Jon Udell tries dictation
Jon Udell, a columnist I respect, who used to write for Byte among others, and now is at Infoworld, tried Dragon Naturally Speaking and
loved it.
"The result was, by far, the best out-of-the-box experience I've ever had with this technology."
Just wait till Jon and others see the really cool stuff we're working on for Longhorn.
I'm personally not that big a fan of dictation -- I type way too quickly -- but of course there are lots of people in my group here who are. People who suffer from RSI (like Jon) will find it a lifesaver, though that will always be a niche market, I think. The best applications are in areas where a keyboard is not practical, such as in mobility scenarios, or on a phone. But dictation plays a role there too. I'm just trying to figure out exactly what.
