Dante, hire a transcription service.

[The Munster]

Dante,
I don't know if you have ever thought of this, but maybe you could hire a transcription service.
My Mom has owned her own medical trascription business for over 20 years now. At first, it involved doc's dictating into tape recorders (their medical reports and such) and delivering the tapes to a service like my Mom's. She and her employees would listen to the tapes with headphones and type it all out, then send the reports back to the hospital/clinic.
Now, with the internet and high speed communication systems, doc's call into a number and dictate. It's recorded directly to a digital receiver (like an aswering machine). Then the transcriptionist uses that and types it all out.

To be honest I have no idea how expensive or affordable it might be, but I'll bet it's not that bad. And though it might cost a little something, you could finally have all this stuff you've been meaning to write all written out. Saved in whatever format you like. Then all you have to do is copy and paste.

Anyway, just a thought.

[heavy hitter]

hell, send all the tapes to me and i'll type them all out.i'll do it for 5 pounds of protein a week

[The Munster]

Just bumping. DC, not sure if you saw this.

[xcelbeyond]

I would think they have voice recognition software relatively perfected by now, which would make that type of business very obsolete (like quick!).

Let me see - pay someone several hundred dollars every month; or a couple hundred (at most) for software :Phone:

xcel

[The Munster]

I would think they have voice recognition software relatively perfected by now, which would make that type of business very obsolete (like quick!).

Let me see - pay someone several hundred dollars every month; or a couple hundred (at most) for software :Phone:

xcel

Yeah, you would think that but it's not the case. Transcription services are still very much thriving. My Mom has to turn work away every month.

Anyway it was just an idea for Dante.

[xcelbeyond]

Hey Munster, no disrespect to your mom AT ALL!

But the writing is on the wall my friend - technology is going to:
1) DRASTICALLY reduce her business
or
2) Put her out of business.

There's just WAY TOO MANY EXAMPLES of what I'm saying. It's just too easy to ignore when you're busy. She better be working on her exit strategy now.

Let's say you were in the Vinyl Record making industry, I mean 8 Track tape, I mean Cassete Tape, I mean . . .

Being in the carburator manufacturing business was EXTREMELY lucrative, when fuel injection first came out, they were still making thousand of carbs at that time and they were told the same thing. How many new cars can you purchase today in America that have a carb?

See what I mean by those examples? Some of these changes seemed to hit overnight. I've got a helluva Beta Video collection that I'll make you a real deal on (remember those - the beta vs VHS, beta supposedly the better format LOL).

I'm not trying to be the grim reaper here, but when all is well (she's making lots of money and turning away business) it's hard to believe that it can turnaround overnight.

xcel

[The Munster]

Hey Munster, no disrespect to your mom AT ALL!

But the writing is on the wall my friend - technology is going to:
1) DRASTICALLY reduce her business
or
2) Put her out of business.

There's just WAY TOO MANY EXAMPLES of what I'm saying. It's just too easy to ignore when you're busy. She better be working on her exit strategy now.

Let's say you were in the Vinyl Record making industry, I mean 8 Track tape, I mean Cassete Tape, I mean . . .

Being in the carburator manufacturing business was EXTREMELY lucrative, when fuel injection first came out, they were still making thousand of carbs at that time and they were told the same thing. How many new cars can you purchase today in America that have a carb?

See what I mean by those examples? Some of these changes seemed to hit overnight. I've got a helluva Beta Video collection that I'll make you a real deal on (remember those - the beta vs VHS, beta supposedly the better format LOL).

I'm not trying to be the grim reaper here, but when all is well (she's making lots of money and turning away business) it's hard to believe that it can turnaround overnight.

xcel

No disrespect taken. I understand and appreciate your examples but what you've forgotten is that companies that are in the vinyl record business make the transition into tapes and then CD's and then whatever is next. You're right that the technology is out there and that things will be changing the transcription like services, but they will not be eliminating them.
When a doctor is ready to write a report, he will not want to use a speak and type software and put in the time it will take to make small edits and fine tune to produce a finished product. Someone else will have to. Whether that is someone in his office, someone in the hospital (yes, some hospitals have whole transcription departments) or outsource the work to businesses like my Mom's (and my sister's). The reason my Mom has had a successful business as long as she has is because she IS keeping up with the changing technologies, using better software and communication systems to provide a better product faster.
Another good example is the business I'm in, Financial Printing. The internet and email has changed the way companies distribute financial documents but when it comes time to distrubute prospectuses, we still print. We still put ink on paper just like they did 100's of years ago. How we put the ink on the paper has changed, but the finished product is still wanted.
People will always want cars. How they are made will change. People will always want to listen to music. What the music is "recorded" or stored on will change. People in certain professions will always want someone else to do their reports. How the report gets on paper or in another finished product format will change. But, the provider of that service will remain in demand. What tools that provider uses will change, but the ultimate service will be around for a long time.