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Cool Developers STILL use Speech APIs
10 August 09 03:12 PM
My apologies that there have been no new posts on this blog for nearly a year.  Because my personal and professional lives have taken a new direction, my Microsoft blog will be closing. I highly recommend the Speech @ Microsoft blog for more up-to-date Read More...
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Our Users Are Leading Authorities
26 August 08 01:26 AM
Throughout my career at Microsoft, I've eagerly participated in mailing lists, newsgroups, and web forums to engage customers and learn more about their needs and foster direct communication. One of the better forums for speech recognition is run by Professor Read More...
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WSR Accuracy Survey
11 August 08 06:14 PM
We're always looking for feedback on how to improve Windows Speech Recognition.  If you are a frequent user, please take a moment to respond with your experiences.  You can email us , or leave a comment below. What mode of microphone control Read More...
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Enumerating TTS Engines using System.Speech.Synthesizer
30 July 08 02:48 PM
Here is a quick and dirty C# console application that will list out the installed TTS engines and associated properties.  Make sure you add System.Speech to your project's list of references. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Read More...
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The "Mojave Experiment"
30 July 08 10:12 AM
Check out the "Mojave Experiment" , where Microsoft brought in people to show them a un-released version of Windows. Having been part of the Windows 95 team , and then shipped components in Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows Vista, I'm used Read More...
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Where can I get the Microsoft Bob SDK?
28 July 08 01:32 PM
My friend and colleague Karin Meier is the person I work with when putting updated speech content into the Windows SDK. She recently blogged about some odd requests she's gotten for old software.  One of them was " where can I get the Microsoft Read More...
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SAPI Documentation Errata: ISpRecoGrammar::SetRuleState
25 April 08 12:46 PM
There is a typo in the documentation for the ISpRecoGrammar::SetRuleState method in SAPI 5.3 .  The input parameters are listed as: HRESULT SetRuleState( LPCWSTR * pszName , void * pReserved , SPRULESTATE NewState ); This instead it should be: HRESULT Read More...
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Speech Content in the Windows SDK
26 February 08 01:46 AM
I'm happy to announce the availability of the RTM release of the Windows SDK. This release - the first RTM one since Vista - contains the following speech-related items: Updated : SAPI 5.3 documentation Updated : System.Speech documentation Updated : Read More...
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Display Context Menus Where The Cursor Is, Not Where the Mouse Is
06 September 07 01:39 PM
This is a little user interface rant of mine since I'm speech and keyboard-oriented. While editing text, when I say "Press Shift F Ten" or press the Application Key (to the right of the spacebar on Windows keyboards), I expect the context menu to appear Read More...
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The Desktop Is Not For Programs
04 September 07 01:11 AM
I'm constantly amazed that people think that putting shortcuts to programs on the desktop makes accessing that program "easier". For the second time in about a week, I've encountered people asking how to put shortcuts to programs on the desktop.  Read More...
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Cool Developers Go Flying
13 May 07 01:24 AM
Last week the speech team wrapped up a milestone of work and to celebrate I took up our group program manager Richard Sprague up for a quick tour of downtown Seattle, the Eastside area including Bill Gates' house and the main Microsoft campus in Redmond. Read More...
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Background on Audio Volume in Windows Vista
18 April 07 09:33 AM
Our friend in the multimedia group and prolific blogger Larry Osterman is writing a series of articles on how volume is treated in Windows Vista. There is a whole new audio sub-system in Vista and Larry's blog is a great source of information for developers. Read More...
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Upgrading to Windows Vista
08 February 07 08:23 PM
I've personally found the upgrade process from Windows XP to Windows Vista to be seamless. However, I know that people have concerns about their software and devices working with a new version of the operating system. In Windows Vista there is pro-active Read More...
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Every single thing Windows Vista Speech Recognition is listening for
23 January 07 07:05 PM
Rob Chambers is passionate about speech and a prolific blogger. Something that I've always wanted was a list of all the commands that Windows Speech Recognition recognizes. I knew I could probably scan through the internal grammars that WSR uses, but Read More...
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Windows Live WiFi Hotspot Locator
02 January 07 07:06 PM
How I wish I had this tool last month as I was without power and telephone/DSL service at home and looking for a Internet hookup. Sure, Starbucks and McDonalds have WiFi, but Starbucks wants $9.95 for 24 hours. McDonalds will give you 2 hours for $2.95, Read More...
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