I believe some voice recognition software can be "trained" - adjusted with samples of your speech.Some years ago the boss of the 0ffice I was working in bought such software and some of usspent a pleasant lunchbreak setting it up to react to common phrases with swearwords - the bossnever did figure out what happened. > Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 12:57:24 -0700 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: voice recognition problem > To: [log in to unmask] > > thanks anyway John, but I think one needs a recognizable voice. also, > talking is like strangling and I try to avoid it. people don't understand, > after all, we talk without thinking or suffering unless you have PD > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nic Marais > Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 1:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: e-mail : PD? > > Most probably 'Dragon Talk'. I want to try it myself. Problem is when I'm > 'OFF'', my voice is also 'off'... Also, I don't think it will work for Ray. > I tried Windows' built in voice recognition system that was included with > Vista. Good but complex. Want to see if the Windows 8 system is better. > > Nic 61/9 > > > On 9 March 2013 09:39, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > One of our support group PWPs uses a voice recognition sofrtware, and just > > talks to the computer. Don't remember the name of the product but can find > > it if anyone cares. > > > > John > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "m.schild" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]**> > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 5:03 AM > > Subject: Re: e-mail : PD? > > > > > > A mouse click requieres a lot of fine > >>> movement co-ordination. > >>> > >> > >> has any of you tried a trackball? I know some find it easier than a > >> mouse...and > >> cheaper than changeing computer ;-) > >> maryse > >> > >> ------------------------------**------------------------------** > >> ---------- > >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask]** > >> utoronto.ca <[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]** > > utoronto.ca <[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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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