The Dragon: NaturallySpeaking Guide Speech Recognition Made Fast and Simple

by Dan Newman

Dragon NaturallySpeaking has become the dominant PC speech software program as people discover the ease and speed of working by voice. This guide to computing through speech explains the essentials of Dragon NaturallySpeaking software, how it works, and techniques to utilize its advantages. It offers practical advice on voice computing, including how to talk to computers and make the leap from typing to speaking. Reference tables of voice commands, a list of resources for computing by voice, and helpful tips for troubleshooting and improving performance are included.

250 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Dan Newman has spent much of his…. Jeez. Look at that. I’m giving myself the third-person treatment. Let's not pretend I have "people" to man this site. We both know it's me.

The basics; I’m an Englishman by birth, a Canadian by immigration, and amalgam of several wonderful places in Southern Africa by virtue of the time I’ve spent there growing up.

I’m a citizen of the beach thanks to my formative years spent in the Caribbean, and I’m a self described Australian enviator (yeah, I made that word up – what of it?

It means someone who envies all that someone else has), thanks to the time I spent there at Grad school, and the hours and days I spent trying desperately to look like I knew what I was doing on a surfboard