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sally.voice computer/more

updated mon 9 feb 04

 

Lee Love on sun 8 feb 04


Sally wrote:

> Hello clayart folks,
> In a recent posting to clayart, Lee Love mentioned
> someone who was using a computer by talking to it,
> That's what I'm doing now. I'm writing this e-mail
> using the software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It's
> a fantastic program!

Sally, someone asked me offlist about the speech recognition software my
daughter Janneen was using. I thought I should mention it here because
with as large a community as we have, it is possible that others might
find voice assisted typing useful. ( Actually, I've thought of trying
this on my old laptop in the studio. If you have muddy hands, you
don't have to touch the keyboard.) :^)

It is by IBM and called ViaVoice. I found it on Ebay at a set
price as low as $19.95, and that includes a headphone and a
microphone. You can find it by going to http://ebay.com and putting
ViaVoice in the search engine.

> Speaking of Lee, I would urge you to take a look
> at his web site. He and Jean have some wonderful
> work. My partner, Darrell and I are proud owners
> (or custodians) of one of Lee's yunomi.

Thanks! I'll have the web page up for another week before I move it:
http://mashiko.us

Lee In Mashiko, Japan