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Wow 494 users on line! Medquist gremlins...

Posted By: mt4ever on 2008-03-11
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This place is booming! Something going on with the Medquist site, because I tried logging onto Google MQ and it is no longer there! Right now there are almost 500 users on this board! AMAZING! The gremlins are out today for sure. Hopefully our MQ friends will be okay!


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2.  Does it work with Word 2003?

 

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Anyone using an adapter with their foot pedal?  I got a Belkin adapter to use my footpedal with my laptop.  It has been working pretty well but I am having one problem and wondering if anyone has a solution.


When I stop and try to start again sometimes I hear no sound.  The audio is playing but I'm not hearing it.  A few taps and it works well again.  Not a huge issue, but pretty annoying. 


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Hi All - If you are using ChartScript, could you tell me how many lines per hour you average on that platform?  You can either respond to this post or email me.


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MedQuist NE

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Medquist.com

It was enlightening to read your Imail - Email??  I'm just as confused as you are.  - and I was ready to throw in the towel(or something).  I have been doing this almost 12 years also.  The changes being made are baffling - but since it has been a great 12 years so far, maybe a few more months will be best at this point.  I am old enough to know that change can be painful at times.  Since I love this work and feel as though I accomplish something in the process I am going to stay with it, thanks to you.  To make things worse, I have been on vacation for a while.  Who knows what's going on since I left.  May need to take a course in transcription.  Oh, oh I started the sentence wrong, didn't I. - Is that 1 point off or 2 (or is it two?)  Good grief!!


 


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