Comments on: I’m thinking of trying a Voice Recognition Program http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/07/17/im-thinking-of-trying-a-voice-recognition-program/ Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Log Home Guy http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/07/17/im-thinking-of-trying-a-voice-recognition-program/#comment-19975 Log Home Guy Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:49:23 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/07/17/im-thinking-of-trying-a-voice-recognition-program/#comment-19975 The post on your other blog about comments reminded me to come back here :) no... I'm no spammer. Just a quick update on Dragon Naturally Speaking... I bought the 9.0 version and had a heck of a time getting it working. It turns out that you need version 9.5 for it to work with Windows Vista. Most retail outlets still carry the older 9.0 version even though 9.5 is out. You can download the patch to go from 9 to 9.5 for free on their website... but the file is 1GB in size. (took me forever to download because I won't have reliable broadband internet for another week or so.) So the warning is, if you use Windows Vista, be ready to download a 1GB patch or buy version 9.5 from the start. As far as functionality... I haven't had time to play with it much yet. I just did a quick word document and have not "trained" it to my voice or anything. The post on your other blog about comments reminded me to come back here :)

no… I’m no spammer.

Just a quick update on Dragon Naturally Speaking…

I bought the 9.0 version and had a heck of a time getting it working. It turns out that you need version 9.5 for it to work with Windows Vista.

Most retail outlets still carry the older 9.0 version even though 9.5 is out. You can download the patch to go from 9 to 9.5 for free on their website… but the file is 1GB in size. (took me forever to download because I won’t have reliable broadband internet for another week or so.)

So the warning is, if you use Windows Vista, be ready to download a 1GB patch or buy version 9.5 from the start.

As far as functionality… I haven’t had time to play with it much yet. I just did a quick word document and have not “trained” it to my voice or anything.

]]> By: Log Home Guy http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/07/17/im-thinking-of-trying-a-voice-recognition-program/#comment-19870 Log Home Guy Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:27:23 +0000 http://www.feverishthoughts.com/2007/07/17/im-thinking-of-trying-a-voice-recognition-program/#comment-19870 <p>I've heard good things about Dragon Naturally Speaking. The price is right if it can work as advertised.</p> <p>I want to record stuff while I'm commuting to work, then play it back and have the voice recognition software put it into MS-Word format. I figure I could get a lot of writing done that way.</p> <p>Please keep us updated if you buy/use the software.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> I’ve heard good things about Dragon Naturally Speaking. The price is right if it can work as advertised.

I want to record stuff while I’m commuting to work, then play it back and have the voice recognition software put it into MS-Word format. I figure I could get a lot of writing done that way.

Please keep us updated if you buy/use the software.

Thanks.

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