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Hi Eli, Thanks for this information. I'm experimenting with the voice recognition software that comes bundled with Vista Ultimate. I have no idea how it compares with Dragon, but it seems to be rather powerful. I'm also using a Logitech USB headset with a noise cancellation microphone. Unfortunately, after a few minutes the headphones irritate me and on second thought, I should rather have gotten a lapel microphone only. My biggest challenge is a lack of patience and a certain amount of reluctance towards learning something new. If, however, I want to realize my goal of writing stories, I'll just have to persevere ;-) Bern, how do you do it? Regards, Nic 57/15 On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Eli Leslie Combs <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Like many of you, I am losing my ability to type. Unfortunately, I'm also > losing my ability to speak much of the time. However, I have been using > voice recognition software to type what, otherwise, would be extremely > difficult. I am somewhat mumbling now, but the voice recognition software > I'm using is doing a great job. > > I started using voice recognition software about 10 years ago before I > found out that I had Parkinson's. I have tried it since then with newer > versions of voice recognition software, but I found that it made so many > errors that it was not worthwhile. > > > In the last few months, Nuance Corporation, introduced version 10 of Dragon > NaturallySpeaking. It works extremely well compared to prior versions. I > don't know how well it would do if I could speak more clearly. Dragon > NaturallySpeaking is for Windows > > For you Mac users, there is Mac's Speech Dictate. It is also an excellent > program. > > Both programs come with a hefty price, around $200, but for me it's worth > it. Both come with headsets, though I would replace the one that comes with > Dragon NaturallySpeaking for USB headset. MacSpeech Dictate comes with USB > headset. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn