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Comment on New product – noise cancelling microphone system for iPhone by New products – noise cancelling microphone system for iPhone and iPad | Speech Empowered Computing Blog

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:04:10 +0000

[...] have updated our previous noise cancelling headset microphone (see http://speechempoweredcomputing.co.uk/Newsletter/?p=673) with two new, more discrete – looking microphones which are perhaps more in tune with the [...]

Comment on Tip – a useful setting to know about in Dragon NaturallySpeaking by Peter Maddern

Peter Maddern — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:24:56 +0000

There are three alternative workarounds which I have come across which allow you to reinstate the command prompt “send” without inadvertently sending a half finished e-mail. These are as follows:-

Workaround 1

This is basically changing your workflow in Microsoft Outlook. What you do is to get into the habit of dictating the note in the “content window” of the e-mail and do not include any name in the “to” or “cc” lines. So if you say anything that Dragon thinks is “send” or “send related”, the email note goes nowhere since no one is specified.

Workaround 2

This option is to switch Dragon to Dictation Mode while you are creating the content of your email. The command “Switch to Dictation Mode” will force Dragon to understand everything it hears as dictation words even if those words match a command. When you are ready to start using commands again just say “Switch to Normal Mode.”

Workaround 3

There is a third workaround for users with the Dragon Professional Edition that you have. You can create what I call a “null” command– an empty advanced scripting command that does absolutely nothing when you say “send” in Outlook. With this workaround, whilst you always have to say “click send” to send your e-mail in Outlook, you never have to use the word “click” before voicing any other menu item or Dragon dialogue box action. I have done this on my system and it works well. If you want, I could set this up remotely for you.
All of these workarounds give you the benefit that you don’t have to keep saying the word “click” before the word “send” or prior to voicing any other menu item or Dragon dialogue box.

Peter Maddern

Comment on Introducing VoicePower 11.53 by Peter Maddern

Peter Maddern — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:09:13 +0000

George

Yes, we carry it.

http://www.speechempoweredcomputing.co.uk/instruction.html

I think it’s great. It has extensive details on how how to use DNS and contains some screencast video lessons and the developer is continuoulsy improving and updating it.

Best

Peter

Comment on Introducing VoicePower 11.53 by George Dougherty

George Dougherty — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:28:43 +0000

Hello Peter,
I’m a high-level quadriplegic living in West End Brisbane QLD and I just started to learn Dragon NaturallySpeaking preferred version 10.10. I had to be getting Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional Version 11.5 Shortly.
Do you carry Voice Power Ultimate software? What is your opinion of it?
I have read a bit about it on the different forums. Also the KnowBrainer software is an interesting product. Everybody has different opinions.
With Voice Power Untimate software is there a choice of different accents. In my situation I would choose Australian first good British English second and try to avoid the American accent altogether.
Regards, George

Comment on Evaluation of the Plantronics Savi 440 wireless microphone with Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software by Peter Maddern

Peter Maddern — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:10:04 +0000

Chris,

It is a headset microphone. The headset microphone as a long boom microphone and there is a earpiece speaker.

The headset microphone sends and receives sound to and from a USB adapter which is plugged into your computer or Mac.

Does this help? Do you have any other questions?

Peter

Comment on Evaluation of the Plantronics Savi 440 wireless microphone with Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software by chris

chris — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:47:53 +0000

hi, im new to this but can you tell me if this is just a microphone or if its a headset, ie mic and ear piece speaker
regards
chris

Comment on Main website by Peter Maddern

Peter Maddern — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:41:38 +0000

Todd,

To help you, I need some more details. What is your setup?

What microphone do you have and is it connected to your mic – in jack and sound out jack or is it a USB microphone?

You want to use it with Dragon NtaurallySpeaking on your Windows PC, correct?

The more specifics you can give, the better I and others may be able to help.

Peter

Comment on Main website by Todd Peterdhagen

Todd Peterdhagen — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:45:53 +0000

I am having a problem with a feedback sound or screeching sound that some and goes with no rhyme or reason. We have moved it away from the computer and phone but that did not solve he problem. Can you help?

Comment on Evaluation of the Olympus DR-2000 handheld recorder by marcin nowak

marcin nowak — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:44:50 +0000

I just read this and I was thinking what else people will do in the future. It could be in the future milestone like discovering America.

Comment on How to create ordinal numbers in Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 by Gilbert Premo

Gilbert Premo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:42:16 +0000

Wonderful! I didn’t know about his feature before.