People who get problems with their fingers from excessive typing may wish to consider dictation + voice recognition software. I am trying out Transcribe - online transcription and dictation software -- quite impressed so far.
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Ooooo like the sound of that. dictation would be a boon for me. My fingers can't keep up with my brain. (which says more about my typing skills than any cranial capacity).
Dragon Naturally Speaking is another popular one. I haven't used it. Not sure I'd like to hear my voice all day. Also, doesn't suit the way my brain works - maybe it's the crafting process that would not gel for me.
So in future phrases like "I should be dictating", "I'm in the middle of dictation" will be common. Wouldn't that make us 'dictators' - as an Iraqi such use of terms still conjure up a raw past....
I can imagine. I sometimes think Iraq must be the unluckiest country ever. Can't imagine how difficult it must be / have been for most citizens.So in future phrases like "I should be dictating", "I'm in the middle of dictation" will be common. Wouldn't that make us 'dictators' - as an Iraqi such use of terms still conjure up a raw past....
Yes, I agree; but it could be useful for when you already know what you want to say, eg if you have a handwritten draft which you scribbled out when travelling without a 'puter. It's not perfect though: e.g 'antibodies' becomes 'Auntie's bodice' ... many other similar mistranscriptions.
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