[MV] OS X ScanSoft Via Voice

[Norm Birtwistle]

Hello Helen,

I suffer from MS and have used speech recognition software since the 
early days. I have never been happier than I am right now with iListen 
1.6.4. It was just released yesterday. I have been part of their beta 
testing program for about a year and I can't believe the advances that 
are being made. However, the program really has improved as a result of 
my acquiring a Telex M-560 desktop microphone. This is the best 
microphone that I've ever had and the combination of the two really 
helps me. As a professional engineer I do lot of dictation and this 
company may very well be the only one doing any "new" work for the Apple 
platform.

Good luck.

Norm

Ellen Scheiner, M.D. wrote:

> Am a longtime speech recognition junkie- paralyzed right arm, worn out 
> left, Mac Head. Am typing this in OS X. Have Power Secretary which 
> works in 9.2.2.
>
> Tried, and abandoned earliest Via Voice for Mac. Have beta tested 
> MacSpeech which does not really work efficiently. Really need a 
> dictation system that works, desperately
>
> Options
>
> 1. Buy new ScanSoft ViaVoice v.3 for Mac. Does anyone have experience 
> with it?
>
> 2. Get an IBM compatible laptop and use Dragon Naturally Speaking, 
> dropping data into Mac via network, already in place
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks,
> Ellen Scheiner