Re: Voice Recognition Systems

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Lina (and all)

Over the years I've tried several versions of Dragon Fly Naturally Speaking  
and the reviews of the latest version is pretty impressive.  I wasn't  
impressed with the earlier versions because it didn't do too well with plant  names, 
botanical nomenclature and at 95% accuracy that would mean ten to fifteen  
errors per page that I'd have to catch then go back and correct.  The  program 
does learn from its mistakes though and with some patience and training  the 
accuracy gets better and better.  

A couple of technical points:  The dictation should always be done in  the 
same location as acoustics can play havoc on the program.  A computer  with as 
fast a processor as possible is also helpful as is a really good  microphone or 
headset.

Another reason why I don't use the program is that typing slows down my  
thought process and seems to make me think more about my words.  On the  other 
hand I'm not too fond of my stream of consciousness writing as it seems to  lend 
towards rambling and inefficient use of words.

Someday I'll be in the same predicament though as each spring when I bring  
out the pruner and lopers my wrists suffer.  But, for now, my typing still  
serves me well even though I still can't spel.

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a registered  trade mark and is published every 
Thursday in The Southampton Press and The  Press.

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