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The Growth of the Answering Machine - Let No Phone Go Unanswered

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Humans are fascinating people. While we are extremely robust and adapt well to almost any situation and environment, we're also easily trained into developing habits that are impossible to break. This is especially apparent with ...

The Difference Between Court Reporting and Legal Transcription

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Many people aren't sure what the difference is between a court reporter and a legal transcriptionist and might believe the two to be pretty much the same. While similar in some ways, there are also ...

Explaining Forensic Audio - Part 1

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

The concept of forensic audio investigation may have become popular in recent years along with the forensic sciences in general but it’s been in practice since World War II. With audio use in full swing ...

Translation Services for International Students

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

If you're a student interested in attending a college in another country then there is a good chance you may need some form of translation in order to make your acceptance into that school a ...

Voicemail Transfer Services To The Rescue

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Almost everyone at one time or another has received a harassing phone call. Do you remember what it felt like to have your personal "space" violated - when suddenly a simple phone call made your ...

Reel to Reel - The Heart of Analog Audio Recording

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

What kind of mental picture comes to mind when you think about "reel to reel"? Some of us conjure up the video projectors with the great spools of film rolling between the reels - others ...

Elements of a Focus Group - Focus on Transcription

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Focus groups are often done for the purpose of research and analysis. There are numerous elements that are a part of conducting a focus group and one of those key elements that should not be ...

Voice Mail Retrieval - Don’t Rely on Your Device for Safe Storage

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Improvements in technology are supposed to simplify the way we do business in our day to day activities. Digital technology that allows us to record voice and data such as phone conversations and missed calls ...

Transcribing Interviews

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Transcription is often viewed as a chore by many, which is one reason why it's outsourced to professional agencies. When handled in-house it can be a costly process, particularly because specialized training is needed in ...

Maintaining Accuracy with Subtitling and Professional Transcription and Translation

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Transcribing is most commonly known as moving data, usually from an audio format into a document format, but can also be the transfer of text information from a variety of sources to a document format. ...

Using HIPAA as a Guide for Legal Transcription & Translation Services

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Every industry and company has a certain set of standards that they work by in order to maintain an ethical and moral stance & deliver unprecedented customer service - at least that's the overall goal. ...

Transcription and Forensic Pathology

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Death is an unfortunate part of human existence, and unfortunately it's all too common on a daily basis. Not only does the influx of terminally ill and mortally wounded patients continue to flow into the ...

Breaking through Barriers of Aging Audio Technology

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

The unfortunate problem with technology, specifically audio technology, is that it is ever changing. Manufacturers and people in general are rarely satisfied with the creations we make. Because we seek perfection and we function from ...

Burning and Stamping Compact Discs

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

There are two methods one could use to get production run copies of a Compact Disc - duplication and replication. From an end user perspective, there is virtually no difference between the two. Both methods ...

HIPAA Compliance for Transcription Companies

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

In the healthcare industry there is a growing need and standard for healthcare professionals to maintain complete documentation of every interaction with patients. Not only does this protect the patient as well as the medical ...

Inside the Compact Disc

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

Everyone has seen a Compact Disc, heard music played from one, or used one to store files digitally. Not many people know how they work though. The CD is a modern marvel of science that ...

Foreign Language Transcription vs. Audio Translation

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

There's a lot of confusion out there regarding the use of the terms Spanish transcription and Spanish translation (one may substitute any language for Spanish). It's important to state that there is a difference between ...

A Brief History of the Compact Disc

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

A Compact Disc is a digital storage medium using an optical disc. While originally developed for audio recording and playback, later in life it found use as storage for all kinds of digital data. Sony ...

What is Legal Translation?

By Jeff Noctis · 13 years ago

As long as there have been language barriers between nations and cultures there has been a need for translation. While many conversations, discussions, edicts, narrative writings and more have been passed among cultures through loose ...

How the Internet Changed the Rules of Transcription (Part 2)

By Jeff Noctis · 14 years ago

Transcription Technology The analog methods of recording and storing sound on tape were convenient and certainly a technological breakthrough. They were certainly an improvement over the days of recording to wax cylinders, Dictabelts, or spools ...