Jeff- If you want to leave shorter messages via phone that get converted to text and sent to you in email (which I do fairly often), it's hard to beat Jott:
http://jott.com/default.aspx No training required; works pretty well. I've not tried it for longer dictations, though. Dave Bernard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Crozier Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Speech Recognition Jeff, Personally I think that the Dragon Dictate software is heads and shoulders above the rest. Bear in mind though that unlike all the adverts which say that recognition is immediately available out of the box, it really does take time and patience before the software learns your personal intonation and method of speaking. It is usually the colloquialisms and buzzwords that screw up voice rec. My current accuracy is at about 97% and started at about 85% despite the manuals saying it should start at about 90% - don't believe them, which considering that there is a lot of specialized vocab is quite good. Another tip is to invest in the best and most expensive headset mike you can afford (Plantronics) as that makes a world of difference when compared to the 3 dollar offerings in most PC stores. I have used the IBM offering and Dragon quite a lot and they tend to leapfrog each other every 12 months but currently I've stuck with Dragon's latest version. Unless of course you want to spend thousands and thousands, then there is a host of software! Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson Sent: 02 April 2008 16:54 To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] Speech Recognition I thought for sure we have batted this around but what I found in the archives was limited. I want to take notes and save them in a document using voice recognition. Can anyone advise me as to which package is the best and possibly which package is the least expensive and still works (best bang for the buck). TIA -- Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@comcast.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
