They say all idiot's stick together don't they!
"Mark Conrad" <none-> wrote in message
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> In article <4a7bf1da$>, FB
> <B-stands-for-> wrote:
>
>> mark' its all about choice, time is relative, you still are capable of
>> doing the good that you seek. read the text below, it might inspire you
>> a bit, thank you for taking the time to respond in such detail.
>
> Thank you very much for sharing that detailed account.
>
> Being a realist, of course I realize that probability comes
> into play, so the chances for others to duplicate his success
> are very slim indeed.
>
> Few more details I would like to add to my lengthy prior post
> concerning why I utilize so many _different_ speech apps.
>
> Lately, the Mac is making inroads to what was previously
> an entirely $Microsoft$ market. (medical)
>
> Medical practitioners have a huge paperwork burden,
> which adds a significant amount to what the common man
> has to pay for medical care, both here and in the UK.
>
> One of the things that is contributing to the present shaky
> world economy is the cost of this paperwork.
>
> It is not uncommon for a gynecologist in Dade county,
> state of Florida in the USA, to have to pay $270,000
> YEARLY premium to be covered for malpractice.
>
> (year 2004 rates!)
>
> <http://mdsalaries.blogspot.com/2007/...t-lowest-malpr
> actice.html>
>
>
> Needless to say, if our doctor so much as goes to the
> bathroom, he has to fill out detailed forms about
> how many sheets of toilet paper he used.
>
>
> Even tiny side-businesses that deal with filling out
> paperwork are flourishing. Physicians use the app
> named "MacPractice M.D." to fill out EMR forms
> on the Mac platform.
>
> MacPractice proudly bellows that their app will work
> with "MacSpeech Dictate", one of the speech-recognition
> apps that I am forced to use, in order to cover the
> presently surging Mac inroads into the medical market.
>
> To do MacPractice right, it is not uncommon to shell out
> $5,000 for that app alone, including the many support
> apps that go with it.
>
> <http://www.macpractice.com/mp/md/>
>
>
> Guess who ultimately winds up paying for all this
> hardware/software associated with paper shuffling.
>
> Mark-