That's a good point, Jim. I have an uncle who has some degeneration in his wrists. He needs the functionality provided by Dragon, and loves it. It is indeed a bargain for him. He ponied up for the top level retail package and doesn't miss the money in his bank account.
David -----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:09 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Voice to text If they truly "need" speech to text then Dragon is not expensive. It is a bargain. This is a great example of people who are confusing two 4-letter words - need and want............. If they "need" it, the price is very reasonable. If they "want" it, it is a bit expensive. Kenny, David wrote: > It has been my experience that Dragon is really the only option. > Astoundingly, it's been that way for the last 5-10 years. You'd think some > manufacturer would come into this market to compete with Dragon Naturally > Speaking. > > I suppose it depends what you want to do with it. I've heard good things > about Kurzweil products for special education. But then... you think *Dragon > is expensive*! Well.. take a look at Kurzweil. <Sly grin> > > That said, I haven't looked at any of this software systematically in the > last 2-3 years. So maybe the landscape has radically changed since I last > looked. > > David Kenny > Network Administrator > Belvidere CUSD #100 > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Brian Tobin > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:21 PM > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > Subject: [tech-geeks] Voice to text > > Is there any decent voice to text open source software? Is everyone just > telling their sped dept to pony up for dragon? > Sent from T-Mobile G2 with Google > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > Pursuant to Illinois’ public records law, this written communication may > constitute a public record which is available to the public and media upon > request. Please be advised that this email communication may be subject to > public disclosure. > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | Pursuant to Illinois’ public records law, this written communication may constitute a public record which is available to the public and media upon request. Please be advised that this email communication may be subject to public disclosure. | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
