And it's amazing. I find that it's much more natural and fluid for language to go from thought to speech than from thought to typing. Also, the accuracy is better than typing, (including spelling) and it comes with a headset that is more than adequate. Give it a try folks, and forget about carpal tunnel forever...
Here's where I'm at so far, and what I'm still working on
-Used PartitionMagic to create ext3, linuxswap, and fat32 partitions prior to ubuntu installation (get it OEM v.8.0 for $20 off PriceGrabber.com)
Out-of-the-box: The screen brighten/dim function keys work Touchpad works Everything else, except what's noted in last section
Used info in the Ubuntu forums to set up the following -fglrx driver for 3D acceleration with my ATI card -wpa_supplicant for WPA encryption -ipw driver for intel wireless
Future projects: (free-time dependent) -built-in SD card reader does not work yet -after installing the ATI driver, suspend-to-disk crashes on resume -suspend-to-RAM crashes on resume 1/3 of time -external monitor port doesn't work w/ projector
I'm really happy with it so far - the few remaining challenges will only give me an opportunity to learn Linux better.
Scientists are worried that if it comes to out first through a newspaper that people won't have an appropriate amount of skepticism. Maybe they should remember to be skeptical about articles in peer-reviewed journals. It's easy to publish peer-reviewed tripe- just ask Dr. Hwang, or any of his peers that reviewed his fake stem cell research.
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And it's amazing. I find that it's much more natural and fluid for language to go from thought to speech than from thought to typing. Also, the accuracy is better than typing, (including spelling) and it comes with a headset that is more than adequate. Give it a try folks, and forget about carpal tunnel forever...
Here's where I'm at so far, and what I'm still working on
-Used PartitionMagic to create ext3, linuxswap, and fat32 partitions prior to ubuntu installation (get it OEM v.8.0 for $20 off PriceGrabber.com)
Out-of-the-box:
The screen brighten/dim function keys work
Touchpad works
Everything else, except what's noted in last section
Used info in the Ubuntu forums to set up the following
-fglrx driver for 3D acceleration with my ATI card
-wpa_supplicant for WPA encryption
-ipw driver for intel wireless
Future projects: (free-time dependent)
-built-in SD card reader does not work yet
-after installing the ATI driver, suspend-to-disk crashes on resume
-suspend-to-RAM crashes on resume 1/3 of time
-external monitor port doesn't work w/ projector
I'm really happy with it so far - the few remaining challenges will only give me an opportunity to learn Linux better.
Scientists are worried that if it comes to out first through a newspaper that people won't have an appropriate amount of skepticism. Maybe they should remember to be skeptical about articles in peer-reviewed journals. It's easy to publish peer-reviewed tripe- just ask Dr. Hwang, or any of his peers that reviewed his fake stem cell research.