Have you tried the Windows 7 voice recognition system? How well does it work? How does it compare to third-party applications like Dragon Naturally Speaking.
Edit: 7 not 6.
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I used DNS extensively two years ago when I fell with my motorcycle and broke both my arms (shoulder to wrist casts with a back brace).
It is an amazing app and once I worked through the learning curve, it has become one of the key tools in my PC usage.
It is an amazing app and once I worked through the learning curve, it has become one of the key tools in my PC usage.
Bollocks... try doing stand up comedy instead... or go into politics.
I have been titting around with voice recognition for 30 years ... and it is still not close or worthwhile ... 75 percent? What about the 25 percent you had to type? The game is not worth the candle ...
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I have been titting around with voice recognition for 30 years ... and it is still not close or worthwhile ... 75 percent? What about the 25 percent you had to type? The game is not worth the candle ...
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Fitvideo
Bollocks... Great word. Too bad we don't use it here in the US. ... Might make that my personal mission. 
I don't know. I guess it all depends on how much typing you generally do, and how much damage you can tolerate inflicting on your hands. I definitely intend to make a concerted effort at using it, even if just for dictating lengthy emails and articles.
I don't know. I guess it all depends on how much typing you generally do, and how much damage you can tolerate inflicting on your hands. I definitely intend to make a concerted effort at using it, even if just for dictating lengthy emails and articles.
i play poker professionaly online and i click often. i dont think i have carpal tunnel because ive been to the doctor and they had me doing physical therapy and many other things. however, ive pretty much destroyed both of my wrista, fingers, and pretty much the entire hand. They fatigue and feel very weak. ive taken 6 months off and they still havent repaired. the doctor wanted to do surgery, but i ended up getting a steroid shot and that helped a lot. However, my wrist is in bad shape and i dont want to get surgery because i believe it is more than just my wrist injured and i dont want to just jump into a surgery when they are noticing just a % of the injury. ive owned nearly 30 different computer mice so that i can mouse without pain. if i received pain with one mouse i would switch to another so i could work with my hand in a different angle. ive tried nuance dragon for awhile, but i could not get productive enough because you have to wait for it to transcribe before you move to a different screen and that is very timely when multitasking.
I'm a righty and was running in to problems with wrist pain several years ago. I do a lot of gaming, so at work I switched to using my left hand for the mouse and then switching to the right hand for the really important gaming stuff at home. Just look for a mouse that's made for both handedness. Took a short period of time to learn using the left side.
I can see how moving quickly back and forth through different windows might be a challenge.
If you haven't checked them out, you might try a large touchpad, or maybe a Gyro Mouse.
If you haven't checked them out, you might try a large touchpad, or maybe a Gyro Mouse.
While it may not officially be "Carpal Tunnel" you probably have some sort of repetitive stress injury (RSI) (PS I'm not a doctor). I had a mild brush with it back when I started computing. After an hour or two at work I couldn't use one of my hands.
I had several months of physio and luckily recovered. But it can flare up if I'm not careful.
By careful, I mean working at an "ergonomically" unsound workstation.
Definition: Ergonomics is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker. Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries, which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability. (Wikipedia)
Basically it means making sure that you have a workstation and computer equipment that does not put undue strain on your body, in your case specifically your hands and wrists.
Very simply put, first you need a "proper" computing chair. Then the chair height has to be "correct" for your body. Next, the keyboard height has to be "correct" related to chair height. Finally monitor height must be right for your eye level.
My originally workstation was an ergonomic "disaster". Simply by rearranging it along ergonomic principles provided me with huge relief.
You might also want to look into things like "Wave"/split style keyboards, and alternate types of mouse pointers and wrist rests. I recently read a review of a mouse that is rotated so that your hand is in a "handshake" position rather than rotated flat. I have found that a "split" keyboard is a great help too. It took about a week to get used to, but now when I go back to "normal" straight keyboards I feel it very quickly. I've even seen split keyboards that are rotated vertically like an indian TeePee, again to keep your hands in a more natural position. I suspect they take more getting use to.
I had several months of physio and luckily recovered. But it can flare up if I'm not careful.
By careful, I mean working at an "ergonomically" unsound workstation.
Definition: Ergonomics is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker. Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries, which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability. (Wikipedia)
Basically it means making sure that you have a workstation and computer equipment that does not put undue strain on your body, in your case specifically your hands and wrists.
Very simply put, first you need a "proper" computing chair. Then the chair height has to be "correct" for your body. Next, the keyboard height has to be "correct" related to chair height. Finally monitor height must be right for your eye level.
My originally workstation was an ergonomic "disaster". Simply by rearranging it along ergonomic principles provided me with huge relief.
You might also want to look into things like "Wave"/split style keyboards, and alternate types of mouse pointers and wrist rests. I recently read a review of a mouse that is rotated so that your hand is in a "handshake" position rather than rotated flat. I have found that a "split" keyboard is a great help too. It took about a week to get used to, but now when I go back to "normal" straight keyboards I feel it very quickly. I've even seen split keyboards that are rotated vertically like an indian TeePee, again to keep your hands in a more natural position. I suspect they take more getting use to.
I'm experimenting with it to set up a computer for a lady of 89 so that she can call her daughters using Skype. She struggled with the mouse and just could not get the hang of it. I am not that hopeful that she would cope with the mouse grid. Any clues on how using speech commands she could get the system to start a Skype call to a particular individual. I notice that in Skype the position of peoples names changes depending wheter they are on line or offline. Any clues to solving this would be welcomed.
I just set up a new desktop, which will be running Windows 7 Speech Recognition. Don't have Sype installed yet though.
My gut tells me that Windows 7 can handle it. However, I also Googled and found these links:
https://extras.skype.com/42/view
http://umeskype.blogspot.com/
I can't vouch for either, but they look as if they might be helpful.
My gut tells me that Windows 7 can handle it. However, I also Googled and found these links:
https://extras.skype.com/42/view
http://umeskype.blogspot.com/
I can't vouch for either, but they look as if they might be helpful.
Dose the the Windows 7 voice recognition system apply to the full OS-commands i.e. opening closing files etc.?
As to the problems with wrist pain I switched to a trackbal several years ago. Took a little getting used to at first.
Voice recognition is kind of a holy grail in the IT world and for those interested, a searh for "karlsruhe institute of technology speech recognition" will give some interesting results.
As to the problems with wrist pain I switched to a trackbal several years ago. Took a little getting used to at first.
Voice recognition is kind of a holy grail in the IT world and for those interested, a searh for "karlsruhe institute of technology speech recognition" will give some interesting results.
Sorry for the delay. Just happened back to this article and saw the question.
Yes, the voice recognition functionality is a part of the operating system. You just need to activate it and then spend some time allowing it to calibrate to your voice.
Yes, the voice recognition functionality is a part of the operating system. You just need to activate it and then spend some time allowing it to calibrate to your voice.
Tim, thanks for the info, as I am in the process of specing a PC for my wife, who used to love her computers and is now due to MS (Multiple Sclerosis) which has affected her vision no longer able to interact with a computer using a monitor. I am aware that their is specialised software for the blind but it would be great to have the OS deal with this issue.
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