Author: Transcription Gear

“You Know You’re a Transcriptionist When…”

By Rachel Tirabassi As a transcriptionist, you tend to hear and see things a little differently than others. Grammatical errors NEVER go unnoticed and sometimes you even find yourself air typing as other people are speaking. We asked TranscriptionGear.com’s social media followers to …

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Time Management Tips for Freelancers

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription Time is money, and when you work from home, time is almost as good as gold. Time to be productive and stay focused. Time to get all your household to-dos done. Time to pay attention to loved …

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Text Expanders for Transcriptionists

By Tyler Marshall for Allegis Transcription How to Start Transcribing with a Text Expander Recently, we surveyed several hundred transcriptionists on their usage of text expanders and, to our surprise, discovered that only about 70 percent use text expansion. If you’re not …

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Olympus DS-9500 vs Philips DPM8000: Your Digital Recorder Guide

By Rachel Tirabassi Since it’s release in 2013, the Philips DPM8000 has been a longtime bestseller at TranscriptionGear.com. However, the new DS-9500 from Olympus could easily take its top spot. The new recorder is changing industry standards with its unique WiFi capabilities …

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Transcription Headphones: The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

By Tyler Mitchell for Allegis Transcription Think having quality transcription headphones isn’t such a big deal? Think again. Picture this—you’re several hours into transcribing an interview and the audio quality is migraine-inducing. Voices are muffled and hard to distinguish. You wonder if …

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