Kwanna Collins

Brooklyn, NY

United States

Comment Wall:

  • Anthony D. Frisolone

    Kwanna, the class is cancelled for Saturday. Unexpected construction in the courthouse.
  • Alyssa Goldstein

    Hey! What's the brief for envelope? LOL, you shall NEVER (or should I say TPHEFR) live that down!
  • Tori Pittman

    Have you been down to NC to visit yet? Do you have family here?
    I LOVE the Raleigh area - been here since I left Upstate (lived in Canajoharie, exit 29 Thruway) for college in 1983.

    If you come to visit, please let me know so I can meet with you in person.
    As for the rest... a private email later on in the day, okay?

    Nice to meet you!
  • Tori Pittman

    Been crazy here... sorry. Will get to it at the end of the week, when I'm actually HOME. I've been out of county this week. :)
  • Janet

    Hi Kwanna,

    How about these:

    PR-T for precinct or P-RT
    TK-Z for disease
    TK-G for diagnose
    TK-GS for diagnosis

    Let me know if you have any conflicts, and I'll come up with others.

    Janet
  • Tori Pittman

    Just wanted to drop you a line... I'll be out of town all next week (Montgomery County, NC - 2 hours+ away) and may not have the time to really do an in-depth answer to your questions.

    BUT I WILL DO IT. I'll put a star next to it. :)
  • Tori Pittman

    Hi, Kwanna...
    I'll be out of town that weekend, in Nashville, TN, visiting my brother and attending the voice writer convention (NVRA).

    FYI,it's DURHAM, not DERM. Even though it SOUNDS like "derm" :)
    I'll be back in touch next weekend, I hope. and maybe sooner if court breaks down early. :)
  • Janet

    Hi Kwanna,

    I got them from Top Cat Steno. I actually bought them on eBay from Top Cat. You can get them either way.

    They say they're smaller than some of the others, which is great.

    I find Stenographs are too big and end up touching other keys and bringing them down. I've had to rip them in the middle of a job because I'm getting mistrokes.

    I like Tami's idea of doubling or tripling up the vowels. I tried Johnny Jackson's machine at one of the conventions. I really liked the feel.

    I love key pads & can't stand to work without them.

    Janet
  • Janet

    Hi Kwanna,

    Here's a link to the pads on eBay. I hope the link works.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Stenograph-Stentura-Soft-Advanced-3-Layer-Key-Covers_W0QQitemZ220449308177QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3353cd7e11&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A50
  • Janet

    Hi Kwanna,

    After using the keypads from Top Cat, the top layer is starting to separate. Did you already order them? I hope not. I just ordered the rubber ones from Pengad. I know I've used them before and had no problems with them.

    Janet
  • Tori Pittman

    Hi, Kwanna...
    did you get my email with my thoughts on NC???
    Hadn't heard back so I wanted to make sure.
  • Glen Warner

    Hi, Kwanna.

    I'm selling my writer because I only need one! The one I'm selling is a spare.

    --gdw
    ------------------------
    "For a Good (steno) Time ...."
    http://www.cheapandsleazy.net
  • Tori Pittman

    I think Charlotte is the biggest city in NC and the closest you'd get to your hometown... but that's not to say it's a lot like NYC! However, it does have the feel of a bigger city. Charlotte has some good opportunities. Don't know the cost of living there, though. Definitely come down and scope it out! ;)
  • Matthew

    Hi, Kwanna!

    They have a good company that they use that offers a lease to buy program. That's what I did when I first got my license and bought Eclipse. My payments are $131 a month. I wouldn't recommend buying it from somebody because you might need the support when you first start off and you won't get it unless you pay a transfer fee! Call them and see what options they have available! I recommend Susquehanna as the leasing company!
  • tami carlson

    Hi, Kwanna. I had a momentary bout of buyer'$ remor$e. It's a lot of money, and I really do feel it is a permanent decision. I also spoke with a competitor's representative yesterday. The phone call left me unsettled, because I was told that the other software resolves conflicts just as well. I went back and looked through all of my information and notes, and I just can't accept that as fact.

    I am fully committed now. If you have a lot of conflicts, then I absolutely think you made the right choice. That is what Eclipse does well.

    Are you contemplating the professional or student version? If you get the student version, they will allow you to make quarterly payments, which are about $100 each.

    Tami