[MV] Where are we now?

[Valerie Maples]

Obviously I had several recognition errors I missed; hopefully I made sense
anyway.  ;-)

Valerie

Should be give it another try
Should have been Chuck, not chat
Should have been the, not than

Sorry!

On 11/6/04 10:17 AM, "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Dear Bert;
> 
> I am a person who tried iListen about a year ago and was totally frustrated,
> but when my main computer again became a Macintosh, I decided to "give
> another trite". After listening to extensive feedback on the list and
> rethinking my strategy toward using the product, I can away with several
> things that I do not feel are emphasized nearly strongly enough, one of
> which will be enormously beneficial to someone like yourself dictating
> reports that probably share common vocabulary for your usage. Namely, the
> importance of having the software learn your writing style through reviewing
> your documents will be critical to adding common words for you that may not
> be common to its vocabulary. Second, taking the time to do all of the
> training passages, one at the time, will improve your dictation accuracy as
> well.
> 
> My personal experience with all voice recognition products (and I have used
> every product on both the Macintosh and the PC at many different levels with
> many different operating systems) is the profound difference that a
> particular combination of sound card and microphone can make. My best
> results to date are not with a headset, but rather a Sennheiser hand-held
> microphone mounted with a boom. It worked well with dragon naturally
> speaking professional and works exceptionally well with iListen as well. I
> use it with an Andrea USB pod and have been very pleased with my investment.
> Another issue that cannot be downplayed is the value of having sufficient
> RAM. Although my machines are probably overkill for this purpose, I find it
> is one of the most beneficial improvements dollar for dollar.
> 
> The product may still not the were you need for it to be, but as "chat" said,
> if we ever want to see speech recognition improved and continue to be
> developed, it is important for them to have as many users as possible give
> feedback to improve the product. I do believe they are trying to meet "than"
> need and expand within the ability of their company. It must be an
> exceptionally difficult task, given the advances of the operating systems
> software over the past few years, especially in such rapid succession. The
> product continues to improve and will hopefully gain a wider acceptance as
> improvements continue to be made.
> 
> Taking into account the things I have mentioned, I have found better
> recognition now with iListen than previously with via voice. Hopefully you
> will find the same. As with so many things in life, it's often a matter of
> what you put into it that will determine the quality of your outcome.
> 
> Good luck, and don't forget to keep us posted on how you are doing and seek
> feedback where we can be helpful...
> 
> Valerie Maples
> 
> 
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