Steve, I really appreciate the heads up. To be perfectly frank, I am more than a little peeved at that NaturallySpeaking would unveil their version 9 just before Windows Vista was due to come out and then charge for an upgrade. Did I mention they charged me for two upgrades when I went from version 7 to version 9?
I am really considering trying out the Windows Vista software when and if I get a new computer. Right now my computer is still okay, but the 1 MB of RAM definitely isn't as good as it used to be when I am multitasking. I can also use a much bigger hard drive now that I am downloading older television shows to watch when I am staying down for a day or so. Quadius On 7/26/08, Steve Oldaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quadius, > > > > The only other compelling reason you may wish to upgrade to > NaturallySpeaking 9.5 is if you use or plan to use MS Office 2007, even on > Windows XP, as the prior versions of NaturallySpeaking including Ver. 9 are > not compatible with Office 2007. > > > > Steve > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > >
