Month: August 2009

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-13

  • Had a really in depth project workgroup meeting this morning. #
  • About to attend Advanced Fire Safety Training. #
  • 2 new comments on “Silence and Voice” and more http://bt.io/6Au #
  • My Garmin was updating and installing all night. Seems strangely inefficient for a new GPS piece of hardware. #
  • I am downloading the Garmin maps update for my nuvi. 2.02 GB. Never seen such a large file download. #
  • Just attached my new Garmin to my computer. They really do not have the best end user instructions. #
  • Protector of traditional marriage Doug Manchester leaving wife of 43 years http://tinyurl.com/m2lom2 #
  • and transcription. Lots of transcription. #
  • Trying to clean up some email so I can work on some consulting work. #
  • In the mood for some popcorn. #

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Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-12

  • New comment on “Interview Recording Equipment for Phone and Distance Research” http://bt.io/5rt #
  • Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker was disappointing. Lean icing, thinner cake, and flour all over the floor. The end is near. #
  • Never thought I would say this, but an institution that suffers in quality spirals out of control. #
  • Finished grading our DNP Final Papers and just submitted the course grades. #
  • Afterward, working with my teaching partner on our class final grades. #
  • Conducting a research interview this evening. #
  • 2 new comments on “the loophole” and more http://bt.io/5j5 #
  • Wow, lunch time already. #

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Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-11

  • The working link for it is: http://bit.ly/1pcMR9 #
  • A colleague told me the link to my writing on Interview Recording Equipment for Phone and Distance Research did not work. #
  • It is with sorrow that I just read of the death of Colleen Wiessner at NCSU. She made me feel welcome more than once. May she RIP. #
  • Exhausted after this class. Need pizza. #
  • Tonight was our last Business Communication class. Excellent presentations all around. #
  • I spent the entire day on research projects in the office today. #
  • Interview Recording Equipment for Phone and Distance Research http://tinyurl.com/nfsk8v (same blog post with a clearer title). #

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Transcription Foot Pedal for Digital Interviews

As I have been recording interviews for a doctoral research project, the next step is to transcribe them. As there are many political issues regarding how to handle transcriptions (do you notate pauses, tone grammatical corrections, and the like—also sifting through some of the vast literature on this topic), I will do this myself to better be able to navigate the process and create a key for what and why I make decisions about the interviews.

infinity usb 2Thus, I needed to purchase a transcription foot pedal, and ASAP at that!

Not knowing where to get one of these (lots sold online, though I am in a rush to get started), I located AAAPrice, where I purchased an Infinity Foot Control IN-USB-2. The fellow who helped me there, Adam, not only gave me directions to their Brooklyn office (they usually sell online, so going to the office is a bit unusual. As I said, I was really in a rush to get this!), but he also showed me how to set it up with the basic (free!) software that works with these pedals, Express Scribe. He even gave me a printed set of instructions! I cannot recommend his company enough for the wonderful and personal service I received.

With this said, now off to transcribe!