Anyone ever use Dragon Naturally Speaking

SvilleKid · 12-10-2010, 11:26 PM

Used it. Thumbs down.

Problem is it doesn't do well if you use a lot of proper names, and have much of an accent if all. Needless to say, my southern drawl was a killer!

And spell checker is ineffective, because the wrong words are not misspelled. Means you basically have to re-read every word. Takes me much shorter time to just type it!

forgop · 12-11-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SvilleKid

Takes me much shorter time to just type it!

That's because you southern people talk too slow.

shilala · 12-11-2010, 08:04 AM

I tried it years ago and it sucked. The learning curve was huge and it was pretty useless.
Now I even have it on my iPhone. It works great. There's even a Dragon Search that you can talk to to search the web. It works really good, too.
I think you'll like it, but you'll have to have patience with it and use it a lot for it to be a really useful tool. A really good headset is a good idea, too.
Make sure you let us know how it works out for you.

SvilleKid · 12-11-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by forgop

That's because you southern people talk too slow.

Boy. Now I say Boy. You trying to start some chit??? Don't make me open this!

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shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Anyone ever use Dragon Naturally Speaking I tried it years ago and it sucked. The learning curve was huge and it was pretty useless. Now I even have it on my iPhone. It works great. There's even a Dragon Search that you can talk to to search the web. It works really good, too. I think you'll like it, but you'll have to have patience with it and use it a lot for it to be a really useful tool. A really good headset is a good idea, too. Make sure you let us know how it works out for you. __________________