Re: Recuperating from surgery with the help of the Dragon


"Jay Vance" <digitalvance@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Wednesday I had surgery to repair a torn right shoulder labrum.
I've been in a sling since then and needless to say not being able to
type with my right hand has been a real challenge. However, it's been
fun to see what the capabilities of my Dragon 8 Standard speech
recognition software really are. From the moment I opened Internet
Explorer to the default home page which is Google, until this point, I
have not yet touched the keyboard. Everything I'm doing takes quite a
while, because this is not a particularly fast computer, but the
accuracy is pretty amazing. Of course, I have spent quite a bit of
time training the program, which is the key to success with any speech
recognition application. When the program does make a mistake, I'm
able to correct it totally with voice commands without touching the
keyboard.

I realize this is nothing new, but it has been interesting doing it
"for real" and not just for fun.

Jay


Hope you mend quickly Jay.

I use the 7.3 Medical version of Dragon, and as you mention, when you put a
bit of time into training it, it works remarkably well.

My new keyboard, a Logitech Ultra (full-size keyboard with laptop-style
keys) has helped tremendously with my wrist symptoms, but it sure is nice to
have an alternative to typing when I need one.

ed


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