I think I may be on the brink of computer nirvana...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Dragon Dictate for Mac. (It already exists for PC, “Naturally Speaking” I think…)

It works. Seriously. IT WORKS. And it doesn’t just take dictation, it really truly lets you talk to your computer. AND IT WORKS.

I’m quivering with joy and anticipation while I work on the learning curve… oh man… this could change my whole life.

(It would under any circumstances, but about a year ago I developed significant repetitive stress injury in my right hand and while I did switch to a stylus, typing is tough and just using my hands all the time is the most frustrating thing about work and play on the computer. I just want to TELL it: Jump to Great Debates. And BE there. No muss, no fuss.)

2

The word you’re looking for is “nerdvana.”

3

Again, we edge closer to the Star Trek world.

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Hey, that’s a world I’d live in.

5

Make it so.

Heh. What if Picard had to tell Riker that it was necessary for him to leave. Would he say,

“I have to go Number 1”?

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I’m not writing much anymore, since I got a regular day-job. But, I have a copy of Dragon and it only took a day to get acclimated and get enough assignments done to pay for it. I really is a great bit of software.