Voice Recognition Software: A Week Later
It’s been about a week since I recommited myself to getting use to voice recognition software. I have Dragon Naturally Speaking 10. I got a new microphone. I got a USB type because I was concerned about the sound card in my laptop. I don’t really know what a soundcard is. I just know that the software wasn’t recognizing anything I was saying and it’s improved since then. There will always be some glitches. I’ve not really been using this for work. It’s been a little bit of an adjustment just because I’m so used to typing that it’s difficult to talk in the required style voices. However, I have really been using this for writing my residual income articles. My voice has been going hoarse and I have to explain it’s not allergy relief I need as much as less work.
One of the biggest problems is that I can create a lot of information quickly. This requires me to do keyword research bulk. I guess that I could just stop and do the same amount of work I used to do and then have a lot more free time. However, this has really ramped up my article production.
This means that I spend hours just talking to my computer. The biggest hurdle has been the editing process. For some reason it always thinks that I’m talking about monkeys and then by coaching of coarsening I have really never typed about monkeys before. I really don’t find it to be that cumbersome like a lot of faster typists. It’s gotten mixed reviews with actual writers just because the of the accuracy rate. However, with my typing style I always have to go back and spend at least as much time editing as I do typing. This means that it might take me four days to edit what it took me a day to type using voice recognition software.
However, I am very optimistic about training the software. It probably comes about equalwhen you consider the amount of extra editing that I have to do. I’m talking to a computer though, how cool is that? It’s definitely worth all of the drawbacks just because of the cool factor. Yes, I do own a robot vacuum.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Hello,
I’m sorry to post such a long comment on your blog, but I didn’t know how else to contact you. My name is April and I have had fibromyalgia for about 10 years. I am a volunteer at the National Fibromyalgia Association, and they have recently started a free online edition of their magazine, Fibromyalgia AWARE. I have been following your blog for a little while now.
Part of what the NFA wants to do is reach out to the online community of fibromyalgia sufferers. I was thinking that as a blogger writing about FM, you have a lot influence. Would you be willing to check out the online magazine? It is published four times a year and covers the latest research on fibromyalgia as well as practical articles for fibromyalgia sufferers.
The link I am sending you is for a shortened version of the magazine, and if you would like to see the full magazine, it will just ask you to register an email address with the National Fibromyalgia Association. It may seem like a bit of a hassle, but I can promise you that the NFA will not send you any mail or emails if you don’t want them and will not share your information with anyone else.
I am not really a salesperson, I just volunteered to contact some of the strong fibro bloggers out there and tell them about this. I am excited about the magazine going online for free, because the print version retails for $9.95 an issue. The cost of the magazine helps the NFA continue its mission, but I think that putting it online for free allows so many more people to read it and feel connected to the fibromyalgia community.
If you like the magazine, it would be great if you could post a link to it on your blog. Or you could consider posting a link to the National Fibromyalgia Association as well. We would be grateful for your help. I have found that many people with fibromyalgia don’t know that the National Fibromyalgia Association exists or that they support research and publish a magazine, so this is just a way to get the word out and try to help as many people as possible.
Here are the links:
Fibromyalgia AWARE text link:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/fma/fibromyalgiaaware_2009winter_v2/
Fibromyalgia AWARE image link (if you want to post a picture of the magazine):
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/fma/fma/thumb.jpg?1264536341/
National Fibromyalgia Association
http://www.fmaware.org
If you have any questions about the National Fibromyalgia Association, the Fibromyalgia AWARE magazine, or anything else, please feel free to email me at ablounts@fmaware.org. I look forward to keeping in touch with you and continuing to read your blog.
Sincerely,
April Blounts
February 26th, 2010 at 12:06 am
I am really glad I found your blog, it is an aspect of having fibro that is not often written about. I find myself in a similar position of looking for work that I can manage with my fibromyalgia. And the experiments remind me to keep trying new things. Thanks for writing.
February 27th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Is there another brand that you would recommend ahead of the Dragon Naturally Speaking 10? I am looking at getting a unit but can’t decide which one to get
April 26th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
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