Possible to use voice recogenition software with laptop?

One thing I dislike abt laptops is the keyboard.... as
I'm not a god typist on a desktop keyboard much less
cramped laptop keyboard.

I also have a heck of a time using built in mousepad as
well.... I fumble around and make it do all kinds of
things didn't want.

Having said that it occurred to me that one solution
night be a voice recognition software such as Dragon
Dictate.

see link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832182058

Anyone using such software with their laptop for mostly
hands off use?

And.....any reason a laptop such as the 1420 can NOT
run such software?

Why buy 3rd party software when XP has its own already built in? I
frequently use it to take "brain dump" notes and occaisionally play with it
for dictation (although I prefer to type). I also often use it to read
documents to me while I'm driving - I often end up driving 100 miles to a
meeting having not fully read the document which the meeting is about, so I
simply put the laptop on the other seat and set it to read the document. I
use a little FM radio widget which plugs into the speaker socket and
broadcasts the output so I can hear it over the car stereo (becaue the
laptop's own speakers are a bit feeble against the car noise), and it works
very well. It has amusing results trying to interpret tables, but apart from
that it's brilliant.

PDR


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One thing I dislike abt laptops is the keyboard.... as
I'm not a god typist on a desktop keyboard much less
cramped laptop keyboard.

I also have a heck of a time using built in mousepad as
well.... I fumble around and make it do all kinds of
things didn't want.

Having said that it occurred to me that one solution
night be a voice recognition software such as Dragon
Dictate.

see link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832182058

Anyone using such software with their laptop for mostly
hands off use?

And.....any reason a laptop such as the 1420 can NOT
run such software?

wrote in message
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One thing I dislike abt laptops is the keyboard.... as
I'm not a god typist on a desktop keyboard much less
cramped laptop keyboard.

I also have a heck of a time using built in mousepad as
well.... I fumble around and make it do all kinds of
things didn't want.

Having said that it occurred to me that one solution
night be a voice recognition software such as Dragon
Dictate.

see link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832182058

Anyone using such software with their laptop for mostly
hands off use?

And.....any reason a laptop such as the 1420 can NOT
run such software?

I'm wondering if it will run on mine as well. Its a Dell Dimension 3000
& 2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron board. 1 gig memory.. Thanks Gimpy

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:33:40 -0600, wrote:

One thing I dislike abt laptops is the keyboard.... as
I'm not a god typist on a desktop keyboard much less
cramped laptop keyboard.

I also have a heck of a time using built in mousepad as
well.... I fumble around and make it do all kinds of
things didn't want.

Having said that it occurred to me that one solution
night be a voice recognition software such as Dragon
Dictate.

see link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832182058

Anyone using such software with their laptop for mostly
hands off use?

And.....any reason a laptop such as the 1420 can NOT
run such software?

I use Dragon Naturally Speaking with good results.

The way I use it is that as I read a book, I have my headset on, and I
can talk into the mic and have my text automatically entered into the
PC.

The accuracy is amazing. It helps to speak like a computer. I don't
use my normal voice at all. I realize that the sound coming from me
will be parsed, and I speak accordingly to make the job easier for
Dragon Naturally Speaking.

I took Developmental Psychology as a refresher for my Psyc degree (if
you don't use it you lose it). The exams were based on the ability to
read and retain a lot of small details. After the first exam I knew
the teacher's style. So, as I read through a chapter I spoke the
notes I wanted to take, and by the end of the chapter I had a set of
good quality notes already typed for me because I spoke them as I
read.

So, yes -- your 1420 should be able to handle it just fine!!! I say
go for it, the price is right. Just be sure to speak like a computer
or in a way that the computer can easily parse what you say

Regarding keyboards, I don't understand what you mean by cramped.
Doesn't your 1420 have a full-sized keyboard? I have found the Dell
keyboards to be OK. Not nearly as good as Lenovo, but still pretty
good.

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:05:51 -0000, "PDR"
wrote:

Why buy 3rd party software when XP has its own already built in? I
frequently use it to take "brain dump" notes and occaisionally play with it
for dictation (although I prefer to type). I also often use it to read
documents to me while I'm driving - I often end up driving 100 miles to a
meeting having not fully read the document which the meeting is about, so I
simply put the laptop on the other seat and set it to read the document. I
use a little FM radio widget which plugs into the speaker socket and
broadcasts the output so I can hear it over the car stereo (becaue the
laptop's own speakers are a bit feeble against the car noise), and it works
very well. It has amusing results trying to interpret tables, but apart from
that it's brilliant.

PDR

Please tell me where I can find text to speech in XP. I have a use
for that. Thanks.

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:28:37 -0500, "Gimpy"
wrote:

I'm wondering if it will run on mine as well. Its a Dell Dimension 3000
& 2.40 gigahertz Intel Celeron board. 1 gig memory.. Thanks Gimpy

Yours is more than powerful enough to use Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.
Just get a good headset.

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:33:40 -0600, wrote:

One thing I dislike abt laptops is the keyboard.... as
I'm not a god typist on a desktop keyboard much less
cramped laptop keyboard.

I also have a heck of a time using built in mousepad as
well.... I fumble around and make it do all kinds of
things didn't want.

Having said that it occurred to me that one solution
night be a voice recognition software such as Dragon
Dictate.

see link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832182058

Anyone using such software with their laptop for mostly
hands off use?

And.....any reason a laptop such as the 1420 can NOT
run such software?

If you do get it, get a really good headset. I use a Plantronics USB
one.

Check out user reviews on Amazon or CNET or any other place you can
find them.

Google for headsets that work with Dragon Naturally Speaking.

I also have a bluetooth one but haven't had time to try it yet. I'd
go wtih a direct connect though for quality notes.

Journey wrote:

Regarding keyboards, I don't understand what you mean by cramped.
Doesn't your 1420 have a full-sized keyboard? I have found the Dell
keyboards to be OK. Not nearly as good as Lenovo, but still pretty
good.

Well.....its more that I'm a lousy typist than that a
laptop keyboard is cramped

I admit.... I'm terrible typist


By the way.... which version of Dragon do you have?
Personal. Preferred, pro?

And...what brand/model headset do you use?

Journey wrote:

After the first exam I knew
the teacher's style. So, as I read through a chapter I spoke the
notes I wanted to take, and by the end of the chapter I had a set of
good quality notes already typed for me because I spoke them as I
read.

That's a GREAT strategy!!!

I can use that info as I'm taking chem 2 and calc 2!!

Will Dragon do math symbolic notation?

Journey wrote:

I also have a bluetooth one but haven't had time to try it yet. I'd
go wtih a direct connect though for quality notes.

Ok thanks...disregard my previous question

Yeah I was gonna ask if direct connect model still best
overall so thanks!!