Posted on January 14th, 2013 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
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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Posted on July 6th, 2009 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
How to leave Facebook.
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Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
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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Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
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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