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,...

Biometrics - Customer Friendly Computer Security by Rick Parrott
I don’t know about you, but I hate passwords. I hate changing them, because I never can think of what I want to use! Isn’t there a better way? Actually there is. It’s called biometrics. Biometrics is a method of authentication that uses something you are to allow access to the computer network. ... Voice recognition • Uses unique characteristics of the speaker’s voice to determine identity. ... Face recognition • Passive recognition method, doesn’t need the person’s active participation. ... Fingerprint recognition • Used for matching and verification.

Electronic Medical Record Systems by Kent Pinkerton
Different electronic medical systems have different strengths and limitations. To decide which one to purchase, a medical practice can start by understanding how to assess the difference between systems. Electronic medical record systems may have different component software packages, including... Some systems use keyboards, while others offer data entry options via touchscreens or verbally, with the use of voice recognition software. ... To do this, a practice needs both a scanner and compatible optical recognition software that may or may not be built into the electronic medical record...

Using Speech Recognition Software As A Corporate Solution by Amy Nutt
Over the years, companies have searched for many solutions that would help them keep up with emerging technology. During that time, there have been many software packages developed specifically for corporations that deal with a high volume of customers over a short period of time. ... This type of system allows employ to retrieve a wealth of information while giving them more than one option for doing so. ... For example, through unified messaging, you will now be able to retrieve voice mail messages via E-mail, and E-mails messages via the phone.

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. ... For once Microsoft seems to have released an operating system that doesn't need a year of patches to be usable. ... You can actually use Vista with just your voice.

Electronic Medical Record Software by Kent Pinkerton
As more medical providers in the United States are encouraged to maintain electronic patient medical records, the electronic medical record software industry has grown and evolved rapidly. Electronic medical record software can be described as having three key functional elements-- overall... More recently, systems that use voice recognition or biometrics for identification have been developed. ... There may be different data entry options, such as via a keyboard, touchscreen, or voice. ... Systems are available that interface with appointment scheduling and financial software, and support...

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. ... I had the same nightmare experiences as everyone else who tried voice recognition when it first arrived on the scene several years ago.

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. ... Unfortunately, the limitations associated with implementing, incrementing, and manipulating voice commands have proven to be widely unpopular for the most...

How EMR (Electronic Medical Records) Can Cut Down Your Clinic Costs And Increase Efficiency! by Milind Ghyar
Here is the answer: EMR reduces the amount of time taken for the provider to complete a patient encounter. They are interfaced with practice management systems and automatically import demographical information (supporting HL7 standard). One key feature is of having Integrated Document... Adding to the Voice technology, it allows the provider to record directly in to the PDA system and automatically transcribe upon sync with the main system back in the office. ... EMR also have Streamlined Voice Recognition technology with rich built-in macros which allow the provider to note his/her...

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. ... The holy grail of speech recognition is speaker independence for dictation – where it doesn’t matter who is speaking – the...