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Are You Talking to Your PC Yet?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hello-computer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If you have ever asked "Do those speech-to-text apps like Dragon NaturallySpeaking and IBM ViaVoice really work?" Pocket PC Addict has posted a detailed review of Dragon Naturally Speaking for Pocket PC and Desktop machines. It is written from the perspective of someone who has been burned by speech to text software in the past and had vowed to never try one of these apps again. It is encouraging for slow typists who would like to use their voice to write. Plus it details some valuable tips for using it with Pocket PCs."

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  1. Clippy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if I ask Clippy to STFU, will he?

  2. Summary of the article by Ingolfke · · Score: 5, Funny

    All though Text two speach is a grape gnu technology it is not red E for the main stream yet.

    1. Re:Summary of the article by jayhawk88 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Damn, is it 1993 again already? Quick, someone call Scott McNealy up and tell him we're all ready for the thin-client PC, this time we mean it, no really!

  3. My problem by teiresias · · Score: 5, Funny

    The problem I always found with uuhhhhh voice writing was mmmmm filtering out unwanted noises and shhhhh distractions from my posts period return But I uhh guess they've fixed most of those burp problems by now right question mark

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  4. Voice recognition is great by mistersooreams · · Score: 3, Funny

    It walks just fin four mee!

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    1. Re:Voice recognition is great by Lord+Kano · · Score: 1, Funny

      Eye thought that eye was a loan.

      LK

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  5. Are You Talking to Your PC Yet? by glsunder · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been talking to my PC for years:

    You god damned son of a bitch! F'n Piece of shit!

  6. Note to self by narsiman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do not run webservers on PocketPCs even if you are an addict

    1. Re:Note to self by RangerRick98 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No no, you never actually make a beowulf cluster of things; you just imagine beowulf clusters of things. :)

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      "You're older than you've ever been, and now you're even older."
  7. That looks promising by FearTheFrail · · Score: 2, Funny

    And mine works just fine. Submit. Submit. I said submit. Why isn't this expletivedeleted thing triggering the submit button. Submit! Submit! Damn it, I have to move the mouse.

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  8. MOD PAIR RENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    bracket en slash tee close bracket

  9. Re:Spoken programming languages by vidnet · · Score: 4, Funny
    Like an intern, it should accept phrases like "code that %&#@% interface by tomorrow you @#$%@ piece of *&^$&!!!"

    Hey, maybe you could base it on perl!

  10. I've been swearing at it for years... by bADlOGIN · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll be happy when someone codes a DWIM method (Do What I mean):)

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  11. Re:Spoken programming languages by s4m7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "code that %&#@% interface by tomorrow you @#$%@ piece of *&^$&!!!"

    Boss, is that you?

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  12. Re:I treid with my Mac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My internet browser heard us saying the word Fry and it found a movie about Philip J. Fry for us. It also opened my calendar to Friday and ordered me some french fries."

  13. Open Explorer? Moment is poor. by cbr2702 · · Score: 2, Funny

    How perceptive!

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  14. Re:I tried Dragon Dictate... by bynary · · Score: 2, Funny

    All right, here's why I have problems with voice-driven phone systems: I have young children. Here's a typical scenario in my house:

    I call the bank to check on my balance...

    "Thank you for calling Bank WeHaveYourMoney. Please say your 16 digit account num..."

    "DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD"

    "I'm sorry, I didn't understand your request. Please..."

    "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...DON'T HIT!"

    "It sounds like you're having trouble. Please say one of the following support options for further assistance. For assistance with your account balance say..."

    *CRASH* "STOP IT!"

    "It sounds like you're having trouble. Please say one of the following support options for further assistance. For assistance with your..."

    "Stupid, fucking phone! Just give me an operator!"

    "Thank you. Our mailing address is..."

    *CLICK*

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  15. Re:Why I've never liked speech to text by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, it would be really cool if she kicks ass in Halo 2 so I could have a good wingman on co-op games!

    That's what you meant, right?

  16. Re:I treid with my Mac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's because we only have 5 numbers here in Canada. (kidding)

    Actually, all it does is generate a random number. Fortunately, in Canada, we're all so polite that whoever you call will look up the number for you. We call it "Distributed Directory Assistance" or DDA for short.

    You just got lucky and got the right number the first time. That happened to me once.

  17. Been talking to my computer for 2 decades by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now if it was only equipped with some sort of speech recognition product, I'd really have something'...