Valerie, Do you use DNS on a Mac, or on a PC? Best, Henry PS - All the more power to you in caring for your family! Valerie Maples wrote: > There are many workarounds, none of them natural, especially when it > comes to your name, IMHO. Having to call yourself something other > than yourself and that of all your family members is just not > functional in my opinion when I have no name recognition problems in > DNS and it is already available to me. I have inesvted hours and > hours in training and correction, and it is not worthy of any more of > my time. I am sole caregiver to a quadriplegic husband and > handicapped daughter and my time is truly precious. > > I should have been able to fix this by now and not resort to > workarounds, so I have moved on to something that just works every > time the way it should. I use iListen for other things, just not > name intensive or medical writing. > > Valerie > > Check out my kids at: > > http://www.caringbridge.org/ms/nicholemaples > http://www.caringbridge.org/ms/cindymaples > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jorgemaples > > > On Feb 20, 2007, at 10:13 PM, revDAVE wrote: > >> On 2/19/2007 9:31 PM, "vlmaples at bellsouth.net" <vlmaples at bellsouth.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Joe! >>> >>> I think by most standards I would be considered an advanced user on >>> both >>> platforms. The problem with iListen is that it does not capitalize >>> my name >>> unless I give that command. >> >> >> In the very old ViaVoice ... I am able to do the following: >> >> 1 - type any text I want ( in this case it could be the correct >> spelling >> and capitalization of your own name) >> 2 - assign a special sound to that text ( in your case maybe not >> say your >> actual name - since it does not seem to understand it - and use some >> other >> gibberish words like: tata toozy - I know it's very silly) >> >> 3 - then save all that - And every time you say the gibberish word ' >> tata >> toozy ' - it will spell the assign text out perfectly >> >> Q: Is something like this possible to do with iListen? >> >> -- >> Thanks - RevDave > > > _______________________________________________ > MacVoice mailing list > MacVoice at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macvoice > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >