Socks the Whitehouse Cat wrote:

> It is Dragon Naturally Speaking, which cost 100 USD off the shelf.  They
> have an advanced version for double that, but the added features seemed
> of little value to me, such as some special stuff for excel
> spreadsheets, legal documents, etc.  I found it very easy to install.  I
> then read Kennedy's inaugural address to train it to recognize my voice.
> Then it scanned a bunch of my word documents so that it could recognize
> my writing style.  I now turn the microphone on and it will type into
> any open window, including xnews, eudora mail, and both word and open
> office documents.  It's recognition and typing speed is slower than
> mine. Accuracy is good but not perfect.  Every few paragraphs I go back
> to enter corrections.

Hi Socks, I changed the subject line, in case there are some out there who
might benefit.
(not everyone reads every post).

> My minister recommended it. He says that he enters about half his sermon
> text with it.  The major annoyance is that figgertoes likes to interrupt
> me while typing. I try to respond to her but forget to turn the
> microphone off first.

Training the brain to do three (or more) things at once.
I expect it's like learning to bicycle ride; at some point, it becomes
automatic?

> Nothing like a grocery list in the middle of a
> major speech.

Does what figgertoes say, get in the text?
If so, I wonder how purrs and meows translate to text?

> My speaking style is more relaxed than my writing style.

I think that''s true of most of us.

> Speechs tend to run longer when I speak the text instead of typing it.

You speak slower and more deliberately? or you say more?

> I cant use it in the middle of the night when I wake up to read Emily's
> posts and respond, since that wakes up the family, both human and
> feline.

Headset?

Thanks for the infor.
J

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J wrote:

> Socks the Whitehouse Cat wrote:
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>
> Headset?

oh sorry; when you respond that wakes them up.
I don't know the solution to that one.
Some may have larger homes; where what happens in one room impacts little on
another.
Felines (and dogs) respond as soon as any human is awake anyway; don't they?
Feed me, pet me, walk me; amuse me; then they go snooze when things get too
boring :-)
J

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J <philomath@example.org> wrote in news:4285BBA1.41F20638@execulink.com:

> Socks the Whitehouse Cat wrote:
>

 
>
> Training the brain to do three (or more) things at once.
> I expect it's like learning to bicycle ride; at some point, it becomes
> automatic?
> 
>
> Does what figgertoes say, get in the text?
> If so, I wonder how purrs and meows translate to text?
>

That would be my spousal unit.  the first step in implementing is
training it to your voice. It is smart enough to recognize my voice
versus others. Figger will get trained after I check out.
 
>
> I think that''s true of most of us.
> 
>
> You speak slower and more deliberately? or you say more?
>

I say more.  I add adjectives.  I also ramble sometimes as a placeholder
while thinking of what comes next.  That is from my tostmasters training
that cured me of um's and er's.

It's five a.m. right now so I am typing.
 
>
> Headset?
>

She'll still hear my side of the conversation.  In the morning, she
blames me if she interrupts getting ready for work to join the
conversation.  Telling her not to join the conversation doesn't buy me
anything.

--
See  NANAE kooks, including Barbara Schwarz:
http://www.morningmist.org/nanae/kookfaq.html

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