Voice Recognition and Accelerating Technology
Once again, the future is upon us. Just like on Star Trek, you can now talk to your computer. Since my hands were hurting from carpal tunnel, I decided to give voice software to try.
This software works 10 times better than I imagined. After doing research on the Internet it seems like Dragon NaturallySpeaking is the best software for voice recognition. Many people said that it doesn’t work very well, but I don’t think they tried it.
I was chatting with Matt online, and he had no idea that I had switched from typing to voice recognition software. it’s pretty interesting, actually. Because when you talk, you use a different part of your brain from when you type.
As a matter of fact, I’m using this software to dictate this post.
The really neat thing about this software is that it makes the promise of accelerating technology more and more real. It seems kind of silly to talk to a computer instead of using the keyboard, but in a few years it will seem natural.
Human beings have a certain natural resistance to change. When cars first appeared, just about 100 years ago, they didn’t even have a name for them! That’s why they called them horseless carriages. The same is true for the changes that we have today.
And so it is with voice recognition as well. Soon everyone will use it and it will be more common and easier than using a keyboard and mouse.
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