Category: Voice Recognition Software

It took me a while to get used to the idea of “typing” with voice recognition software.  When I ordered Dragon Naturally Speaking (the most popular Windows-based software), I didn’t have a lot of money to spare, so it wasn’t an easy decision.  Also, I was afraid I’d sound stupid talking to the computer (I…

When I originally bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking (perhaps the most well known voice recognition software for the PC), I picked it up because I was having so much trouble with RSI (pain in my hands) that I couldn’t work at the computer for more than an hour or so without having to quit for the day. …

Which microphones are best for dictation software?  Anyone who’s used voice recognition knows how important it is to have a quality mic for good results.  I’../2004/07/plantronics_dsp.html”>Plantronics DSP 500 that I bought and did a review on over a year ago.  If you are wondering what other people like, over at Applelinks, Charles Moore–a Mac user…

If you’re thinking about voice recognition software to give your hands a break, here’s a recent article on Dragon NaturallySpeaking (the program I use): “Innovations: This Dragon responds — with a little training”  It just covers the basics, but if you’re new to voice recognition, it’s a place to start. “Dragon NaturallySpeaking is an add-on…

I’ve been somewhat reluctant to do reviews on the voice recognition software systems I’ve used (IBM Via Voice and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7.0), mostly because I’ve used this stuff long enough that it’s hard for me to give the prespective of someone trying to learn it from scratch.  I admit that even with experience I still…

A recent press release from CoolSoft LLC introduces SpeakToText v 2.0, its “flagship voice recognition software.”  From the description, it doesn’t sound different from anything that’s on the market: “SpeakToText 2.0 is a speech to text software solution that allows users to dictate text and copy it to almost any application, including most popular chat…

In an article NatSpeak 8 FAQ’s, columnist David Pogue answers some frequently asked questions related to the newest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Apparently, there’s also a NaturallySpeaking 8 review that he wrote online at the New York Times, but I make a habit of not subscribing to pages that require subscriptions. I got to the…

I’m not a Mac user, but I’m sure there are those out there who are curious what sort of voice recognition software is available for the Mac. iListen, a recently updated Mac-only voice recognition software application, is available for between $100-$150. iListen looks like it’s basically the Mac version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It also has…

I’ve been using voice recognition software for about two years now. First IBM ViaVoice, then Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Now, I wouldn’t say my recognition is perfect (especially when writing fiction), but it has improved to the point where I can get a page’s worth of text down faster with Dragon than by typing (and I type…

I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking for most of the writing and editing I do in MS Word. When I’m trying to jump to a specific word in the text, for example cat, I’ll say, “select cat”. Somehow, it seems that at least half the time there’s another instance of the word “cat” on the screen, and…