Keith Vincent

Keith Vincent is a freelance reporter residing in Houston, Texas. Since 1992, he's been an Eclipse user, field tester, sales representative, trainer, and seminar presenter. During that time he's produced a steady stream of tools to help you take maximum advantage of the Eclipse CAT system. These include the Efficient Editing Tutorial and more than 250 short Visualizer movies that are built into Total Eclipse. Keith has also created the Eclipse Realtime Editing Kit, the Prefixes and Suffixes Kit, and the Conflicts Kit. In addition, he's developed eight video tutorials that have been approved by the National Court Reporters Association as a source of Continuing Education Units. Keith has a profound grasp of how Total Eclipse works and a gift for illustration so that you, too, can see, understand, and enjoy.



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Keith Vincent's Webinars:



Windows 10 For Court Reporters, Part 1
Live Webinar Date: Feb 25th, 2016
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

Win10Whether to download Windows 10 is a big question within the reporting community. Is it better? Can I successfully upgrade my computer? Why should I upgrade? Most important of all, will it work with my CAT software? This webinar suite will answer those questions and many more. It was conceived of and created specifically for court reporters and will address your needs and concerns. We'll discuss the benefits and risks, tell you how to determine if you should upgrade, how to prepare for the upgrade, and how to best use Windows 10 as a reporting professional. If you're either undecided whether to load Windows 10, or have recently downloaded it, these webinars are for you.


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Windows 10 For Court Reporters, Part 2
Live Webinar Date: Mar 3rd, 2016
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

Win10Whether to download Windows 10 is a big question within the reporting community. Is it better? Can I successfully upgrade my computer? Why should I upgrade? Most important of all, will it work with my CAT software? This webinar suite will answer those questions and many more. It was conceived of and created specifically for court reporters and will address your needs and concerns. We'll discuss the benefits and risks, tell you how to determine if you should upgrade, how to prepare for the upgrade, and how to best use Windows 10 as a reporting professional. If you're either undecided whether to load Windows 10, or have recently downloaded it, these webinars are for you.


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Are You Cloud Savvy? - Part 3
Live Webinar Date: Nov 19th, 2014
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

On three Wednesday evenings, October 22nd, November 5th, and November 19th, ReporterWebinars.com will present a series dedicated to the cloud. If you keep hearing about “the cloud” and aren’t sure what it is, you’re not alone. In a recent national survey, when asked what “the cloud” is, a majority responded it’s either a “fluffy white thing,” the sky, or something related to the weather (29 percent). Despite the confusion, 95% of all the respondents were actually using cloud services at the time of the survey via online shopping, banking, social networking, and file sharing. It’s likely you are, too, so there’s no reason to be scared. The key is to learn what it can do for you, as court reporters, and the answer is a lot!

 

Reporters can securely store transcripts in the cloud, or can share them with scopists, clients, firms, or colleagues. Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office 365, among others, are all cloud services. Reporters can also deliver realtime transcript via the cloud. Bridge Mobile, for example, uses a private cloud server to provide access anywhere clients can connect to the Internet.

 

Smart phone apps enable reporters to scan business cards, or even exhibits, and store them in cloud till they need them later. Or you can use apps for keeping notes regarding the job, due dates, special requests from the attorneys, a spelling list of words that came up, and more.

 

And you can collaborate online. Google Docs, Office 365, and Eclipse allow reporters and editors to share and edit the same document online. And so on. The list is large and growing larger all the time. Join Michael, Wil, and Keith for three powerful webinars that help you understand the cloud and how to take advantage of it to help make your job easier and more efficient.

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Bridge Mobile is the final product featured in our Autumn 2014 webinar suite on cloud applications for court reporters.


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Windows 8.1 For Court Reporters, Part 1
Live Webinar Date: Jun 12th, 2014
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

Ask most court reporting professionals about Windows 8.1 and they’re likely to roll their eyes. After a rocky start, Microsoft’s latest Operating System is now starting to gain traction in the marketplace, but it still scares the dickens out of many within our profession. Wil Wilcox and Keith Vincent are presenting a two-part webinar that will assure you that this new version of Windows is not something to fear. In fact, it offers wonderful features that every reporter will love.

 

Start with the startup and shutdown times. All of us have lost years of our lives waiting for Windows to boot up or shut down. Not anymore. Depending upon the drive type and RAM memory installed, W8.1 boots in as little as 10-15 seconds and shuts down even faster. If you’ve ever had a program crash in the middle of a proceeding and had to wait what seemed like an eternity for Windows to restart, you know how big this is.

 

But it’s not just faster, it’s better. Windows 8.1 is actually two interfaces side by side. Most people think you have to live with the tiles you see in all the ads, but that’s not true. The venerable Windows desktop (and start button) that we’ve all worked with for years can be set as your default. So you can work with the new stuff if you have the time and the inclination (HINT: It’s probably a good idea since Microsoft isn’t going to move backwards.), but the main thing is you’ll boot into and work from the comfortable confines of the desktop you know so well.

 

But that desktop has been improved. You can use OneDrive from it to back up your files, set up a Microsoft account that allows you to sign into any of your W8.1 devices and have them use the same layout, apps, and settings, and you can work in up to four apps at the same time. And there’s a lot more. Join Wil and Keith as they walk you through the various elements of Windows 8.1, and show you how easy it is to use and what a powerful tool it can be.


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Windows 8.1 For Court Reporters, Part 2
Live Webinar Date: Jun 26th, 2014
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

Ask most court reporting professionals about Windows 8.1 and they’re likely to roll their eyes. After a rocky start, Microsoft’s latest Operating System is now starting to gain traction in the marketplace, but it still scares the dickens out of many within our profession. Wil Wilcox and Keith Vincent are presenting a two-part webinar that will assure you that this new version of Windows is not something to fear. Just the opposite, in fact. It offers wonderful features that every reporter will love.

 

Start with the startup and shutdown times. All of us have lost years of our lives waiting for Windows to boot up or close down. Not anymore. Depending upon the drive type and RAM memory installed, W8.1 boots in as little as 10-15 seconds and shuts down even faster. If you’ve ever had a program crash in the middle of a proceeding and had to wait what seemed like an eternity for Windows to restart, you know how big this is.

 

But it’s not just faster, it’s better. Windows 8.1 is actually two interfaces side by side. Most people think you have to live with the tiles you see in all the ads, but that’s not true. The venerable Windows desktop (and start button) that we’ve all worked with for years can be set as your default. So you can work with the new stuff if you have the time and the inclination (HINT: It’s probably a good idea since Microsoft isn’t going to move backwards.), but the main thing is you’ll boot into and work from the comfortable confines of the desktop you know so well.

 

But that desktop has been improved. You can use OneDrive from it to back up your files, set up a Microsoft account that allows you to sign into any of your W8.1 devices and have them use the same layout, apps, and settings, and you can work in up to four apps at the same time. And there’s a lot more. Join Wil and Keith as they walk you through the various elements of Windows 8.1, and show you how easy it is to use and what a powerful tool it can be.


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Bridge Mobile For All - Part 1
Live Webinar Date: Oct 30th, 2013
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

With so many people now carrying around a variety of tablets, smartphones, etc., it's only natural that realtime writers have been looking for an easy way to connect to these devices.  Bridge Mobile was designed to specifically meet that need.  Simply described, Bridge Mobile is the only realtime client program that works with virtually any CAT software and runs on virtually any device.  The CAT software must support either the Bridge or Caseview output protocol, which includes recent versions of Eclipse, CaseCATalyst, ProCAT, StenoCAT, DigitalCAT and AristoCAT.  The device must be able to run a web browser, which includes most computers, smartphones and tablets: iPhones, iPads, Android tablets, Mac computers, etc.

 

Learn about it from Keith Vincent on October 30 and November 6th, and earn .4 CEU in the process.


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Bridge Mobile For All - Part 2
Live Webinar Date: Nov 6th, 2013
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

With so many people now carrying around a variety of tablets, smartphones, etc., it's only natural that realtime writers have been looking for an easy way to connect to these devices.  Bridge Mobile was designed to specifically meet that need.  Simply described, Bridge Mobile is the only realtime client program that works with virtually any CAT software and runs on virtually any device.  The CAT software must support either the Bridge or Caseview output protocol, which includes recent versions of Eclipse, CaseCATalyst, ProCAT, StenoCAT, DigitalCAT and AristoCAT.  The device must be able to run a web browser, which includes most computers, smartphones and tablets: iPhones, iPads, Android tablets, Mac computers, etc.

 

Learn about it from Keith Vincent on October 30 and November 6th, and earn .4 CEU in the process.


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Wireless Realtime Via Bluetooth, WiFi & The Cloud - Part 1
Live Webinar Date: May 4th, 2011
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info
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In the first part of this new suite Keith Vincent will show you how simple wireless communications can be when using Bluetooth communications. Using the Stenocast devices--the RED, the new TV (transcript viewer) and the Audio2Me--Keith will show how simple they are to set up and how helpful and important realtime auto-refresh is to your clients. He'll be using Bridge, the free Transcript Viewing software available from Advantage Software.


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Wireless Realtime Transcription Using StenoCast And Bridge
Live Webinar Date: Jul 9th, 2009
Registration for this webinar is currently OPEN - click here for more info

We all hate wires. They're cumbersome and can be confusing as well. So, it's not surprising that reporters want to go wireless when they connect their computers to their steno machines or when they hook up to their clients' computers. This can be a challenging and very expensive process involving multiple types of wireless devices, specialized and expensive viewing software, as well as one which can require a level of technical expertise most reporters don't possess.

 

Do you write realtime now? Do you connect with your writer only or do you connect both your writer and your clients? If so, or if you're simply interested in finding out more about it, this is a webinar you should plan to attend. You'll learn a lot and you can earn CEU points, too. Keith Vincent is going to walk you through everything you'll need to know to use the StenoCast devices and to use Bridge. This webinar will provide you with lots and lots of useful information, information that will help you improve your realtime services for your clients and which can help you earn more as a realtime provider.


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