Today I'm testing my new speech recognition software by speaking into my computer microphone instead of typing on the keyboard. So far so good. I bought this new software Saturday and it is called Dragon Naturally Speaking version 10. It is supposed to be over 99% accurate, and it seems to be just that accurate.
I bought this software to improve my productivity. It is another tool that I will use to improve my writing, to improve my research notes. For example, the other day I looked at some of my notes from the archives at Southeastern University. It took me a while to decipher my own handwriting. When I took these notes, the university would not allow me to use a ballpoint pen, only a pencil. The reason for this is that they do not want important papers marked up with a ballpoint pen.
In the future, I will transcribe notes while they are fresh on my mind using this new speech recognition software. I find the software to be extremely fast. Will I use this new software exclusively? No. It is just another tool in my tool bag to help me. At times, I will use a legal pad to write, and I will still use Microsoft Word to write, but the more I use this software, the more I like it. This whole blog today has been written by speaking into a mic, and very few words were incorrect. I will keep you updated with new ways for using this software.
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