Workplace ergonomics and safety is very important to many professions, including court reporting. Being a court reporter is not an easy task. Reporters spend a significant portion of their day in a seated position. You sit when you write. You sit when you edit. The long hours spent in a seated position, as you are […]
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As a full-time reporter and firm owner, the Christmas break holds a truly special place in my heart. Yeah, there’s the Christmas celebration itself — family, food, drinks, and gifts. But it’s more than that. It’s a magical time where the Courthouse is closed, lawyers aren’t calling, and witnesses are away. Ahhh, how lovely. Amidst the busy social calendar, I always have grandiose plans to do the mundane things I’ve put off all year when […]
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Whenever I’m training, one of the things I try to do is to force an error message to appear, specifically so that people can watch me react to the problem. I like my trainees to realize that having an Exception error dialog box appear on your screen is not the end of the world. I […]
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It goes without saying that our current situation is unprecedented. It is scary, the future is uncertain, and we are all facing a reality that continues to change so quickly that it is nearly impossible to process. On a daily basis, each of us has had to muster the courage to persevere, to face difficult […]
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Many of my customers ask me the following question: “Karen, if I’m not in the same room as my judge or clients, how do I send my realtime to them?” Well, Stenograph has a simple solution that works for everyone. It’s called a CaseViewNet Cloud Session code. Reporters on any CAT software can begin using this immediately. […]
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Web conferencing apps like Zoom, GoToMeeting, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, etc. have become a lifeline for all of us as we stay at home and do our best to “flatten the curve” (slow and/or stop the spread of the COVID-19). They enable us to work remotely and stay in social contact while maintaining a safe distance. […]
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The past few weeks have proven to be an extremely challenging and difficult time for all of us. We are facing something we haven’t experienced before and to be honest, it’s scary. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in the U.S. and throughout the world. It has impacted our businesses, our schools, our communities, and […]
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I have always enjoyed learning how items are manufactured. It started with me watching Mr. Rogers visit the Crayola crayon factory. I was fascinated by seeing the process of liquid wax molded into crayons and then wrapped with paper labels. Since then, as part of my work for manufacturing companies, I have had opportunities to […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is going to introduce a lot of people to the world of telecommuting. As someone who has been telecommuting for 30 years, I have a little experience that may be valuable to you. Here are a few suggestions that may help you to avoid some of the potential pitfalls that come with […]
Read MoreWorking during a pandemic: it’s an unsettling time for all of us. Travel advisories, scary stories about the stock market, cancellations of virtually every event with an audience, outages at stores… everyone is worried. So, what’s next? The best way to deal with uncertainty is to be armed with accurate information and to take advantage […]
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