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Good Cross-Platform Speech-Recognition Programs?

Posted by timothy on from the get-back-in-your-hood-worm dept.

CryoStasis writes "I am a graduate student getting my degree in biomedical sciences. Because my work often requires me to maintain a local sterile environment (under a biological hood) I find that I am unable to physically touch my computer, which sits beside me, in order to open my notes, protocols, etc. while I'm working. As a result, I have begun to search for a voice-recognition program that will allow me to tell the computer what files/programs to launch. I know that the general field of voice recognition has come a long way, but I find that the built-in speech recognition systems in both OS X and Vista are clunky and difficult to use. Are there any good, cross-platform speech-recognition programs available that might fit the bill?"

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  1. Fresh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Fresh Post!

    1. Re:Fresh by Shadow_139 · · Score: -1, Troll

      UNCLEAN..., UNCLEAN...,

  2. Smart kid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you're a grad student in the sciences and write "build in" instead of "built-in".

  3. Re:Nope, there isn't. by rolfwind · · Score: -1, Troll

    Damn, wanted to add to my own parent comment a note to slashdot - PLEASE LET US LOG IN like we used to. The username/password right when I type a comment, why has it become a jump through hoops where you lose where you were at by going to other pages and logging in takes you right back to the home page? This is stupid.

  4. The difficulties of a one-armed man wanking off by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    to Internet pr0n...

  5. Re:Why not sterilize the keyboard? by mollymoo · · Score: -1, Troll

    The main machine in particular is an OSX laptop. Can't really sterilize it without... issues...

    It's a pity they don't fit Macs with USB ports or Bluetooth. Even if they did, nobody makes external keyboards or mice for Macs and you can't use the ones designed for PCs. Not a single hit on Google for "sterile keyboard", "medical keyboard", "sealed keyboard" or similar terms either. Yup, it looks like traditional input devices are a non-option.

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  6. Re:Paper by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Slashdot is a USA-centric website. Women make up 50.7% of the US population. Do you have your answer? No?

    The women have infiltrated Slashdot to enforce their crazy feminist policies. No, they're not going to fuck you or give you a blow job or anything, but they are going to control your minds with such foul play.

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