Dana,
I have to concur with Joan. I have been a Dragon NaturallySpeaking user since Ver. 3 and currently use Ver. 9 on my Windows XP computers, but the Speech Recognition application that comes free with Windows Vista is shockingly good. It's easy to use and learn, especially for those who have experience with voice recognition software like Dragon NaturallySpeaking, since the commands are similar if not identical in many cases. Vista Speech Recognition learns and adapts to your voice while you go through the interactive tutorials to learn how to use the software, which only takes about 20 minutes. Immediately after completing the tutorial, I opened MS Word using voice commands and dictated 4 paragraphs of text and punctuation. It did not make a single misrecognition. It works with all Microsoft software and the most other software, allowing you to navigate menus, Windows controls, etc., all hands free. Vista Speech Recognition is memory intensive, so I do recommend having at least 2GB of RAM to use it effectively, especially if you do much multitasking. I also recommend using a decent quality, noise canceling microphone, which can be purchased for $20-$30. I also make these same recommendations for using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. I would at least try Vista Speech Recognition before investing money in any version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Regards, Steve From: Joan Anglin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] does anyone use Dragon with Vista and if so what version Dana I tried dragon 9 with Vista, and decided that I like Vista speech recognition better. I did not want to spend the money buying dragon 9.5. I would be interested in seeing a comparison between the two. As I've stated before, I really like Vista, maybe I've become too complacent? It definitely self trains itself as I dictate, and after using a new word several times it figured out how I want that spelled and corrects itself. Joan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.4/1566 - Release Date: 7/22/2008 6:00 AM
