Thanks for all comments and advice on and off list. Will proceed to check content of purse before deciding on purchase... :) Stay well. (As in isiZulu: Sala kahle) Torgeir Fjeld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Evans" To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Thus Spake the Dragon Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:36:31 +0100 Totally different kind of software ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie KruegerTo: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Thursday, September 13, 2007 8:14 AMSubject: [lit-ideas] Re: Thus Spake the Dragon If computer voice recognition software is not significantly better than voice recognition software utilized by offices such as Medicare, during which an automated voice asks you to say the patient's ID # and their name, date of service, etc., only to have to repeat yourself several times and if, God forbid, you swallow while the automaton is beeping away looking, it says, "I do not understand. Please give...." and starts from the very beginning all over again .... then count me out. And then some. Julie Krueger Guilty of wanting to wrap the phone's non-existent cord around the automaton's non-existent neck and swearing .... so many times.... On 9/12/07, Judith Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Sorry about the 2 replies, not my fault... my system froze again... and I thought the first reply'd been lost ----- Original Message ----- From: "Torgeir Fjeld" < phatic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Thus Spake the Dragon Hi all, As I am considering acquiring a speech recognition software from Dragon, I wondered if anyone on this list had any experience from utilizing said programme? Would it come recommended? Thanks for any and all comments. Best, Torgeir Fjeld -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze