Any dragon naturally speaking software users here?

If you go to the Nuance.com website Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Product Suite you can read about all the different features they have. I more than one version on my laptops and desktops. But I love DNS 10 Preferred so much that I bought it for everyone on my staff. They're able to answer customer support questions twice as fast (when they're not accessing our knowledge base) and crank out some serious quality content quickly. Our most recent typing tests have shown they average 150 wpm. I've been using DNS for a long time and I average about 175 wpm.

It's a great piece of software. One of it's downsides, however, is that it has difficulty with certain accents, but it's nothing additional training can't handle.

RoD

I have the professional version of DNS 10, and used it extensively on my Windows XP machine..Great software, the learning curve is a bit steep, but once you train it (and yourself) it works.

Since upgrading to Windows 7, I find the built in Speech Processor is as good as if not better than DNS (this was available in Vista as well, but since I never used it I can't say how it compares to DNS or Windows 7).

Hi,

I am a 'hunt and peck' typist (still pretty fast), but the more I use DNS, the more I love using it. I wear glasses, but sometimes at the end of the day I end up with eye strain, so it really helps out.

Like a couple of others said, the training is not that time consuming and it updates the changes each time you use.

Very happy with it and one of the top softwares I have purchased.

Thanks,

John

Was also wondering how this software works thanks for the feedback guys. So 'duh' we have this kind of program available on vista and W7? Will check that out ASAP.
Pattay-Addict had the same(exact) worry as you. Let us know how you get on if you purchase or take the trial.

Check my username you will get it

slainte

I'm looking into getting DNS as well! Any ideas where I can get it cheap?

Hi Mate,

I use Dragon 10 preferred. And I love it. It took me only about 10 mins to train it (which is part of the set-up anyway)

And every now and then I have to correct a word...but when I correct it using Dragon, it rarely makes that mistake again. It actually gets more accurate the more you use it.

The only mistake I made with the software in the beginning was that I used to just edit the word manually on the page as I saw it. But the problem with this...is that Dragon wont know it made a mistake and it will keep happening.

So, when you get Dragon (and you should) make sure you correct the mistakes with dragon...so it remembers not to do it again.

I have a strong australian accent...and it picked up my words perfectly.

Hope this helps?

Take Care,

Michael Silvester

Mitchy - I got DNS 10 at Target for like, $40 or so. It came with a headset in the box, and it works fine, but I rather use a little earpiece with a dangling mic that I got with a creative webcam a while back. I look like less of a dork when I record screencap videos that way too, lol.

But out of the box, it comes with everything you need and like everyone said, just do the training and it'll recognize you better and better.

I type faster than I talk and have an easier time staying focused. The only reason why I use my Plantronics headset now is to listent to youtube while I type ... LOL.

Hello Alan,

I have DNS Standard 10 for my XP and Microsoft standard on my laptop Vista

DNS is the winner and easy to use

The company has been running a 50% off sale ... $99.95 in half or $50

Tiger Direct had it for $29 in December

Have a good speaker or headset to make everything operate smootly

All the Best

Why upgrade your copy of dragon?

I just go a new laptop and it has windows 7 so alot of my older programs don't run so smooth.

I figured that I could work something out...

So I checked on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. and there are a ton of videos showing how to install dual operating systems, I am not a techie at all.

but I installed xp on my laptop as well as leaving windows 7 and dragon works now.

check it out, you can save some money with programs you already have.

Torrance

Definitely a great program, but it all depends on the time you put in at the beginning.

You HAVE to train it, and it just keeps getting better the more you do. At my fastest have done about 105 words per minute, but if I type and mouth the words as I do it, I find I really have to slow down my voice. Try it and see what happens, and that should erase any doubt about speed.

Which just leaves the issue of training, and if you follow all the directions in the setup and training guides and put some real time into it, it will adapt.

Also, don't overlook the advice of talking to it in a smooth conversational style. It works a lot better if you do that than talk slow or choppy. Once it's trained, the best way to avoid doing that is don't even look at the computer screen when writing something long.

I'm a freelance content writer, and I can write top quality articles on subjects I know well in 15 minutes. That includes the time it takes to edit them. Try that with typing.

If you're wrists are bothering you, I say go for it.

Pattaya-Addict, I think that would be the best way to do it, in order to take advantage of the special ongoing deal here in the US! I'm pretty sure that there is no regional encoding in the software. While it has a bit of a learning curve (I was a little annoyed at some of the mistakes it made initially), over time it'll get better and become acclimated to how you use it. One thing that really irked me in the beginning is the slight delay you get in between speaking the sentence and having it appear on the screen. You just have to learn to push through that. In spite of this "delay", it's still actually far faster than typing, though sometimes it doesn't feel like it!

I've used dragon since the day it came out.

Today I walk the beaches of S. FL and talk to my Sony, then later plug into laptop while having lunch, and then push a button (after some quick proof reading) and it converts to PDF.

In one day, just by talking, I can create a specialty report in PDF and have an MP3 too.

It is as close to INSTANT product creation as it gets. It has more than paid for itself, a 1000 times over.

Like any TOOL, you have to learn how and WHY to use it.

Good luck with your projects.

gjabiz