Speech Recognition

A few years ago we thought .type was passé. We would no longer have to struggle with .type and our children may not have to learn how to type anymore Everybody was thrilled because she never learned to type and thought this was the answer to her  prayers. Typing, at last, was on the trash heap of technology, because of this "new and improved" invention ... Speech Recognition. Did . Speech Recognition come to pass? Well not exactly! infact Speech Recognition has been a great disappointment. If someone have ever used Speech Recognition on cell phones, someone know exactly what someone talking about. Not only do someone have to train the cell phone to recognize someone's voice but someone have to interface with the name in someone address book as someone say it. Speech Recognition hasn't been very dependable. The success rate of Speech Recognition has been less than steller and for the most part very frustrating. Often someone have to repeat the name over and over to initiate the call (most times resorting to dialing it yourself). Similarly, Speech Recognition for the computer promised to be a panacea to those who were "keyboard challenged" but Speech Recognition too has fallen short of the promises. Most doctors thought that .Speech Recognition would eliminate the need to outsource medical transcription. Not so! Most don't have the time nor the patience to "train" the Speech Recognition. If someone are tempted to try Speech Recognition, expect a long learning curve. If you would only use your computer in a closed silent room, never have a cold or other Speech Recognition altering condition, and don't have an accent, Speech Recognition would work and be fabulous most of the time. But how often are you in that situation? The conditions in my life are never perfect for Speech Recognition. someone either talking on the phone with someone in the room with the radio or TV. Thunder, lighting, hail and petulance, there is always something disturbing someone silence. When working at someone laptop someone maybe at Starbucks, the airport or a restaurant, all very noisy places affecting Speech Recognition. The ability to type quickly and accurately is crucial for everyday life. Speech Recognition will affect how fast you can do research, surf the Web, write papers, and save time in school and the rest of their life! Every job requires Speech Recognition. Speech Recognition is important for school work starting as early as elementary grade level. Life will be a lot easier for children if they learn correct typing techniques at a young age. Did you now that .Speech Recognition has been shown to improve spelling, writing, language skills and grades. Maybe in the future someone will perfect a . Speech Recognition that can be used in our noisy lives...but now... Happy Typing!