were quirkly and so I sent them back (I ordered them online from HP). The battery on the Sony VAIO I have runs down very quickly, but I use it plugged into a wall outlet with a surge protector anyway. The keyboard is nice -- I like the touch, but I have a spare keyboard that I use with the laptop as I can't type for beans on any laptop keyboard. The Sony's really need more USB plugs (mine has three, the HPs I had had four) but you can always add a hub if you need to.
Check out the free demo of MTStars FlashType. It's free for 7 days.
Then, if you like it, you can purchase it for $59.95.  See link below.
Just filled up with regular at $2.87
  Felt like I got a bargain!!  Luckily, my car mostly sits in the driveway.  Love working at home.
regular old headphones
I wore the plug type but ended up with such an ear infection that it turned into cellulitis. They had to lance my ear and face area near the ear. Now I just wear the plain old stereo headphones.
Regular pay on a holiday? (sm)
I wouldn't do it.  No offense intended but I'm wondering how many places do that?  I've never heard of not getting 1.5 on a holiday for working?  Hey, if I could, I would give you mine since I'm not using it.  Have been an MT for a long time (16+ years) and have never and will never work a holiday for straight time.  As I mentioned when hired it was agreed I would not work holidays and I plan to stick to it. 
Also, you might want to take a regular keyboard
Not sure if you are used to transcribing on a laptop's keyboard, but it is very hard to do.  I use a laptop to transcribe, but have a regular keyboard plugged into it - much better!
Starting or regular pay?

We as MTSOs absolutely have to start the pay lower and I'll tell you why.  Hiring and training is expensive.  We are paying editors by the hour to proof new hires 100% so we actually lose money on every report a new hire does.   3 out of 5 people we hire lie about their experience and are not qualified to do the work so it requires extensive editing and in a lot of cases, total retyping.   Over half of the people hired do not do their required lines or hours per day, some are scheduled to start and just do not even show, do not contact us or anything.  I get emails from people saying they are losing their home, their children, etc., and are desperate for work and then do 100 lines a day.  It is not cheap to advertise, it is not cheap to pay man hours to test and train. So we start lower, and in the 20% of the time we get somebody who 1) does have the required experience, 2) really does want to work and does the required hours or lines, and 3) proofs their own work so it's not a total wreck when we get it, THEN we give raises, and good ones.  


You want to know where all the 10-12 cpl pay per line went?   Get out your map and look at India, Phillippines, and Pakistan.   On the 11 facilities we have, the highest paying to us is 13 cpl.  Try renting an office, keeping the equipment updated, paying employees, etc., on that amount of money.  If we try and get a raise, they talk about other companies who have already contacted them and how they can outsource and pay only 8 cpl total.   I understand now why companies are outsourcing.  We can't find qualified workers or those who even want to work so it's easier for companies to outsource and pay to have the work proofed before being sent on to the facilities.  We do not outsource at all, but we have hired so far 19 people for FOUR positions and only 2 remain.  That's how bad it is for us.


Starting or regular pay?

The company I work for pays 11 cents a line...so they are out there! They also do not outsource and they need good transcriptionists....contact me if you want a good company to work for.


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No, it's a regular work day.
As a matter of fact, our company is making us work on Labor Day and as if that's not bad enough, Thanksgiving too!  We get half of Christmas day off and that's it,  But it's a good company that pays us well overall, 6 cents a 75-character line, plus if you type over 4000 lines a day, they'll pay you 2.7 cents for each line thereafter the 4000.  I can't complain!  After all, things COULD be worse!  I COULD be picking lettuce or strawberries for a living so I count my blessings!!
These are regular admisions.
I have also done H&P in a rush before surgery.  But they are telling me they need to be done within 24 hours of admission for a regular hospital stay.  When I started this years ago, it was 24 hours from dictation and did not worry about them on the weekends because was told as long as they were on the dictation system and the doctors had access to it, it was alright  Well, the weekend thing changed several years ago and the 24 hours changed a few years ago and I provide weekend coverage for H&P (although from my understanding, they still do not get placed on the chart).  The hospital is telling me this is state regulations.
Thanks, I did not think it was, it is on the regular "natural" one though - nm
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I feel the same way. There are several regular
names that I haven't seen since all this mess started. Glad you are still here Hayseed.
Me either. They just look and sound like regular people to me.
I think the story might be getting a lot of attention because of the situation - cute teenager lost while on a trip in an exotic place . . . . .
Happy at MDI with my regular pay (see inside)
They do not give standardized bonuses on a regular basis. There are some weekends or holidays that they give bonuses based on workloads at certain accounts. I am not sure what you mean by not coming to MDI for "the bonus"? As stated, there are times they give "a" bonus. Hope this helps. Sometimes you have to be flexible to move to certain accounts that are busy.

As a full time employee, I get 16 paid days off per year and I get paid more per line that at Spheris or Medquist. (I was at both). Birthdays recognized? At Medquist, I only got Christmas as a paid day off.

For the person that was at MDI for two years, I'd love to hear from you by e-mail. If you were actually there two years and never saw a bonus weekend advertised, never got a Christmas card, etc., I would find that odd. I would also like to hear what has happened to make you so aggravated to post on this board now. Send me an e-mail, I have been with MDI a long time and your post just doesn't sound right.

She admitted below that her name is DixieDew. She is a regular
where I post
$2.39 for regular in Boynton Beach, FL.
x
you do realize regular broadcast TV will be gone soon...
the only choice will be satellite or cable. Believe it is starting in 2006, but you will have until 2008, or something like that.

There will be no more signals, it will be all changed over the HDTV (which I really have no idea what that is, or why we will have to have it). The government will also own, I think it is 10 channels, or something like that...

It is kind of an odd thing to think there will be no more 'free TV.' Everything we have known and grown up with is changing, and nothing seems to be free anymore.
how will you know what you type is ASR and what is regular transcription?(nm)
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I do VR and regular dictators and I must disagree
with everyone who says only the good dictators are on VR and bad on regular, I get pretty much an equal mix of both on both.
do you get a lot of standards with your regular dictation?
I used to make $25 before going on DQS, now struggle to make $12 or so. Do you sit 3-1/4 hours straight? I can't do that, everything starts to hurt after about an hour.
No way would my kids be in regular school
It was bad enough years ago when I was in public school, but nowadays with all the drugs, sex, guns, knives, etc., in school, there is no way any kids of mine would be in a public school. I remember my study hall when the kids were totally out of control and the teacher was afraid of them-- it sure isn't any better now. If I could not afford a private school, you'd better believe they would be home schooled.
I'd just use a regular /baby shampoo until you can
flea shampoo for puppies, then get some Frontline or Advantage....just check what the age is for it, pretty sure you can use those puppies. Keep her away from the other dogs obviously, especially if she has worms as just about all puppies do.