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By: Helen Fields » Blog Archive » phone off the shoulder

Helen Fields » Blog Archive » phone off the shoulder — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:35:25 +0000

[...] Since a lot of what I do for a living is type while talking on the phone, I thought it would be smart to sort out my headset issues. (See vivid visual representation of headset issues here.) [...]

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:17:22 +0000

Usually he’s more crotchety than that.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:17:03 +0000

Fowler’s is great. I look for it every time I’m in a used book store – I’ve given copies to several friends.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:29 +0000

Ooh, I like that quote. I may hold onto it for future uses.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:17:31 +0000

The rule about not ending a sentence with a preposition is stupid and should be ignored. To quote my favorite book on writing, Fowler’s Modern English Usage: “The fact is that the remarkable freedom enjoyed by English in putting its prepositions late and omitting its relatives is an important element in the flexibility of the language.”

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:06:50 +0000

i hope that didn’t hurt. i use the headphones on my iPhone for hands-free goodness . . . but i don’t know if that’s quite the solution you’re looking for.

(damn, i ended my sentence with a preposition. i need to stop that before school or my journalism professors will slap my knuckles with a ruler. is that practice still used?)

By: Bill R.

Bill R. — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:24:06 +0000

Helen,

Which brand of wireless keyboard do you have?

I have a Logitech, which works fine until the batteries get weak!

Have you checked or changed your batteries lately??

That might solve that problem.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:59:35 +0000

Yeah…I’ve been having trouble with my wireless keyboard, which makes me wary of using another wireless/bluetooth device, but I may have to go that way.

By: Bill R.

Bill R. — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:58:13 +0000

Hey, Helen,

How about using a kind 0f Blue-tooth, hands-free phone?

You know, the kind that are used for teleconferences?

. Bill R

By: Cassie

Cassie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:13:20 +0000

I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-KX-TCA60-Hands-Free-Headset-Headband/dp/B00007M1TZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245100325&sr=8-1

It works just fine.