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 enlarge | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $43.56
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Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 249
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: A309A=G00-9.0
Model: A309A-G01-9.0
UPC: 780420115187
EAN: 0780420117068
ASIN: B000GUDDXA
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Its like cheating at work August 17, 2008
Don't think twice about purchasing this item. Just do it! I use it at work. It is like cheating, it is so easy. I am totally addicted. Even for writing this review I am using it. Setting it up is a no-brainer and using it is as natural as speaking. Now I'm driving everybody crazy with all my long e-mails :-). You can even command it to make a smiley face. Enjoy!
NaturallySpeaking does more than expected August 10, 2008
Alison, my wife, purchased this product for me from Amazon. Since I'm the person using it she asked me to write the review. She purchased the standard edition version 9.5 because we were not sure how well it would work. We were simply looking for something that would do voice to print, while my hands were recovering from injury. After the initial tutorial and voice check, which took about 15 minutes, I was able to fill in an e-mail, plus work in Word. After gaining confidence with that, I started studying the other lessons and realized that the software was very handy for working the desktop, filling out forms online, and even navigating webpages.
The only downside, if you want to call it that, is that you do need to pay attention to the fact that you are using it. It helps to think out your sentences before you speak them, and watch for words that begin or end with s. I have also found my answers to somebody in the room & a call-out to 1 of our cats, in the body of an e-mail that I was dictating. The software works almost flawlessly with Word and Web-Mail, formerly known as Outlook Express, but will sometimes not allow selections and corrections in certain website response boxes. If I know in advance that what I intend to write will be fairly long, and do not know if the box will allow me to use all of the features of the NaturallySpeaking, then I will do the work in Word then cut and paste it to the web. This is a minor inconvenience compared to typing out the entire response or comment using the eraser end of pencils held in my hands; which had previously been my only option.
After my wife saw how well the software worked, she purchased a copy of the NaturallySpeaking preferred edition version 9.5 for herself. Because she sometimes has trouble with her left hand, plus knowing how well the standard version worked she wanted to make use of some of the other options, as she does a lot of work on her computer. She ordered hers with the stereo headphones, as I had upgraded to stereo headphones due to enjoying music while I'm on the PC. If you don't listen to music while working on your computer then the standard single side headset will probably be fine for you.
In case you are wondering, yes, I did write this opinion using my NaturallySpeaking. I did have to make some corrections, as in a few instances I did not think my sentences through, then failed to properly enunciate what I did want to say. Another reason that you want to speak in complete sentences is that by following what you are saying, the software can decide which spelling of a particular word is needed, for example, it can choose, in the context of a sentence, whether you need thier, there or they're. While it may not be foolproof nor 100% perfect, it is one of the best pieces of software I've ever worked with and has been a tremendous help to me, even only having used it for about three weeks. By the way, you do not need to speak loudly for the software to work, a normal speaking voice or even lower, works just fine.
dragon naturally speaking August 8, 2008
I am very happy with this product. It takes some time to train it to one's voice, but it performs very well once the learning curve is over.
 Needs Training August 6, 2008
I bought the "Standard" version twice from Amazon and both times could not load the program because it had an "Invalid" product key. I finally went to Fry's and purchased the "Preferred" version. What I find is that the program does not recognize a significant number of words and commands, even though I did a lot of "training" and speak clearly. It could be that my microphone and/or sound care is deficient, but I find myself having to "train" the program to recognize many words and commands. Once it's trained it's okay, but one must be prepaed to have a lot of patience with this program. Other than that, the program is okay and very useful.
 NaturallySpeaking & Laughing My Butt Off! August 6, 2008
I purchased NS to make it quicker for my ebay listing. Well, I like it alot, it helps alot, but I never expected it to also be so amusing!
For the most part, it gets it right I'd say 90% of the time...but when it misunderstands me and types what it THINKS I said, sometimes it's so funny I laugh till I cry.
The only thing I didn't like was the headset that came with it- way too uncomfortable, but that was easy to fix by buying a better headset.
I'd certainly recommend NS to anyone who tires of typing.
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