Not any longer. I changed my wake-up command so that it is much longer and more difficult to turn on. For instance, my command is "Dr. I need your help." I deleted the commands with the word wake up, listen up and some of the others that way my computer doesn't come on when I'm in the other room.
Lately, have been shutting off the microphone before I leave the room using a mouth stick. I found this is much more effective in, but I have grown so used to using no longer commands to turn the microphone on that I don't think I can ever go back to the older ones. Quadius On 7/25/08, John S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wish I had a wireless headset to give me fits. Ya ever fall asleep and > wake up to 5 pages of snoring? ;) > > > > Hope you have luck with them. > john > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Quadius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Steve Oldaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Joan Anglin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:03:38 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] does anyone use Dragon with Vista and if so what > version > > Thanks so much for the information. Like you I have been using Dragon > since version 3.0 and I'm currently using Dragon 9.0 with Windows XP. I > just can't see upgrading to version 9.5 unless I have Vista and a new > computer. > > I am curious to know if anyone on here has tried > Apple<http://www.apple.com/>'s > voice-activated software. Let me know if you have. > Thanks again. > Quadius > PS for some reason my wireless Plantronics microphone is giving me fits > tonight and it's taking me forever to dictate. > > > On 7/22/08, Steve Oldaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> 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 >> > > > > >
