[bct] Re: Intro and thanks

According go my manger we will all be editing or coding.  Yuck to both of
those ideas.  


Rose Combs
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From: blindcooltech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindcooltech-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joni Colver
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 5:27 PM
To: blindcooltech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bct] Re: Intro and thanks


Hi Maria,

Between voice recognition and outsourcing overseas it is a wonder any of us 
still have jobs as MTs these days.  I know the company I work for is 
feverishly working to perfect their voice recognition so they can dump us 
and raise their bottom line.  I don't think I could stand to be an editor. 
It is bad enough listening to some of the (expletive deleted) we have to 
interpret.  I can't imagine trying to correct a report resulting from voice 
recognition with the lousy job many dictators do in opening their mouths and

speaking.  I could rant and rant about the changes in this field of work but

it would put everyone to sleep and raise my blood pressure.  I consider 
myself lucky to have thirty good years under my belt and I survived the 
traumatic loss of my job last spring and am still getting a paycheck.  What 
is that old saying about what doesn't kill you makes you stronger? 
Radiology is the area they are concentrating on initially for voice 
recognition.  Sometimes I do wonder what we will all be doing for gainful 
employment with so many jobs becoming machine automated.

It is nice to meet you.

Joni
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maria" <malyn87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindcooltech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: [bct] Re: Intro and thanks


Hi Joni,
  I too am fairly new on the BCT list.  My roommate Lynnette had been
telling me so much about it and playing the podcasts that I became hooked.
It's as if I've suddenly found a whole new group of terrific, friendly
folks.  It's just great.
    Like you and Rose, I am--I mean was--a medical transcriptionist.  I
worked at various places for 30 years and was down-sized by the very
equipment on which I was working.  The radiology group I worked for decided
to lower overhead by switching to a voice input program, thus, they did not
need me any longer.

Maria

a----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joni Colver" <joni.colver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindcooltech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:22 AM
Subject: [bct] Intro and thanks


> Hi everyone,
>
> I have been listening to BCT podcasts for several months but just 
> joined this list.  I have enjoyed so many of the podcasts that I could 
> never remember everyone's name to say thanks.  It has been so much fun 
> sharing slices of life experiences with people from all over the 
> world.
>
> Neal I really liked your In The Well podcast.  You did an excellent 
> job of describing lots of sensory experiences and your description of 
> being in
the
> well was a unique perspective.  I hope you will let us know when the
second
> edition of your book is available.  I also enjoyed hearing the story 
> read
by
> you.
>
> Jeff I enjoyed walking in the Minnesota snow with you and meeting your
wife.
> I share her enthusiasm for roller coasters.  For anyone who likes
coasters,
> Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, is a must visit.  They have over a 
> dozen coasters and some of them are truly awesome!  The amusement park 
> is on
Lake
> Eerie and you can stay at hotels very close to the gates of the park.  
> The last time my husband and I were there we went parasailing which 
> was a
blast
> too.
>
> Lynette I have heard about talking ATMs but never actually heard one 
> demonstrated.  I would love to use one of them.  How do you activate 
> the speech in a talking ATM?  Are any of the keys Brailled or is the 
> keypad fairly straightforward and easy to intuit?  I have never even 
> examined an ATM, just stood by while my husband did transactions.
>
> I love the sound seeing tours and career casts.  I am not experienced 
> with digital recording in any way, shape or form, but maybe one day I 
> will be brave enough to try to learn what so many of you all seem to 
> know so well. In the meantime, I look forward to visiting the BCT 
> website every day to
see
> what is new and listening to the podcasts I download on my Book Port.
>
> I enjoyed Robert Carter's demonstration of the BrailleNote GPS.  I 
> would love to hear a description and demonstration of the Trekker if 
> anyone out there is using one.  It seems like the least expensive GPS 
> option for the blind that I am aware of, which is why I am considering 
> buying it.
>
> My husband and I have lived in Nashville, Tennessee, for the past 
> twenty years but we are planning to move to Florida in the spring to 
> live near my family.  This year my job of twenty years at a local 
> hospital was outsourced.  I am now doing medical transcription for the 
> company the work was outsourced too and so my job is portable, which 
> is one nice factor in many bad factors in losing a 20-year job.
>
> Thanks Larry for hosting the website and thanks to everyone who adds 
> podcasts and makes it such an irresistible place to visit.
>
> Joni
>
>

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