... recognition software, Dragon Naturally Speaking has three primary areas of functionality. Dictation, whereby spoken language is transcribed to written text; commands that control, whereby spoken language is recognized as a command to click controls; and finally text-to-speech whereby written text is converted to synthesized audio stream. Early versions of the software had to be trained for approximately 10 minutes to recognize the user's voice, though version 9 no longer requires the initial training. It claims that using Dragon Naturally Speaking, writing a 900 word essay would take 6 minutes, while typing 40 words per minute and writing a 900 word essay would take 22 minutes. (Taken from Wikipedia.com) Advantages * Up to 99% accuracy * Saves time * Less mistakes * Easier to get what you want typed easily * Ignores some background noise to deliver maximum performance * Compatible with many software * Learns from mistakes Disadvantages * Can make mistakes * Expensive * Have to train the program before using How ...

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