This program is designed to allow you to use all Microsoft programs like Word and Excel through just voice commands. This also include searching the Internet through Internet Explorer. It will work with Macintosh equivalents such as Safari. It allows you to work many programs on the computer without the use of a mouse. This can help people who have trouble with visual tracking and fine motor difficulties. It can also be a benefit of all you busy people out there!
Below is a link to the Nuance Communications website where you can watch demos from the Dragon Home version. Look to the left menu for other versions.
http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/by-product/dragon-for-pc/home-version/index.htm
If you want a really good demo, check out these videos on YouTube By VoiceRecognition. They are fantastic!
http://www.youtube.com/user/voicerecognition
It comes in formats for PC, Macintosh, and even simple versions for the Blackberry and the iPhone.
There are different versions for the PC depending on your needs and your budget. (Prices are as of December 10th, 2010 from the Nuance website)
- Dragon Home at $99.99
- Dragon Premium at $199.99
- Dragon Professional at $599.99
- Dragon Legal at $799.99
- MacSpeech Scribe $149.99
- Dragon Dictate $199.99
- MacSpeech Dictate Legal $599.99
- MacSpeech Dictate Medical $599.99
You can see how the home version for PC is not too pricey but that is the downside of HighTech solutions: the price. Beyond the price, the other downside is that it takes time to teach the software your voice and some vocabulary that you may use that it does not recognize. Also, if there is not a personal laptop to take with you or the software installed on all computers, it is hard to provide a consistent learning and working environment using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
To help with the recognition of the software in the store, here are a few of the most recent packaging.
I will continue to provide software and hardware solutions along with LowTech solutions because it always takes a varied approach to support the people we love or the people we support in the field.
