Just purchased version 10 and it’s amazingly accurate. I use it for dictation as well as general navigation of my computer. It’s fast and intuitive.
@evelyns_pet_zebra the learning curve is virtually non-existent. There’s a very short and easy 5 minute training session (for the software). It prompts you to read text, you read it, it calibrates itself. There are also tutorials to walk through to learn the basic commands, but most are very obvious and simple natural language commands.
For instance… From a bare desktop I can do the following:
(all spoken)
-Start Firefox (my browser of choice)
-Click Fluther (I have it as a bookmark button on my toolbar)
-Pagedown (to scroll down the Fluther front page and find this post)
-Does anyone else use Dragon NaturallySpeaking (this will click to this post)
Viola! I’m looking at this discussion! Easy as can be! And no hands.
Dictation is equally easy. Speak what you want. Need to delete something? Simply say “Select the-text-that-I-want” and then say “scratch that…”. Easy and casual.
Would I recommend it? Yes. @Quagmire I think that it’s come a long, LONG way in those years. I used to feel the same way you did. I used to spend more time correcting my work than composing my work. That’s no longer the case.
TIP: Use a good microphone (headset or otherwise). I’ve tried out several. What seems to work best is a USB input with a microphone that is positioned directly in front of your mouth. The included headsets are often some of the better performing ones, but I’ve swapped them out in order to try out the field. Stick with the one in the box, or go with my recommendation if you look for a new one.