Rob's Rhapsody

I've been having a good conversation with some guys that are working on making it easier to program by voice using Python. Their project is called " VoiceCode " and they've been working on it for quite some time. Currently it only supports Dragon NaturallySpeaking...

I stumbled across a new app on the net that uses the cool new recognition platform and recognizer included in Windows Vista. It's called Dee Jay and it was written by Martin L. Shoemaker from Inkon Software . I haven't downloaded it myself, but from it...

As you probably know by now, Microsoft announced our intentions on acquiring Tellme Networks a couple of days ago. I was up late the night before checking to see if any news broke early; nothing did. I was up early the next morning, again checking the...

You've read the rumors . You've heard the speculation . Well ... It's true. Today, Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Tellme Networks. There's a press conference at 9:30 am PDT today; go take a look and listen to the what the future holds. ...

You might be interested in a Microsoft teleconference scheduled at 9:30 PDT today, where "Executives will share news and answer questions." It'll likely be a good one...

As part of the " Every single thing WSR is listening for " series, here's a list of correction panel commands. "Number [NUMBER]" "Select [NUMBER]" "Click [NUMBER]" "Choose [NUMBER]" "[NUMBER]" Selects an item in the correction panel. Items are numbered...

As part of the " Every single thing WSR listens for " series, here's a list of dictation commands: "Select that" "Unselect that" "Clear selection" Selects/unselects the unit(s) nearest the cursor [typically the last item(s) spoken] "Correct"...

As part of the " Every single thing WSR is listening for " series, here's a list of general commands. "Start listening" Tells WSR to start listening to your commands/dictation. "Stop listening" Tells WSR to stop listening for your Speech....

About a year ago I put together a list of every single thing Windows Speech Recognition in Windows Vista is listening for, but that was before all the code was final, and before we reacted to some feedback from users. So... That list is a little stale...

I've worked here at Microsoft now for almost 12 years. It's crazy when I think about it. 12 years is a long time. That's the same amount of time it took to get from 1st grade thru senior year. Yikes! When I started at Microsoft in 1995, the campus...

Deb Shinder just posted a new article up on TechRepublic about Speech Recognition in Windows Vista. It's one of the most complete articles I've seen yet. I really like how detailed the article is. If you want a good overview (with juicy details and...

Vista's been out just over 1 month now, and here's the first microphone review I've seen that tests the microphone in the context of Windows Speech Recognition (WSR). Hopefully, this will become a standard testing bullet point when comparing microphones...

I know a lot of developers that have been waiting for this one. Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista . I've been using a prerelease version for some time and it's great. If you...

Oliver's going to become a celebrity here pretty soon with as many demos as he's been doing showing off the cool new Windows Speech Recognition feature in Windows Vista. Here's another one , this time on Microsoft's own on10.net.

Well ... I must say that I didn't expect David Pogue to love Windows Speech Recognition as much as he does. I remember going out to meet him last August while I was in New York for SpeechTEK 2006. I was a bit nervous, as David is one of the top technology...