Nov 15 2008
Speech Recognition Software at a Discount
When I think of all the doors that speech recognition software can open for people who have health issues or who just have busy lives, it makes me want to shout about it from the roof tops.
My friend Owen has been telling us about how easy it is to set up the software and use this terrific product. In fact, Owen was so impressed with the capabilities of Dragon Naturally speaking that he made a video about it.
Dragon Naturally Speaking is a voice recognition software that allows you to create documents and emails three times faster and with 99% accuracy. In an effort to allow more people to afford this software, Nuance has a special offer where you can save 25% with discount code on Dragon with this link. You must click the image below and use this code (DNSMSBG) together. The code will not work from other sources.
The following offers are available:
25% off Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred
25% off Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Standard
10% off MacSpeech Dictate
I cannot say enough about this wonderful software but my friend Brett has all the right words to tell you about it in the following article:
Hello my name is Brett Bumeter and I would like to introduce you to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 is a program that enables you to type with your voice by speaking out loud. All you have to do is speak in a normal voice at a normal rate of speed, and your computer will capture every word that you say almost. The program claims to have about 99% accuracy, and it’s been my experience using the program over the last two years through versions nine and version 10 that this claim is extremely accurate.
The program is extremely fast whether you’re using a noise canceling microphone headset plugged into your computer or whether you’re using a pocket MP3 recorder. I actually use both setups and have had great success having my voice and words turned into text by typing them into my computer, as well as using my voice to turn my words into an MP3 file on my MP3 recorder which I can then import into my computer via USB, and have Dragon NaturallySpeaking transcribe those words automatically into text while the computer does something else.
Right now I am writing this particular note to you to kind of show you just what Dragon NaturallySpeaking can do. I say show you because I’m writing this letter with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to write with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, but it does take a little practice in order to start thinking quickly and thinking out loud with your voice. That the nice thing about it is that you don’t have to stare at your computer screen for long hours anymore.
Typically when we type with our hands, we tend to look at the computer that were typing on. To be more specific we tend to look at the computer screen, and this wears out our eyes and makes us physically tired. The muscles in our eyes absorb all that light from the screen, and the longer we stare at that light the more tired our body becomes. This can even lead to headaches or migraines or just fatigue in general.
So the cool thing about Dragon NaturallySpeaking is that you can look around the room, look around where ever you happen to be, and taken some sights and smells in that you normally wouldn’t have the luxury of doing with your eyes glued to your screen. This really does help to keep your brain moving, and it helps get you thinking outside the box and focused on those things that you need to be focused on.
If you are the type of person that uses a white board quite a bit, you can even stand up and start brainstorming on a whiteboard, while you are simultaneously dictating the thoughts that come to you onto your computer. Now that’s not necessarily the most effective way to capture information off of a whiteboard, but if you need the information copied into text form, it can be very useful and I’m simply trying to illustrate a point. 
There are many ways that you can use this particular program to save you a great deal of time, to further illustrate that point, I have written this entire note so far in under three minutes flat! That’s a little over 175 words per minute, and this is actually the fastest ever time that I have recorded with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. When I used version 9, I had clocked the program running at about 167 words per minute, and so with Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 and a brand-new laptop, I have just set a new personal record.
That doesn’t include editing time which I will go back and do now, but it’s still amazing to be a laugh your words and thoughts captured so quickly by your computer.
Sincerely,
Brett Bumeter
http://softduit.com
PS Even with 3 minutes of editing thrown in (which included writing the salutation and a few more lines) this article still only took 6 minutes to write, and that averages out to about 92 words per minute!
Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Discount Coupon Code Details. Use this coupon code to get 25% off either Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Preferred or Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Basic. You can even get 10% of Macspeech Dicate with the same code and link combination.
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2 Responses to “Speech Recognition Software at a Discount”
i’m a fan of dragon naturally and use it quite a bit in both blogging and my other writing. It is a great tool that makes me more productive. The only thing that I have to worry about is my extraneous thoughts that get verbalized when I am home alone working. Sometimes it is the cat getting in trouble or seeing something that causes at sudden burst of expletives.
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Not having to type is such a relief! The software is intelligent, “learns” the user’s voice and is simply a life saver! Not only takes it most of the stress off my hands, wrists and arms, but it has changed the way I capture language.