It would be uncommonly good for our exams if permitted, I believe.
Shadab Husain
On 3/10/07, vishnu ramchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First Look at Dragon NaturallySpeaking
>
> Nuance Software's Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 9
> improves accuracy of the voice recognition program.
>
> Keith Shaw, Network World
>
> The scoop: Dragon NaturallySpeaking Version 9, from
> Nuance Software, pricing from US$100 to $200 (or
> higher), depending on edition offered (basic,
> preferred
> or professional).
>
> What it is: The latest speech-recognition software
> from Nuance, Version 9 of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
> includes improved speech accuracy (company claims
> 20 percent more accuracy than Version 8), support for
> additional applications (including Mozilla Firefox and
> Thunderbird), and less training required than
> previous versions. With the software, users can
> dictate letters and e-mails (with Outlook support,
> among others), and conduct Web browsing by using their
> voice instead of a keyboard. The professional version
> came with an Andrea Electronics anti-noise headset
> (microphone and headphone combination), so we
> didn't need to use a third-party microphone (this may
> vary with the other editions).
>
> Why it's cool: It's been a while since I looked at
> speech-recognition software, and accuracy was
> important to me. After a quick training session, in
> which
> I read some text and the software scanned some of my
> columns and e-mails to assess my writing style, I was
> ready to go. As long as I spoke relatively clear
> and at a normal pace (Nuance recommends not speaking
> slowly or too quickly), the software figured out what
> I was saying. I also enjoyed being able to scan,
> reply to and delete e-mails without having to use a
> mouse and keyboard. When mistakes were made, I could
> easily correct them. For heavy-duty users, the
> advanced features, including letting you create custom
> voice commands (macros) and specialized vocabulary
> additions, were impressive.
>
> Some caveats: I think and type at the same time, so
> when I write a column there are stretches when nothing
> happens because I'm trying to think of the right
> word or phrase. With speech, you have to know what you
> want to say before you say it. While the editing
> functions let you change words and phrases after
> you're done with the initial dictation, it takes time
> to get comfortable with the software.
>
> This version seemed to work only with Windows 2000 and
> XP; we couldn't try this on a new Windows Vista
> system, and it looked like Version 9 wouldn't be
> available for Vista.
>
>
>
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