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I once spent a rainy lunchbreak training one of those programs to swear - was childish fun but worth the scolding :) Quoting Nic Marais <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn