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October 2009 Blog Posts (38)

PROCAT

Is there anyone who uses a PROCAT Stylus or Flash as a working reporter? If so, how has it worked for you and what has been your experience with PROCAT support?

Added by Marceline N. Robert on October 19, 2009 at 16:21 — 6 Comments

So I'm scheduled for an 8 a.m. depo this morning. I am up at the crack of dawn. Barely. Haul myself down here. Of course, the witness is not here. So I'm just waiting. I am thrilled that I have Internet access so I can blog online. I can also take care of my farm on Facebook and play some games.

Oh, yeah, I can also finish that transcript.

Waiting. Sounds like they might be calling it and sending me home.

Added by Kyung on October 19, 2009 at 8:54 — 1 Comment

Marley's Masterpiece - A Puppy's Post No. 3

Added by Karl Immel on October 15, 2009 at 5:38 — 3 Comments

Pierre's Post - A Dog's Blog (This was originally posted on 8/17/2009)

FROGGY

When Ray and Karl brought Marley home I was kind of upset, to say the least. I mean, he was a cute kid and all, but I knew I was going to have to share everything, my food, my toys, but most of all Ray and Karl. I have always been an “only dog” and I got sort of jealous of Marley, ‘cause he needed their attention. And I’m old and I sort of got the feeling that maybe they were trying to replace me.

The next day we were watching Lethal Weapon 4 (well, Marley, Ray and… Continue

Added by Karl Immel on October 15, 2009 at 4:46 — 3 Comments

Pierre's Post - A Dog's Blog (This was originally posted on another website on 8/7/2009)

Good morning. Most of you may not know me, yet most of you probably at least know of me. I'm Pierre, Karl and Ray's oldest dog. The reason I'm starting to write this blog is twofold; first, I was at the vets yesterday for my rabies vaccination and he stated, in so many words, that I was old and that this would probably be my last rabies shot. I mean, hello, I'm blind, but I'm not deaf. What a thing to say. But actually, I've known the end is coming sometime, sooner or later. We all do, don't… Continue

Added by Karl Immel on October 15, 2009 at 4:40 — 1 Comment

Marley's Masterpiece - A Puppy's Post No. 2 (This originally posted on another website on 8/20/2009)

Added by Karl Immel on October 15, 2009 at 4:36 — 1 Comment

Marley's Blog - A Puppies Post No. 1 (This was originally posted on another website on 8/13/2009)

Added by Karl Immel on October 15, 2009 at 4:32 — 1 Comment

In the late 1900's....sound funny to anybody else?

Boy, while I was trying to fix my link on previous post I spotted something in the Dogpile article I didn't pick up on the first time around.....

What Is Dogpile and What Does It Do?

In the late 1900's, Dogpile was one of a handful of new search engines that differed significantly from all of the competitors of the day. Dogpile takes a different approach to finding requested search information.

I don't know about anybody else but that little phrase sure… Continue

Added by from Debra Maples on October 13, 2009 at 17:55 — 6 Comments

Mystery Texter...

Yesterday morning, as I sat at my laptop transcribing monster proceedings from a medical symposium, I got a text message on my cell phone from an unknown.

Texter: Hey Baby!

Me: And u r?

Texter: I don't know. its this random gurl who thinks ur hot!!

Texter: Coco puff!!!

As I pondered who the mystery texter might be, it occured to me that my 14 year-old son used my phone the day before.

Me: You must be one of Corey's friends. You… Continue

Added by Valencia Caston Simmons on October 13, 2009 at 16:01 — 13 Comments

Newly certified...

How does a newly certified reporter go about looking for a job?????
I am eager and anxious to work.

Added by Olivia Guzman on October 13, 2009 at 9:30 — 5 Comments

depo held in a state case was not filed what rules apply for waiving or signing?

I am wondering. I had a depo that was filed in the state of Florida. they do a waive or sign automatically at the end of the depo, no chance to change your mind. you have to decide whether you want to waive or sign. the deponents were from CA and were very confused because they didn't know what to do, and under the pressure of the attys they opted to waive, because that's what the attys told them that 'everyone does normally." In this state that law does not apply, so what do I do? do I follow… Continue

Added by Elise Nock on October 12, 2009 at 12:48 — 2 Comments

*FANTASTIC** ECLIPSE SEMINAR IN NEW ENGLAND THIS PAST WEEKEND

Wow, what a great Eclipse seminar held by Julie Samford this past Saturday and Sunday!!!!

She is an incredible instructor, keeps you cracking up and all coffee'd up too! If she had her drothers she'd liquor you up...but then how would you keep your mind focused on that darn Eclipse??

All kidding aside she is really terrific at what she does and has so many helpful things that I bet you don't know how to do on Eclipse...unless you've been to one of her seminars before!

Cheers, and… Continue

Added by Premier Reporting on October 12, 2009 at 8:30 — 3 Comments

Did you know?

I ran across this a few years ago and thought I'd share. It's kind of interesting to read these factoids. As it pertains to our industry, I like Nos. 4, 8, 11, 12, 17, and 35, though No. 30 sparks a vision that wouldn't seem so bad on this side of pond. [Sorry, Nancy.]

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the… Continue

Added by Jennie Ann on October 11, 2009 at 8:36 — 3 Comments

Free Digital Signature

I found this website on another forum: www.echosign.com. I briefly looked at it, but it appears legit. You might want to check it out unless you want to pay top dollar to VeriSign or RealLegal.

Tricia

Added by Tricia McLaughlin on October 6, 2009 at 20:31 — No Comments

Any other "Dogpile" Lovers on CSR Nation?

Well, I queried on CSR Nation to find a few other mentions of my favorite search engine, Dogpile, which is (in case you haven't heard of it before) a metasearch engine that searches Google, Yahoo, Ask, etc. and brings back the best results from ALL of these!

And, no, it's not some stinky mess or whatever like I know several people have thought when I mentioned its name..........… Continue

Added by from Debra Maples on October 6, 2009 at 18:00 — 8 Comments

Marking a Transcript for the Judge

Hello everyone, I've had a few different occasions when I've been asked to mark the transcript at a certain place. Is there a standard format to include a blurb on the actual page and a standard way of including it in the INDEX page? I've had so many different suggestions and was wondering if there's a standard way of doing this.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Added by Mirosalva on October 6, 2009 at 11:38 — 2 Comments

Administrative Hearing Advice

Hello all:) Just got booked for a 3-day Administrative Hearing here in Upstate, NY. Because I am freelance, I really only do depositions. Can anyone tell me what I can expect going into this? Is it like an actual trial where there is a courtroom and a judge is sitting up at a bench, or is it like an arbitration? Only asking because I see there is an ALJ, and the description I found on line, to me, sounds like a form of an arbitration.

Thanks for any suggestions. I just really like… Continue

Added by Erica Abbott on October 5, 2009 at 11:43 — 7 Comments

Here's another secret.

Quite honestly, I don't want a ton of pages. My goal is not to write more pages, but to get paid more for the pages I do take.

So when I ask agencies the rate, and they tell me I'll make it up in volume, I'm often of two minds. Do I really want to make it up in volume?

I don't feel like a hamster. Do I look like a hamster? Why would I want to run just as fast to stay in place?

Too many times, I hear it's a great job, you'll get a lot of pages. But what's the… Continue

Added by Kyung on October 2, 2009 at 20:50 — 4 Comments