Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Review
This is the brilliant thing about technology. It just keeps getting better. The fact that I can control my computer with nothing but my voice is absolutely amazing. The Dragon Naturally Speaking software has in the past, has been somewhat erratic and error prone.
For instance with each dictated line, I used to have the correct at least two 
or three words, or often a string of nonsense that the software had put together. Now it seems I can type with my voice fairly efficiently. The new version, Dragon Naturally Speaking 9, is leaps and bounds ahead of the other versions or indeed, any other speech recognition product on the market..
For a start, it has a 99% accuracy rate after just a few minutes of training. I literally installed this program, and after no longer than five minutes of dictating some training material, it is working with around about a 96% accuracy rate.
I purchased the professional version of the software, which comes with a number of other features such as reading from text, transcribing prerecorded voice and integration with a number of popular Windows software programs such as Microsoft word.
I believe that, with this software, technology has entered a new age in terms of speech recognition. For instance, now the disabled and those having problems using the keyboard or mouse to control their computer will be able to effortlessly navigate around their Windows operating system. Often, the speech recognition program does not format or style the text as you wish, and this has to be done manually, but this is a small glitch in an otherwise perfect system.
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 comes in several versions, including a medical and legal version tailored to the specific professions. However, all the versions run in the same speech engine, so you get the same accuracy with all of them. And the basic version is only $ 99, which renders it in the reach of most computer enthusiasts.
I would definitely recommend getting Dragon naturally speaking 9. At long last, Nuance has developed software which actually works, regardless of your accent or origin. I would give the product a 8/10.
