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My 9-year-old helped me discover this gem of a wireless microphone that works fantastically with both the telephone and computer.
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In my pre-holiday catalog browsing I couldn’t help myself when I saw a “Retro Cell Phone Headset” and thought it might be a great gag gift or perhaps a source of laughter at my medical center where an upcoming migration in electronic health record will force many of my colleagues to switch from telephone-based...
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As a younger man, the label of “technology geek” might have been a shade insulting, if not overtly incorrect.  But today, as I was meeting with help desk support staff at my medical center and was identified as being a bit on the fringe in already having an iPad and having worked out the...
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Unless you are using Dragon to write a novel, there is a fair chance you should be taking advantage of Dragon’s simple “text command” capability.  What are text commands?  In essence, this is a Dragon functionality that allows you to insert phrases, sentences, multi-paragraph text, or images into a document by speaking a brief...
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Although hardware is but one of many factors which contribute to achieving high levels of  accuracy with speech recognition software, there is no questions that when your dictation style and pc are already at their best, choosing a higher quality microphone can extend your accuracy.  There are, needless to say, many directions you can follow...
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The true promise of speech recognition software is the accurate conversion of your words into text in a word processing document.  Although experienced users generally learn the keys to optimizing accuracy over time, the new user is occasionally frustrated at the variable accuracy of speech recognition software.  I offer these suggestions as a solid...
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Overview:  The Philips SpeechMike Air is an extremely high-quality hand-held microphone that will work with all versions of Dragon.  It is highly accurate, very simple to use and average in noise canceling ability.  Its retail price is a substantial $499 but for those needing the unique qualities of this microphone, it may be worth every...
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To the medical audience, I extend a special welcome.  While providing products and advice for all users of this technology, Speech Recognition Solutions was born from the use of this technology by a physician and has always been oriented to the special needs of medical documentation.  Whether a medical provider contemplating the use of...
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Although once the realm of science fiction, computerized speech recognition has truly entered the mainstream.  Although most often experienced in automated call centers, individuals are now taking advantage of this technology to create reports, enter data into spreadsheets, and for virtually any process in which text is entered into a word processing documents.  Are you...
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