JUST TALK NATURALLY

People love to talk. Just look at all the TV shows that are about nothing else. But here in the computer world, we want to see that talk printed on the screen and the page. So, every time we mention a program for converting talk to text, we get a lot of reader response: Is it any good, they ask? Does it really work? People have a lot to say.

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LEAVING FACEBOOK

How to leave Facebook.

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VOICE RECOGNITION IMPROVES, SORT OF

1If you’ve ever called for airline reservations, you’ve dealt with voice recognition software. A robotic voiceasks you if you want “reservations” or “flight status.” If you say “Cheeseburger,” the robot says, “Sorry, I didn’t get that.”

You can have this kind of fun on a regular basis, with your own voice recognition software.

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TALKING TO YOUR COMPUTER

Computers that understand human speech are a staple of science fiction movies and TV shows, but in the real world they can’t understand a word you say.

Dragon Naturally Speaking (www.nuance.com) has been burning a path through this fog for many years now, and each version gets a little better. The latest one is version 9.

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