Navigating the New Normal

How’s your brain doing these days? Many people are experiencing a number of mental and physical health issues during this crisis that aren’t directly related to having the disease. The most common effects have been weight gain (due to comfort-eating and lack of exercise), depression (from being isolated away from friends, colleagues and having routine […]

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Why Does My Luminex II Tilt?

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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Time

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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A Salute to Everyday Heroes

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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Sending Realtime Remotely

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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Assembling a Stenograph Writer

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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