Comments on: My favorite productivity tool: voice recognition software http://www.employmentblawg.com/2007/my-favorite-productivity-tool-voice-recognition/ Workplace News & Views, Edited by St. Louis Labor & Employment Lawyer George Lenard Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mediation Channel » Blawg Review #94 » Tune in to the Online Guide to Mediation - news, info, ideas on conflict resolution, negotiation & law http://www.employmentblawg.com/2007/my-favorite-productivity-tool-voice-recognition/#comment-39412 Mediation Channel » Blawg Review #94 » Tune in to the Online Guide to Mediation - news, info, ideas on conflict resolution, negotiation & law Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:22:24 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/?p=546#comment-39412 [...] Lawyers and other professionals have an interest in being as productive as possible and using tools that can help them get there. George Lenard at Employment Blawg shares his experiences with “My favorite productivity tool: voice recognition software“. [...] [...] Lawyers and other professionals have an interest in being as productive as possible and using tools that can help them get there. George Lenard at Employment Blawg shares his experiences with “My favorite productivity tool: voice recognition software“. [...]

]]> By: e-Speaking http://www.employmentblawg.com/2007/my-favorite-productivity-tool-voice-recognition/#comment-14800 e-Speaking Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/?p=546#comment-14800 I think that voice and speech recognition software will transform the way we interact with computers. Instead of a one-way interaction (i.e., you typing and clicking information into the machine), the use of computers in the near future will involve two-way communication. It's a higher level of interaction with the machine. I have a video demonstration on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYu6_cNRCD4 As you can see, there's a whole world of audible computing technology. I've been using my voice recognition software on an IBM Thinkpad 800MHz laptop that has only 256M ram and only a 20Gig HD. I use the Speech Engine from Microsoft. Very cool stuff... I think that voice and speech recognition software will transform the way we interact with computers. Instead of a one-way interaction (i.e., you typing and clicking information into the machine), the use of computers in the near future will involve two-way communication. It’s a higher level of interaction with the machine.

I have a video demonstration on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYu6_cNRCD4

As you can see, there’s a whole world of audible computing technology.

I’ve been using my voice recognition software on an IBM Thinkpad 800MHz laptop that has only 256M ram and only a 20Gig HD. I use the Speech Engine from Microsoft.

Very cool stuff…

]]> By: George Lenard http://www.employmentblawg.com/2007/my-favorite-productivity-tool-voice-recognition/#comment-14773 George Lenard Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:37:23 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/?p=546#comment-14773 A couple of caveats on further reflection: This program is a memory hog. I have a Gig of RAM on my laptop, and it still works better if I do not have too many other programs open. It performs best with a particular speaking style. It is designed for continuous speech recognition, which means it does better if you speak in clauses rather than single words. It uses the context to assist in recognizing each individual word. However, this does not mean you can run your words together as you might in casual conversation and get excellent results. For best results, you need to enunciate each word carefully, even if speaking at a high speed. A couple of caveats on further reflection:

This program is a memory hog. I have a Gig of RAM on my laptop, and it still works better if I do not have too many other programs open.

It performs best with a particular speaking style. It is designed for continuous speech recognition, which means it does better if you speak in clauses rather than single words. It uses the context to assist in recognizing each individual word.

However, this does not mean you can run your words together as you might in casual conversation and get excellent results. For best results, you need to enunciate each word carefully, even if speaking at a high speed.

]]> By: Legal Andrew » Blawg Review #92 http://www.employmentblawg.com/2007/my-favorite-productivity-tool-voice-recognition/#comment-14581 Legal Andrew » Blawg Review #92 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:41:33 +0000 http://www.employmentblawg.com/?p=546#comment-14581 [...] Of course I’ve got to include a post written specifically for this issue of Blawg Review, and it’s a great one at that: My favorite productivity tool: voice recognition software. [...] [...] Of course I’ve got to include a post written specifically for this issue of Blawg Review, and it’s a great one at that: My favorite productivity tool: voice recognition software. [...]

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