Recently, I filled out a survey for David “The Tool Wiz” Schwartz, and to my surprise won the prize offered for participating in the survey. A week later, a package arrived in the mail with an outstanding VoxGEAR USB headset/microphone, and a copy of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred .  Needless to say, I was most appreciative…

David must have been reading my mind - I had just signed a contract for 5K articles for a PR6 site, and as I have been working with MS Office’s version of voice recognition software, I was very pleased to get this from him.  Tnx, Dave!

It works flawlessly.  I have always had the habit of talking to myself when writing, and now it has a real plus benefit to my work.  Now, I can stare out the office window and be inputting text to the computer at about a 99% accuracy rate.  DNS9 is a whole lot better than the older version I had, which I abandoned a couple of years ago because of accuracy and “hanging” of my ‘puter.  Not so with DNS9.  I am very pleased.

Anything we can do to increase our productivity through technology is to me a good thing.  And DNS9 fills the bill for me.  I find that my articles have a much smoother flow to them, and that I cut down the time writng cuz I only have to talk to myself.

The downside?  My wife hears me chatting away in my office and wants to know who the heck I am talking to!  Another big advantage is that I work with a lot of my clients using Skype, and as I already have the headset on,  I don’t have to fumble with a mic.

If you are a serious writer like I am, then considering DNS9 is a wise choice.  Just be careful who ya talk to…

Peace,

Charlie~