Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 10.0 (PC DVD)

Brand: Nuance Communications, Inc.

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7

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Create documents, reports and emails three times faster than most people type
Most accurate version ever, delivering up to 99% accuracy with no spelling errors
Control menus and dialog boxes by voice, play back your dictation for easier correction/proofing
New Dragon Voice Shortcuts collapse common tasks into simple voice commands
Create custom commands to insert blocks of texts or bitmapswith a single voice command
Dictate into handheld devices when you're away from your PC, automatically transcribe documents later
It learns to recognize your voice instantly, and continually improves the more you use it

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 13 x 8 cm; 240 Grams
Release date ‏ : ‎ 20 Aug. 2008
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nuance Communications, Inc.
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ A109X-W00-10.0
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001AZ6GG6

Best Sellers Rank: 3,032 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- 33 in Voice Recognition

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred gives small business andadvanced PC users the power to create documents, reports and emailsthree times faster than most people type #8212; with up to 99%accuracy. Surf the Web by voice or dictate and edit in MicrosoftWord and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and most other Windows-basedapplications. Create voice commands to quickly insert blocks oftexts or images #8212; such as your name, title, and signature.Dictate into a handheld device when you're away from your PC, oruse a Bluetooth microphone for the same great dictation resultswithout the wires. A109X-W00-10.0

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I was a satisfied user

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 May 2010

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I bought this software because increasing age and arthritis make the use of a keyboard (and fountain pen) uncomfortable. I'm not far into the software yet, so this is but a cursory review. I ordered it on Sunday evening from Pyramid, and it was delivered on Tuesday morning (top marks to Pyramid). I installed it in about 30 minutes. My PC - 3.2 GBit/S P4, 2 GB RAM, XP Pro fully patched - had no problems with the installation. I gave Dragon a couple of files to look at and learn from, then I was away. I have to admit to astonishment at the software's accuracy. I've done a bit of public speaking in my time, so I might have been a bit a better than some at dictating clearly. Anyway, whether because of that or because of the software (or both), my first attempt was surprisingly good. I have now resumed keeping a daily journal which I had had to give up because of hand pain. I am a very happy customer.

U P D A T E : a few weeks ago I received my free upgrade to Office 2010. Once that was in place the functionality of naturally Speaking 10 drained away. It will just about allow dictation into a Word 2010 document, but selecting, correcting and operations such as file management work fitfully if at all. Nuance confirms it won't work with Office 2010 (though don't expect to find that statement in the sales literature) and will not state when/if it ever will.

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A big improvement - dictation software you can really use

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2010

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This one seems to work in just about any environment.
I got it because i had to produce some documents in really clear English (CrystalMark to be precise). There's two ways to do this
1) spend hours writing it and fine-tuning it
2) speak it - right first time.

I don't know about you, but I speak at around 120 words per minute, and if I stop to type it out, I lose my train of thought. That's when I end up in choice 1 - endlessly refining and rewriting to make an over-complex sentence with long words simpler, word by word. It's a disaster.

I found that after a couple of tries, I could think clearly, aloud. The software takes care of putting the words on paper fast enough so you don't lose your train of thought. And it is far more accurate and effective than I had ever imagined.

What are the barriers to use?
If you use it on a train, expect to get the occasional "this train is calling at Darlington, York, Leeds, Wakefield Westgate . . ." scattered throughout your text (yes it really is that good - copes with background noise and even lots of voices at once in the background, but picks up words it recognises and writes them out).
If you can't think clearly, then you will have to practice thinking clearly. If you are used to typing all the time you have probably forgotten how.
Oh by the way, if you have a stutter or say erm a lot, or make little noises, then Dragon Naturally Speaking is watching out for this and just puts down what you meant to say, which I'm really impressed at. I compared a recording of my self for a blog cast with a dictation done at about the same time - loads of extra sounds and stutters on the MP3 track, but quite a clean bit of text.

Would i use it all the time? No, there are still some times when it is easier to sit down at a keyboard and type. But I'd love to meet a touch typist who can produce 1500 words in 40 mins (note that's only 25 wpm on average). But with Dragon Naturally Speaking you can.

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I. Cranston

excellent software, rubbish microphone

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 November 2009

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I last used voice recognition software about 5 years ago at which point it was an interesting gadget but functionnally pretty ropey. In the last 5 years however things have changed dramatically. After a 5 minute set up I was dictating with the 90% accuracy they claim (or higher) and after a week or two of episodic use the rates are now much higher.
The bundled microphone might as well not be there at all it adds so little to the package and I can't get on with using a mouse on the screen to guide my switching on and off of the microphone - I bought a Phillips SpeechMike (~£35 on ebay) to use with the software and have gone from strength to strength.
The software allows installation on more than one machine (for a single user) and this has been a really useful aspect, I have it on my work machine (letters and reports mainly), my home desktop (emails and dictating children's homework into 'best') and my laptop (mixture of both)although I'd really like there to be a simple way to share the training files across the three - at present its more accurate at work and at home - I know it is theoretically possible to do this but its really complicated for a simpleton like me and if there was a 'merge settings' button or similar it'd be much better.
Despite being a non-specialist (preferred) edition, it copes admirably with highly technical words and once one gets out of the err.. and umm dictation bad habits (which it tries manfully to translate into some words)and have spelt in some of the more unusual terms I'd really recommend this to all but the true touch typists out there. The command menus are also much easier to use than previously and when it does make a mistake, its so rare that I actually find it rather amusing in the same way that phonetic puns are.
I thoroughly recommend this product but suggest getting a decent hand-held microphone to use alongside - its money well-spent

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