Sorry to be late in responding. I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to compose e-mails and to control the computer. I also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking control the mouse. It is tedious, but it works.
At first I used a headset. This was difficult because it would be uncomfortable if I was turned in bed. But the worst problem was: the headset kept me tethered to my computer. If I was in my room, sitting in my wheelchair, and our family had company, I was stuck where I was. About six months ago I got a "shotgun" microphone. This is a directional microphone and it allows me to pull up to my computer and operate it, without wearing a headset which is cabled to it. This works pretty well. If I were to buy it again, I would buy a gooseneck stand for the microphone so that I could position my mouth as close to the microphone as possible. My main problem relates to audio from the computer. For example, if I get to a YouTube site, the audio from the computer is picked up by the microphone and interferes with my control of the computer. Some websites start talking to you... and this creates problems as well. If I am planning on starting to any unknown sites, I try to remember to mute the microphone (using control panel). If you want any more information, let me know. Take care, Dave Krehbiel C5/C6 4 yrs post From: Jim Lubin [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Lubin Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Computer Access I am a C2 vent dependent quad. No arm movement and barely any head movement. I have been using my current adaptive keyboard/mouse interface since 1994 and it works great for me, sip and puff morse code. I'm looking for an alternative as a backup to use for mouse input and keyboard input. I tried Jouse2 and a headmouse and neither worked for me. What does everyone else use? ---- Jim Lubin http://makoa.org/jim disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org <http://www.makoa.org/>
