[MV] Voice Recognition Issues

[Jonathan Levi, M.D.]

At 8:55 AM -0800 2/21/07, Regina Sadono wrote:
>.... I have been a writer for all of my life
>and find that it's a very specific process that starts with creating
>words/sounds in the quiet of my mind and then these get recorded through the
>activity of my hands either by writing or typing.  Writing is a very
>specific neurological process and I have not been able to access this
>process orally

I, on the other hand, find it much easier to dictate into 
voice-recognition software than to type. Perhaps it's because I type 
so much more slowly than I think :-). And yes, I'm still adding words 
and macros to my custom vocabularies and have been doing so since 
2003 (I'm a physician and most of my added words are "medicalese"). 
Incidentally, I'm one of what's probably a very small number of 
Mac-dictators still using IBM ViaVoice, and thank this list for a few 
critical pointers making the continued use possible. (However, Chuck, 
I've finally ordered iListen--perhaps this thorn in your side is 
going to be removed at last!)

So if you think you might be tempted to try voice-recognition 
software a little longer, resolve to be very patient, and you may 
find the results surprisingly rewarding. --Jonathan