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From: Skylamar Jones on 29 Dec 2009 03:11
Hi. In the past week or two, I've been getting symptoms of carpal tunnel
syndrome. I'm on my computer for over 8 hours a day so I'm worried about
the symptoms.

I've begun thinking that I should consider buying MacSpeech Dictate to
limit my typing. But I'm wondering: Is it worth it and are there any
programs with which it won't work?

I mainly use a program called Scrivener for writing, which is the only
time I really care about accuracy. I also do a lot of web surfing and I
sometimes use a program called Second Life for social chatting.

I noticed that the latest Dictate comes with a mic, even though I
already have one.

I'm just trying to decide if the program is worth the $200. I don't
have a lot of money to spend but if it will help me fend off the carpal
tunnel then I'm thinking it might be worth it.

Thanks in advance for your response.

Skylamar
From: William Clark on 29 Dec 2009 09:02
In article <skylamar-00363B.00110429122009(a)free.teranews.com>,
Skylamar Jones <skylamar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi. In the past week or two, I've been getting symptoms of carpal tunnel
> syndrome. I'm on my computer for over 8 hours a day so I'm worried about
> the symptoms.
>
> I've begun thinking that I should consider buying MacSpeech Dictate to
> limit my typing. But I'm wondering: Is it worth it and are there any
> programs with which it won't work?
>
> I mainly use a program called Scrivener for writing, which is the only
> time I really care about accuracy. I also do a lot of web surfing and I
> sometimes use a program called Second Life for social chatting.
>
> I noticed that the latest Dictate comes with a mic, even though I
> already have one.
>
> I'm just trying to decide if the program is worth the $200. I don't
> have a lot of money to spend but if it will help me fend off the carpal
> tunnel then I'm thinking it might be worth it.
>
> Thanks in advance for your response.
>
> Skylamar

David Pogue started using Dragon Naturally Speaking some years ago for
exactly that reason. He raves about it.
From: Fred Moore on 29 Dec 2009 11:35
In article
<wclark2-F4E44E.09020329122009(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
William Clark <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote:
> In article <skylamar-00363B.00110429122009(a)free.teranews.com>,
> Skylamar Jones <skylamar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi. In the past week or two, I've been getting symptoms of carpal tunnel
> > syndrome. I'm on my computer for over 8 hours a day so I'm worried about
> > the symptoms.
> >
> > I've begun thinking that I should consider buying MacSpeech Dictate to
> > limit my typing. But I'm wondering: Is it worth it and are there any
> > programs with which it won't work?
> >
> > I mainly use a program called Scrivener for writing, which is the only
> > time I really care about accuracy. I also do a lot of web surfing and I
> > sometimes use a program called Second Life for social chatting.
> >
> > I noticed that the latest Dictate comes with a mic, even though I
> > already have one.
> >
> > I'm just trying to decide if the program is worth the $200. I don't
> > have a lot of money to spend but if it will help me fend off the carpal
> > tunnel then I'm thinking it might be worth it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your response.
> >
> > Skylamar
>
> David Pogue started using Dragon Naturally Speaking some years ago for
> exactly that reason. He raves about it.

Unfortunately, Dragon is for Doze. MacSpeech Dictate is based on the
same engine and is decent by all reports, though not quite as good. Mark
Conrad, our resident dictation expert, recently helped me out with a
similar question. Google can be your friend:
<http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac.system/browse_thread/thread/
ab9fbc241cc545c1/72430ca3554448b1?q=group:comp.sys.mac.*+insubject:One-on
-one+insubject:training+insubject:for+insubject:MacSpeech+insubject:Dicta
te>

If that's not enough, go to Google's advanced group search and look for
'MacSpeech Dictate' in 'comp.sys.mac.*':
<http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&>
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