Comments on: Is Voice Recognition Ready for typical PC Users? http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/ the official blog for Buster Collings (not Buster Collins) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Casey http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-2031 Casey Fri, 17 Jun 2005 20:21:53 +0000 http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-2031 Man, I laughed for 10 minutes on that one, James. I can just picture that happening. Anyway. . . I don't see how VR could ever really be very good at dictation. Too many homonyms in English. Like in James' hilarious example, peace and piece sound exactly the same (unless VR software gets so good it can decide on which word to use by the context). But I have tried a VR program that took commands, like say "minimize" and the active window would minimize. Stuff like that. It was probably around the same time you tried yours (I see a trend), and it pretty much sucked. It was fun for about 10 minutes, and it was a free trial, so at least I didn't waste any money or have to return anything. Man, I laughed for 10 minutes on that one, James. I can just picture that happening.

Anyway. . .

I don’t see how VR could ever really be very good at dictation. Too many homonyms in English. Like in James’ hilarious example, peace and piece sound exactly the same (unless VR software gets so good it can decide on which word to use by the context). But I have tried a VR program that took commands, like say “minimize” and the active window would minimize. Stuff like that. It was probably around the same time you tried yours (I see a trend), and it pretty much sucked. It was fun for about 10 minutes, and it was a free trial, so at least I didn’t waste any money or have to return anything.

]]> By: buster http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-1830 buster Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:44:14 +0000 http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-1830 hahaha... funny my experience wasn't as bad but man i wish u woulda recorded that on video... hahaha hahaha… funny my experience wasn’t as bad but man i wish u woulda recorded that on video… hahaha

]]> By: Dubz http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-1808 Dubz Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:26:29 +0000 http://www.bustercollings.com/blog/2005/06/13/is-voice-recognition-ready-for-typical-pc-users/#comment-1808 I have your almost exact circumstance. I tried it last back in 99, and haven't since. I hope it has come alot farther than it was at that point... haha here is a snippet of what my first experience was like... Computer says: Say cat. James says: Cat. Computer types: fat. James says: CAT! Computer types: fat.fat James says: no stupid... I didn't mean type it, CAT I said!! Computer types: low student I send and lean type it fat I sad James says: are you freakin' serious stupid ass piece of... Computer types: argue leakin' series student as peace of.. James says: !@#$ off **throws headset down** haha Dubz I have your almost exact circumstance. I tried it last back in 99, and haven’t since. I hope it has come alot farther than it was at that point… haha here is a snippet of what my first experience was like…

Computer says: Say cat.
James says: Cat.
Computer types: fat.
James says: CAT!
Computer types: fat.fat
James says: no stupid… I didn’t mean type it, CAT I said!!
Computer types: low student I send and lean type it fat I sad
James says: are you freakin’ serious stupid ass piece of…
Computer types: argue leakin’ series student as peace of..
James says: !@#$ off **throws headset down**

haha

Dubz

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