Anybody here use Dragon Naturally Speaking 8.0?

[Floogeldy]

Opinions are appreciated.

Is 9.0 in the works?

Floog

[Floogeldy]

1. El Kicky-O

:)

[sakabatou]

2. What kind of program is it?

[Floogeldy]

3. Here ya go

"Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 is the most accurate speech recognition product Nuance has ever developed - delivering up to 99% accuracy! No other product delivers the power, accuracy and ease-of-use that make Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred the ideal solution for the PC enthusiast or home office user! Talk to your computer and your words instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel® WordPerfect®, and virtually all Windows®-based applications. Listen to incoming e-mail and documents read aloud. Search the Web by speaking URLs and links. Use dictation shortcuts that enable you to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps-such as your name, title, and signature-with a single voice command. Dictate directly into a PC or any Nuance-approved handheld digital recorder. A noise canceling microphone is even included. Now is the time to use the power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, and forever improve the way you work with your PC.

When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 Preferred, it will change the way you think about PCs. You'll be faster, and have more fun, as you create letters, reports, and e-mails all by speaking. Just talk, and you can surf the web, open and close applications, even control your mouse and the entire desktop!

Works With All Of Your Favorite Programs!
Dictate, edit and control applications all by voice with programs like Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Outlook® Express, Microsoft® Excel®, Microsoft® Internet Explorer®, America Online®, and Corel® WordPerfect®.

Faster Than Typing!
Most people speak faster than 160 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create letters and e-mails about three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking!

More Accurate Than Ever Before!
With a 25% increase in accuracy, Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 8 is up to 99% accurate and frequently more accurate than typing. Dragon NaturallySpeaking never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!

Easy To Use!
Simply install the Dragon NaturallySpeaking CD, and in just a few minutes, you'll be dictating letters, e-mails and surfing the web by voice! We even include a free noise-canceling microphone.

Mobile
Be productive on-the-go! Import recordings from any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription.

http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/preferred/

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. my old boss did

and we are able to get it at my new job as well. It works well overall. You just have to learn how to speak in the programs language. meaning the correct way to say things to make sure they are written properly. I hope that helps, i know its not much....

[southlandshari]

5. I used an older version a few years ago.

Actually, I didn't use it much because the voice training component on it sucked. I read chapter after chapter of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" to my computer as per programming request of DNS software, and my voice never "took". How terrible is that rejection?

:(

I'm relaxed about most stuff in life, but not typos and poor grammar/spelling. Journalism major - that's my cross to bear! Anyway, I just pecked away slowly at the keyboard rather than rely on the results that came out of my efforts to use DNS.

My need for the software was only temporary, thankfully, so it sits on a shelf, the seal broken but the program never really utilized. I'd be happy to sell it for a penny to anyone who really needs it!

:)

[Floogeldy]

6. I used an old version . . .

Back in the mid 90's. It was a bit of a pain, but workable when I got sick of typing.

Consumer reviews on amazon.com are raving about the latest version and its 99% accuracy. Apparently they have worked a lot of bugs out.

Journalism? Very cool. :)

[SeattleGirl]

7. One of my co-workers uses it and loves it.

I must say, I was impressed by it. I remember when Dragon first came out in the early 90's. It was painfully slow, but has reallly come a long way. I'm thinking of getting it myself, as I do a lot of typing in my job.