first of all which operating system are you running under? Just a couple days
ago I had some similar problems, but it is due to Windows updates under 7. I
had
to go to system restore before the updates and then let them reinstall at least
three times now! The last round of updates really wreaked havoc and never had
these problems with Windows Vista? I am running Dragon version 10 on a 64-bit
system with plenty of system resources to spare!
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From: Dave Krehbiel <davekrehb...@earthlink.net>
To: quad-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sat, September 18, 2010 9:19:09 AM
Subject: [QUAD-L] more about wireless microphones
In an earlier e-mail, I talked a bit about my frustrations about being
hardwired
to my computer.
Here's another issue: if I try to watch a YouTube video, or if I accidentally
visit a website with audio, Dragon NaturallySpeaking tries to interpret the
words spoken by the website. Sometimes (particularly if the words are spoken
rapidly) my computer seems to use all its resources trying to interpret the
spoken words, and so Dragon NaturallySpeaking becomes nonresponsive.
I have addressed this by turning the speaker volume way down, and this helps...
but I find it best to mute the computer speakers. But this makes it very
cumbersome to, say, answer a phone call via Skype. (Skype is great for making
outbound calls, by the way...)
I would very much like to be able to watch video podcasts and YouTube videos
and
so forth and retain control of my computer using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. I
would like to be able to participate in webinars, and in conference calls using
Skype.
I plan to research directional microphones. It may be possible to position a
directional microphone so that it can pick up my voice from several feet away
with minimal interference from the computer speakers and the telephone and
visitors...
Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks, and take care,
Dave Krehbiel
