Comments on: Speech Recognition In Vista http://www.williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/ Games, Crafts and Life. Lots of cats too. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Will http://www.williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35867 Will Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:33:55 +0000 http://williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35867 The most frustrating part about this is that when it works, it is so damn cool. Telling my PC what to do with touching anything is really awesome. So when it starts screwing up, it is very disappointing. Generally, commands work very well. Starting programs, moving the mouse around, and navigating websites work well enough and is almost enjoyable. I was able to log into the site and navigate Wordpress' backend to approve your comments. The dictation, especially when trying to say the name of a website, is hit-or-miss. I can't even get to my own website without it thinking I want to go to Williams and Sonoma's site. I will remain optimistic and hope that it will get better as I work with it. The most frustrating part about this is that when it works, it is so damn cool. Telling my PC what to do with touching anything is really awesome. So when it starts screwing up, it is very disappointing.

Generally, commands work very well. Starting programs, moving the mouse around, and navigating websites work well enough and is almost enjoyable. I was able to log into the site and navigate Wordpress’ backend to approve your comments.

The dictation, especially when trying to say the name of a website, is hit-or-miss. I can’t even get to my own website without it thinking I want to go to Williams and Sonoma’s site.

I will remain optimistic and hope that it will get better as I work with it.

]]> By: Tony http://www.williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35618 Tony Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:46:49 +0000 http://williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35618 There is something very cool about blogging via speech recognition. Very meta. Seems like we've been waiting for SR for a long time. There is something very cool about blogging via speech recognition. Very meta.

Seems like we’ve been waiting for SR for a long time.

]]> By: Captain Betty http://www.williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35616 Captain Betty Sat, 09 Jun 2007 02:40:09 +0000 http://williamandnadia.com/blog/2007/06/08/speech-recognition-in-vista/#comment-35616 They've been trying this for years. I remember getting a copy of IBM's Naturally Speaking. You had to train that sucker for hours to get it to recognize your voice. It sounds as if they haven't made much progress. They’ve been trying this for years. I remember getting a copy of IBM’s Naturally Speaking. You had to train that sucker for hours to get it to recognize your voice. It sounds as if they haven’t made much progress.

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