My Newest Toy

[oldbuddy]

As I get older, the Arthritis in my hands makes it harder to comment on the forum or write press releases for my IBO Toolbox.  So you can imagine how happy I was to be reminded that windows 10 now comes with voice recognition built in.

Now I can just talk (which is something I'm pretty good with) and then paste it into the forum comment box and I'm good to go (after I make a few corrections or fix the punctuation).  I would much rather proofread than type.

If you are curious if this would work for you, do a Google search for Win 10 speech recognition and it may be a big surprise to you how simple it is to set up and use.

Now I don't need to worry about how long my comments or posts are, because I can just talk and post.

If you want to see some more examples just Google IBO toolbox oldbuddy And read some of my latest Press Releases.

[teresa3200]

Hmmm, that's interesting.

[aflyingmonkey]

Is it that Cortana feature that Windows has?    I would like to do dictation instead of typing when I'm on my laptop... that would be awesome if so.   Glad it is working out for you, I'll go check out your toolbox -- I don't know what that is either, so thanks for posting as I love to learn new computer stuff

On a side note, have you ever used Blu Emu for your Arthritis?  I've heard that helps.

[Nancy5]

That sounds like something I would really be interested in.  Thanks for sharing

[BATISTAGIRL663]

I did not know this was such a thing that is awesome to know thanks for sharing the information I’m gonna have to check into that

[oldbuddy]

Is it that Cortana feature that Windows has?    I would like to do dictation instead of typing when I'm on my laptop... that would be awesome if so.   Glad it is working out for you, I'll go check out your toolbox -- I don't know what that is either, so thanks for posting as I love to learn new computer stuff

On a side note, have you ever used Blu Emu for your Arthritis?  I've heard that helps.

Cortana is similar, but more for controlling your computer and searching. When I use voice recognition I speak into my microphone and it puts the text in a little box and I can paste into whatever area that I wanted, like I'm doing right now.

I have heard of Blu Emu, but never tried it. My Arthritis goes way beyond my hands, but that's pretty common after reaching your 80's.

[bretay]

wow...cool.definitely gonna check this out...arthritis is a killer...especially with this cool weather...i use siri on my phone and alexa with the firestick..have used google on another phone..definitely fixing to check out cortana..thank you

[debidoo]

Ok that is totally awesome and so happy for you to have found a solution to your dilemma and now can more easily do what you need to do.  That is great !

[potluck6]

Have windows 10 never knew about that. Yes good for someone with arthritis or those who don't always spell  correctly like me.

[mardukblood2009]

That voice recognition comes in super handy. I have that on my new smartphone and yes it really helps to say the least.

[nannycoe1]

Wow what a great feature for seniors I will look into it

[oldbuddy]

Ok that is totally awesome and so happy for you to have found a solution to your dilemma and now can more easily do what you need to do.  That is great !

I have it load when I start Windows, but I don't need it all the time. It puts a bar on my desktop that I can activate with one click when I do feel the need, so it's very handy.

[syautzy]

i might check that out even tho the windows 10 update screwed up my settings and i had to go through a lot of hassle to fix it!!

[oldbuddy]

I just realized that this voice dictation comes in really handy when I am taking surveys, if they have text inputs.

[NRAJOE]

Cool....