Hi all: I'm going to be having surgery soon and will basically only be able to type with one finger. Does anyone know of a speech reg software i can use with Windows XP - not just with word processing software but with everthing from Poser and icq to Photoshop & PSP. Anyone know??

The problem is that few of them are even remotely useful without a LOT of hours spent 'training it' to recognize your voice and speech patterns. When they rebuilt my arm, I tried some of it. 1000 hours later, I still spent more time correcting what it typed than I did getting work done.

Well that stinks! I can't be without my puter for an indefinite amount of time - how will i feed my addiction? Hahaha. Geez, i guess i'll have to learn to type really fast with one finger then...sigh

my boss is a two finger typer and hits about 40 wpm that way. Simply amazing.

Wow, well, i will only have the use of one hand and thus one finger. I never really learned to type the "right' way to begin with...

http://search.netscape.com/nscp_results.adp?query=speech%2brecognition%2bsoftware&source=NSCPRedirect try this search while many speech recognitions are mispelling things (because of how each person talks, accents, language difficulties.. ) they can still help you. (at least if you don't mind the mispellings. )

Thanks Jen, I'll look into it.

Never a problem :)

Dragon Naturally Speaking is one of the best. I've used it a few times (recurring SRI), and if you're OK with misspellings, it'll usually get your point across with very little time spent training it. It gets better the more you use it.

My husband uses Dragon Naturally Speaking, too. It's really quite good and you can use it in all kinds of programs, not just word processing.

Another vote for Dragon Naturally Speaking. It is not perfect but compared to one finger typing its great. You do need to correct errors but it improves and works faster than I can type. (I'm slow) pronounce each word clearly with a slight pause between words and it works better. Best wishes on your surgery.

I have MS and sometimes it is very difficult for me to type or use a mouse. I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking and used it. It works great after you set it up and train it to your voice. That was hardest for me because when I have a flareup of MS I slurr words. But it did work well once I got past that hurdle. Get a good microphone headset, take your time and don't get frustrated if it doesn't work right the first time. It took me about 4 days of working to get the program working so that I could use it right. But again I slur words...

Maybe that's why I had so much trouble with Dragon. I type over 100 wpm, and talk a hell of a lot slower. Subtract from that speed the time it took to correct, and it wasn't worth it for me. Hell, after a month, I was typing 50 wpm with the hand that wasn't in a cast, so I adjusted.