[Electronics-talk] Dragon Naturally Speaking

[Craig Borne]

Good morning,

Does anyone have experience using Dragon Naturally Speaking, which is a
speech to text software?  The user places a microphone/headset on and
dictates to the computer, which in turn types out what the user is saying.
In the past, a blind user had difficulty using this type of product because
you first had to read a paragraph or two into the microphone in order to
allow the program to recognize your diction, tone, etc.

My understanding is that later generations of this program are actually
quite good, and the program can recognize what the user is saying without
having to go through the pre-reading ritual.

Does anyone have thoughts or experience with this program?  Alternatively,
does anyone know of a program where an MP3 of a dictation can be run through
a certain software and be typed out in text, sort of like a computer
transcription of the audio?

Thank you,
Craig