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<p><font size="4">My take is:</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Don't use it for anything that you deem to be
extremely private or confidential.</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Don't dictate anything that may incriminate you!</font></p>
<p><font size="4">Personally, I use it mainly for general, daily,
email. Often times I want or need to write somebody an email,
only I'm not in front of my computer, and this allows me to get
the message started on my phone and continue on my computer when
I get home. <br>
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<p><font size="4">If you are in need of voice dictation software
that is advanced and private, there is still the option to
purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional for
approximately $650.<br>
<br>
<br>
Dragon was purchased by Nuance who was purchased by Microsoft
who has incorporated some of the technology into Windows 11
although most of the nice features that people who rely on voice
dictation software need are no longer available at a reasonable
price.<br>
<br>
The built-in voice recognition that comes with Windows 11 is
reasonable, and I have been using it. However, for general
purpose writing this is better and might just be worth paying a
few dollars a month to get the advanced features. What you get
for your money is mainly custom commands, which means that you
can issue one word or phrase and have it type out a whole bunch
of text such as your email address or your home address.
Critical for people who dictate for business. <br>
<br>
Linux users have limited options as there are no commercial
packages that I'm aware of that provide voice recognition and I
doubt it will ever be incorporated into the operating system
itself. Even Microsoft's Windows 11 voice recognition technology
requires the use of the cloud to process the text that you
dictate.<br>
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Drew.<br>
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your notes are stored securely encrypted on Dictanote
servers.<br>
We do not store or process any of your audio. We rely on
Chrome's speech to text API to convert audio to
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<div> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 06:14:55 PM EST, Drew
King via LCTG <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us"><lctg@lists.toku.us></a> wrote: </div>
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<p>All,</p>
<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">Voice/note
dictation software that works everywhere, on all of
your devices! </span>Notes are kept on their
server, in your personal account. I'm currently taking
advantage of their totally free version, which so far
is excellent!<br>
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class="ydp665dad95yiv5975942143moz-txt-link-freetext moz-txt-link-freetext"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://dictanote.co</a></p>
<p>Free voice dictation software that comes very close
to replacing conventional voice recognition software
such as Dragon Naturally Speaking. It is cloud-based
and works through a web browser web client, so it
works on all of your devices so long as your device
can run the Google Chrome browser.<br>
<br>
It works a lot better than the built-in voice
dictation in Windows 10 and in Windows 11 as well as
on my Chromebook.<br>
<br>
It has an extensive list of basic voice commands that
allow you to manipulate your document and add
punctuation. The default commands are free, and custom
commands cost an account subscription of $4 per month
for the professional version.<br>
<br>
I followed their instructions and created a web app on
Windows, Chrome OS, and on my Android cell phone as
well. You can also use it on Linux, which is a nice
thing considering Linux doesn't have a built-in voice
recognition system.</p>
<p>I now have in Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS, and icon
on my taskbar that launches the app in a standalone
Google Chrome web app. <br>
<br>
Attached is a PDF of the complete list of voice
commands that are included.<br>
<br>
One of the really nice features is you can start
dictating on your cell phone and continue dictating on
your computer, and then take what you have and paste
it into an email or a Word document.<br>
<br>
I spend most of my time working on Chrome OS and this
is now my default voice dictation software for all the
email that I write.</p>
<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">On
Android, you can follow these instructions to create
an "App" on yo<u>ur phone:</u></span></p>
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href="https://support.dictanote.co/hc/en-us/articles/360035362591-Install-Dictanote-on-Android"
class="ydp665dad95yiv5975942143moz-txt-link-freetext moz-txt-link-freetext"
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<p>You can r<u>un Dictanote in a normal browser tab, or
as a stand alone "Web Ap</u>p". This is what the web
app looks like:<br>
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<p><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 0);">Technical
support information:</span></p>
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class="ydp665dad95yiv5975942143moz-txt-link-freetext moz-txt-link-freetext"
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<p>Drew.<br>
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