If you work at a job where you are typing all the time, chances are you suffer from hand pain for other conditions such as carpal tunnel, or arthritis. These are unfortunate side effects due to excessive keyboard use, but thankfully there is a solution.
First piece of software that I've been using for couple months now called Dragon NaturallySpeaking and it allows you to dictate to your computer instead of typing on your keyboard. All you need is a headset (which is included) and you're pretty much ready to go.
In fact, this article is written by using the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred version of the software and it works wonderfully. For the most part, the software is able to write exactly what you're dictating on the screen but the odd time it does make mistakes.
But, the more he uses software the better it gets at recognizing your voice and therefore becomes more accurate. It does take a little bit of getting used to, especially when it comes to adding punctuation to sentences, but it only type a couple of hours of use for me to figure it out.
Included with the software package is an extensive tutorial that teaches you how to use the software and what voice commands to use to edit and put punctuation in your sentences. It is nice to just sit and concentrate on what you're trying to say as opposed to typing it out and I find it a lot more relaxing than using the keyboard.
I have written a Dragon NaturallySpeaking review and I would suggest you take a look at it if you're interested in learning more about this remarkable software.
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