Jeff, Glad the solution works for you. I must admit I'm very impressed with the software that is a leap ahead of the old school 2nd generation recognition software such as Viavoice etc. I had no joy but LOTS of frustration with them.
The only problem is in an office environment though where you are simply confirmed as a total geek by talking to the computer! Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Johnson Sent: 09 April 2008 23:55 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Speech Recognition - Follow up I got the most recent version of Naturally Speaking and a Plantronics mike that sits on my desk. I went through the training and learned how to do punctuation. I have been doing e-mails, documents and ICQ without the keyboard. I am totally impressed! This e-mail was done without a keyboard. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Dave Crozier wrote: > 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 [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] ** 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.
