I am a heavy user of speech recognition technology. I find that I can write faster than typing (and I have a reputation for being a fast typist).
I have been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking for several years now. Every new edition has gotten a little bit better. And I’ve found it quite useful except that the last two versions have tended to get corrupted databases. And now, I will very commonly get some error that causes it to lock up. I have found that it tends to fail if I switch around between different applications.
Of course, I am an avid multitasker, so these errors has become really irritating, and essentially stopped me from using voice recognition. I just can’t commit to staying in a single application for very long.
Today, I started using the speech recognition built into Vista. While I am struggling a little bit with differences in the verbal commands,I am already sold. Why?
- It feels much faster.
- I can switch between applications with no problems.
- The recognition engine is doing a terrific job with very little training.
I know that while I continue to use this I may come up with some problems, but so far I’m blown away.
Plus, Vista doesn’t try to sell me things through its auto-update feature.
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