[vip_students] Re: Drag & Dictate?
- From: "noreenmeagher" <noreenmeagher@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:33:48 -0000
Hi Colette,
Thanks for response to my query, and I agree, that good key board skills
are always the best solution. Some people don't have the patience and
want to fast track through with little or no effort!! I have heard
others say that Drag & Naturally Speaking isn't always accurate,
particularly if the user has a cold. Noreen
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Quinlivan
Sent: 26 February 2008 17:57
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Drag & Dictate?
Hi Noreen
Guide have released a new Guide Handsfree which has voice recognition
and
works with Dragon Naturally Speaking. I have tried the demo version and
first impressions are that it is fairly straightforward to use. The
menus
are the same as the standard Guide menus which is good for a beginner.
One
of the biggest problems I find is for the computer to recognise my voice
accurately (the Irish accent, I presume!!). Also, I find that sometimes
Guide reads back something that sounds right, but it isn't. For me
thats
not such a problem cause I can read it visually and correct it, but it
will
be more difficult for someone without vision to recognise the error if
relying on speech alone. I think it will always be an advantage for a
person to have keyboard skills where possible.
In addition, you will probably need a reasonably high spec computer,
although the specs given on the website are not that high. Information
on Guide and Guide Handsfree on www.softwareexpress.co.uk Colette
Colette Quinlivan
IT Training and Support
NCBI
48 Wolfe Tone St
Limerick
----- Original Message -----
From: "noreenmeagher" <noreenmeagher@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:43 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Drag & Dictate?
>
>
> Paul,
> Thanks for reply and by the sounds of it far too complicated for a
> beginner, and the cost would also be a factor. Have a feeling that
> Guide would suit better.
> Noreen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Traynor
> Sent: 25 February 2008 08:47
> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Drag & Dictate?
>
>
> Hi Noreen,
>
> Well the person will still require jaws running on his or her machine
> if he or she is blind. So here we have jaws + dragon dictate running
> in combination. For this combination to work you need a third party
> software called "JSay" from a company called "TandT consulting" over
> in the UK. I think the web address is "www.tandtconsulting.com" Also
> remember for all these programs to run successfully on the user's
> computer they will require a high spec machine best would be a duel
> core processor with 2 GB memory or more if possible. Remember we are
> only talking here about the access software and we still have to
> consider the fact that the user will be running Microsoft Word etc.
> This is a big outfit, thought and financial cost will be critical
> factors for this but once up and running and the use is thought how to
> use it then I think it would be a nice system to have.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of noreenmeagher
> Sent: 24 February 2008 22:19
> To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [vip_students] Drag & Dictate?
>
> Hi Paul,
> Just wondering if anyone on the list has any experience of Drag &
> Dictate? Is it an option for a person that has lost sight and is
> looking for an easy way to access a computer? As far as I know this
> person has never used a computer. I understand this programme is very
> reasonable compared to Jaws. All advice welcome as I don't want to
> give the wrong information. Noreen M.
>
>
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