Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (Standard Edition) (PC): Amazon.co.uk: Software

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Platform: Windows XP / 2000 / 98 / Vista
Media: CD-ROM
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Over three times faster than typing, and up to 99% accurate
Edit and control just about any Windows-based application, including Mozilla and Firefox, with voice commands
Built-in Nothing But Speech technology filters out "ums" and "ahs" and other conversational fillers
Lets you navigate web pages by speaking the URLs and links

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With Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard you can talk to your computer and watch words quickly appear in documents, e-mails, instant messages and even surf the web simply by speaking! It's amazingly accurate - up to 99% - and really easy to use. There's no script reading or "voice training" required, so you can get started dictating right away. Perfect for the whole family - busy parents, kids just learning to type, and even grandparents!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Reduces my keyboard use by 80%, 22 May 2007

By	Owen Palmer (Spain) - See all my reviews

Perhaps the best way of reviewing this software is by reading a text and not correcting it so that you can see how many errors Dragon naturally speaking makes.
Here is an extract taken from The Reason Why, by Cecil Woodham-Smith:

Before The Light Brigade had advanced 50 yards the Russian guns crashed out, and great clouds of smoke rose at the end of the valley. A moment later an extraordinary and inexplicable incident took place. The advance was proceeding at a steady trot when suddenly Nolan, riding beside his friend Captain Maurice in the first line, urged on his horse and galloped diagonally across the front.
Galloping madly a head and to the right, he crossed in front of Lord Cardigan -- an unprecedented breach of military etiquette -- and, turning in his saddle, shouted and waved his sword as if he would address The Brigade. Had he suddenly realised that his interpretation of the order had been wrong, and that in his impetuosity he had directed the Light Brigade to certain death? No one will ever know, because at that moment a Russian shell pressed on the right of Lord Cardigan, and a fragment tour at its way into Nolan's breast, exposing his heart.

As you can see, there are some errors, but once you have learnt to use the software correction is quite an easy process.I still use the keyboard, but much less than I used to.
I installed Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 on a Dell laptop with one Gb of RAM. the only technical problem that persists is that the software does not like to hibernate. I suspect that this is because the user files must be saved before shutting down the programme.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this software!, 17 Oct 2006

By	Paul S. Weaver (Brighouse, W Yorks United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This product really does do what it says it does and makes typing effortless. As you would expect I am writing this review using Dragon voice recognition software. The accuracy rate is simply stunning. Within 20 minutes of installing the software I was able to dictate the entire front page of the Guardian newspaper with only three corrections required. I have been a fan of Dragon and its various incarnations over the last five years but this version does seem to be as near perfect as I can imagine. My only minor reservation is that I have not been able to successfully get it to work with my nine-year-old daughter's voice. However she gets an excellently with version 8.

As for the previous reviewer who really seems to have struggled with the programme, all I can think of is that the programme is fairly demanding in terms of system resources and needs a minimum of 1 GB of RAM. This would explain the frequent crashes he was experiencing. If like me you are a fairly mediocre typist then this software is completely liberating and a joy to use. So far during this dictation I have only had to make one correction. I have the preferred edition which does claim to offer greater compatibility with other programmes. However even version 8 in its standard form allowed me to dictate into virtually any programme. The only limitation was that in some programmes I could not correct and train mistakes.

All in all I think this is a superb programme that almost makes the dictation process a pleasure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased indeed, 31 Oct 2007

By	Matthew D. Browning - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having had an older version of NaturallySpeaking (7) I was aware of the versatility of this software. Unfortunately my old laptop went to the wall and when it my voice recognition software.

I returned to banging away on the keyboard which is frustrating and not very natural for me.

Once installed I was a bit disappointed to have to repeat the same training that I did on my old software, however 10 minutes later and it's all working.

And very impressed with the accuracy of version 9, the older versions required quite a lot of correcting and customising of the dictionary. In the hour since I've been using the new software I have hardly had to correct anything and I know that it is already adjusting itself to the kind of words I use.

Whatever anybody says about this software, it is simply the only voice recognition software (outside NASA) that actually does what it is supposed to do. For anybody who finds general typing a tedious process this programme is likely to enhance your ability and your motivation to put things down on paper.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent voice recognition program!
I am writing this review using version 9 of Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Standard Edition). I have only been using it for a very short time, but already I can tell that it has... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Mr. Mt Cosgrove

4.0 out of 5 stars I'll never type again
I've been using this product to help with my academic writing. I'm amazed at how accurate the recognition software is and how it remembers and improves the more you use it. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Dave C

1.0 out of 5 stars Naturally Speaking?
I don't know much about the program and its history and all, I brought a copy in the hopes of making life easy for my writing and sadly It failed basically in short it works like... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Steven Pearson

3.0 out of 5 stars A good product, but with some problems still in version 9+ !
I recently bought this product for my step-father, so to make it easier for him to write long letters. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Mr. A. M. HOGG

1.0 out of 5 stars Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (Standard Edition) (PC).Phooey.
Got me one of these. Wouldn't install in Vista. Downloaded whacking great patch. Wouldn't install. Said I needed to get a sound system. Have one. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Arpana INFJ

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Piece of Software.
I purchased NaturallySpeaking 9 to use on Windows Vista (no problems at all installing it). I found its accuracy to be around 85% but am sure it will improve with continued use... Read more

Published 15 months ago by A. J. Furnival

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent product
I bought Dragon naturally speaking standard version 9 because I discovered that IBM ViaVoice millennium could not be made to work with Microsoft windows Vista. Read more

Published 17 months ago by phonetique

1.0 out of 5 stars Nightmare
This product is advertised as being ready to go in the box - let me assure you it is not. Just how much training is required to get this program to work correctly is beyond me, as... Read more

Published 18 months ago by D. H. Jackson

5.0 out of 5 stars surprisingly good inside a week
As is the tradition with reviews of this software, I have dictated all of this review without making any changes myself stop so far I have been using the software for about a... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Mr. RJ WILMSHURST

1.0 out of 5 stars slows down everything else dramatically
I'm a writer with RSI so I had high hopes. Installed ok, voice recognition not bad at all, BUT one very big problem - immediately following installation virtually every other... Read more

Published 19 months ago by writer with RSI

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