For those of you who, like myself, have had TM affect your hands, you =
might want to try a dictation program called NaturallySpeaking by Dragon =
Systems, Inc.
With a numbness and pain in my hands, I found typing very difficult, as =
well as frustrating. I was reduced to the Columbus method: find a key =
and land on it. Since I do a fair bit of typing in writing short pieces =
and in chatting with friends on the 'net, it was really becoming a =
problem. So my friends bought me this program, and it has really been a =
help.
A little bit of mouse work is required; It's a dictate, cut and paste =
type of program, with a lot of voice commands to let you format and work =
in your document. You have to train it to your speech patterns. You =
would be surprised at what different words can sound like! Even so, I =
can communicate faster and with less pain than I've been able to in =
months.
It does require at least a Pentium 133, Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, =
16-bit sound card or built-in audio system on a desktop including Sound =
Blaster 16 or some Sound Blaster 32 or other cards; approximately 60 MB =
hard disk; 32 megs RAM for Windows 95, 48 megs RAM for Windows NT, and a =
CD-ROM. It comes with a microphone. I had to upgrade my computer to do =
it, but the ability to communicate megs well worth it. There are other =
programs out there; but my friends in the business recommended this one, =
and I've been really happy with it.
Be well: >
Sam
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