STARtech21 is officially in the books. It was a great virtual conference. President of STAR, Jim Connor, shares with us the value of being a STAR member and participating in conferences/conventions. First, by way of background, STAR stands for Stenograph, Technology, Agencies, and Reporters. STAR was formed as a Stenograph users group initially to support […]
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Did you change the clock on your writer?
It’s that time of year again; time to change the clock on your writer. If you haven’t had a chance to do it yet, here’s how: Turn on the writer and don’t write anything. Press Setup, then Time. Press Next three times to move the ^ to the hour. After that, press + once to […]
Read MoreLearning about the Luminex II
I have been a member of the Stenograph team for almost a year now, and a lot of that time has been dedicated to learning. It has been exciting to learn about the overall industry and how stenographers fit into it, but I also knew from the start that I would enjoy learning about the […]
Read MoreDid you remember to change the clock on your writer?
It’s that time of year again; time to change the clock on your writer. If you haven’t had a chance to do it yet, here’s how: Turn on the writer, and don’t write anything. Press Setup, then Time. Press Next three times to move the ^ to the hour. Then, press – once to fall […]
Read MoreReduce Editing Time with Adjustments to Your Luminex II
It is all about editing. Or should I say reducing editing. There are three things that we count on, our skills, the software, and the machine. Today we will focus on the machine. If we can get the machine to understand the stroke, then there is less time spent editing. There are four categories we […]
Read MoreLearn how your feedback shapes our products.
I joined Stenograph as the Product Manager of Writer products shortly after the launch of the Luminex II. I was eager to get to know the product, and I was proud to learn how well it compares to the competition on the market. The Luminex II is an impressive machine, and I am very excited […]
Read MoreThe new limited edition Luminex II color has arrived!
“I love the Luminex II, but I really wish I could get it in pink.” “Will Stenograph ever make another pink writer?” “Please bring back the pink!” These are just a few of the comments heard weekly and customers have made it clear they wanted to see a pink Luminex II. Well, Stenograph heard the […]
Read MoreWhy 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 […]
Read MoreAssembling 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 […]
Read MoreCreate New Steno Outlines Without “Extra” Keys
Coming up with simple but unique one-stroke steno outlines for speaker IDs, or AccelerWriters (macros executed during translation to edit from the writer) or even a unique fingerspelling alphabet can be difficult when you’re trying to avoid conflicts. Some reporters and captioners have even asked our developers to enhance future writers to include an “extra” […]
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