Free Voice Recognition Software by Kevin Stith
Voice or speech recognition technology has been around for more than fifty years, yet it was only during the 1970s that the technology developed rapidly. During that time, software was already capable of recognizing complete yet simple sentences. Today, speech recognition software is capable of... Certainly all-inclusive $200 voice recognition software may not be as good as free voice recognition software. ... There may be some free voice recognition software that are complete with features including enhanced browsers, personal information manager, Mp3 to Wav conversion, wave recording,...

Voice Recognition Technology by Kevin Stith
You probably have heard about voice recognition that allows you to “talk” to a computer, so that it can convert your speech into text. It has been around for more than fifty years now. Developments in voice recognition technology through the years has made it possible for a computer to recognize... Text-to-speech features in computers using voice recognition technology allow the computer to read the text that you have typed. ... Even when this technology allows a computer to recognize human speech, digitize it into phonemes and words, “analyze” the words based from their context and...

Voice Recognition: Used In So Many Ways by Leon Chaddock
Voice recognition can be used in a number of different manners. The goal of it is to provide you with the most unbelievable ability to be able to tell a computer or a piece of software to do something and then it will just do it. It will recognize your voice and then react to it. ... One of the most common types of voice software is that which is used on the everyday cell phone. ... There are a number of different programs and services that work through voice recognition. ... If you are driving your car and can’t flip through the index of numbers on the phone yourself, why not use voice...

Why Would You Need a Computer Headset? by Waldo H. Dingman
There are many reasons you may need a computer headset. A headset for your computer just might be beneficial to you wether you use it in your place of employment or home. The list of reasons why can go on and on. Below you will find a compiled list of reasons that you might need a headset for... Voice Recognition Because most computer headsets are equipped with a microphone, they come in very handy while operating voice recognition software. ... This great software types as well other things on command, using the sound and prompts from your voice.

Windows Vista - First Impressions by Alan Raimes
Well its been one month, and I've been putting Windows Vista through its paces. I was a reluctant user, but because so many of my clients were upgrading, I thought it best to try it out for myself. So how was my first months experience? This is one of the better operating system releases that... What's interesting is that Vista comes with voice recognition right out of the box. ... I played around with it a bit, and while its definitely not as usable as the Dragon software, it still can be helpful.

Things to Look for When Buying a Computer Microphone by Mantius Cazaubon
Computer microphones are a valuable addition to any PC and they greatly increase interactivity and communication levels. You can use a microphone for performing various tasks, both business and fun related. For example, you can hold a conference with your business partners, over the Internet, or... Giving vocal commands to your computer or dictating to word processing software with speech recognition capabilities is another use for desktop microphones. ... Quality should be first here – speech recognition software is very sensitive and demands a high quality microphone and sound card.

Learn To Use The Tools You Already Have by Dr. Yvonne LaMar
I had an unexpected visitor in my office between classes yesterday. A minister that I have known since moving to West Texas stopped by after a meeting to just say “hello.” As we made small talk, he noticed a microphone on my desk in front of my computer. ... The voice recognition software and the movie making software is FREE. ... All of the programs in the Microsoft Office 2003 package have the voice recognition software already loaded. ... The movie making software is also already on your computer.

Natural Language Computing by John Dir
In working with providing computer programs that leverage the use of natural language as a means for program command control, one of the first responses some people have is, “You mean I have to type?” The aversion to typing out thoughts to accomplish tasks seems unreasonably daunting for some at... Some software manufacturers have tried to provide the benefits of this type computer interaction using Voice Recognition (VR) technology. ... In the easiest invocation, you search your computer desktop visually to locate the icon symbol that is associated with the software you use to write a...

Computer...Take A Letter... A Speech Recognition Update by Grant Fairley
Most of us are used to just shouting at our computers when they misbehave. We wish that there was an axe included as standard equipment along with our keyboard and mouse. What if you had something nice to say to your computer? Imagine if your computer actually listened to you and did what you... Like XP (did you know a basic speech recognition program was included in XP?) - it is expected to include speech recognition software for command and control and dictation. ... Speech recognition software for personal computers has been around and improving since the early 1990's with products...

Media Storage Devices – Choosing a Storage Device by Lucy Bartlett
Media storage devices are capable of preserving data, images, audio and video files of large sizes in a comparatively small area. The evolution of the media storage devices right from the 64 KB floppy disk with its huge size (5 ¾ inches) to the present day pen drives having a capacity 80GB has... Conversations can be recorded in WAV format and later on can be transcribed to text using the voice recognition software. ... When you buy a personal computer you decide what should be the capacity of the hard disk which is fixed inside the personal computer.