Program question

[Wizard]

I was wondering if anyone knew of the name of one of those programs that you speak to your computer and it types what you are saying. I have quite a bit of daily entries that I need to keep track of for the next few months and have seen a program that can do this but have no clue what is called or where I would search for such an Item.
Thanks

 

[Quoll]

I haven`t tried this but they do have a 30 day trial, or try a search on "voice recognition"

http://ivos.comunx.com/

 

[shlock]

Yes I have heard of "voice recognition"

I was wondering if anyone knew of the name of one of those programs that you speak to your computer and it types what you are saying. I have quite a bit of daily entries that I need to keep track of for the next few months and have seen a program that can do this but have no clue what is called or where I would search for such an Item.
Thanks

. . . There is, I believe, another kind. You might try something called "voice precognition" it is a modified hybrid of the aforementioned " voice recognition" and an esp search engine. The upshot is that it allows you to answer whatever someone was "about to say"...
. . . You can also configure the program to respond whenever someone says, "dang, what was I going to say?"
Difficult to find, but worth every penny!

 

[EJFan]

you want dragon natrually speaking (i think that's right... it's dragon something).

whatever software you use i HIGHLY recommend being sure you have a microphone you can plug into a USB port. it's important to bypass the soundcard so you don't get any electronic interference.

do a search for david pogue and voice recognition software... he's a carpal tunnel sufferer (and gadget columnist) who uses this product exclusively. it's supposed to be the best utility available.

 

[Wizard]

you want dragon natrually speaking (i think that's right... it's dragon something).

whatever software you use i HIGHLY recommend being sure you have a microphone you can plug into a USB port. it's important to bypass the soundcard so you don't get any electronic interference.

do a search for david pogue and voice recognition software... he's a carpal tunnel sufferer (and gadget columnist) who uses this product exclusively. it's supposed to be the best utility available.

So for a laptop an exteral mic would be real smart to have then......Got it!

 

[EJFan]

i would recommend running this past more experienced people (weird harold for example) but everything i've read says a mic in USB is far superior to a mic plugged directly into the sound card.

 

[OneSublimeGuy]

btw shlock, do you happen to be a fan of the film Bowling for Columbine? Just wonderin' cuz your Avatar makes me think of the dog with the hunting outfit and rifle in that flick.

 

[shlock]

I didn't like it.

btw shlock, do you happen to be a fan of the film Bowling for Columbine? Just wonderin' cuz your Avatar makes me think of the dog with the hunting outfit and rifle in that flick.

I watch all of that guy's films on the FREE speech principle... I don't like the way he uses his 'facts' but he gets to speak as much as he wants!
. . . oh the avatar pic? that's a self portrait!

 

[Wizard]

i would recommend running this past more experienced people (weird harold for example) but everything i've read says a mic in USB is far superior to a mic plugged directly into the sound card.

WH, you out there by chance? And advise?

 

[Weird Harold]

WH, you out there by chance? And advise?

I'm not all that knowledgeable about sound recording and/or voice recgonition.

Personally, I'd stick with a good quality microphone/headset through a good quality sound card rather than adding a device to the USB ports where it has to share the USB interrupts with other devices -- unless you find a program and hardware combination that is specificlly designed to work with a USB microphone.

For voice recognition, a noise canceling michrophone or highly directional microphone -- one that "hears" only the voice and cancels or ignores background noise -- would seem to be a good choice. However, a headet mounted boom mike through the sound card will work as well as a more expensive microphone with active noise cancelling -- and be less susceptable to failure under the KISS principle.

Those are just thoughts based on general electronics rather than any specific knowledge of the software and hardware that will fill your need.