| Sitting and typing thousands of online articles is no | | | | the word files at a time. Then I turn on the |
| easy feat, it is hard work. In fact my first | | | | Dragon Speak and going from my prompts and |
| four-thousand articles were all by typing. Then I | | | | the title, I give a little speech into the computer. |
| tried out the voice software. My voice inflection is | | | | Actually the faster I talk and the more fluid the |
| so animated that sometimes the voice software | | | | better it works. |
| made too many mistakes. I had IBM Voice Type | | | | If I just watch it while it types what I say, it |
| from doing my Company's Manuals about | | | | does not do as well. I can finish 10-articles this |
| 10-years ago and never really worked quite right | | | | way in about 20 minutes. Then I take a break |
| for me. Today however it is much better. | | | | and edit (editing takes about 10 minutes each) and |
| At 4,000 articles I bought the Dragon Voice | | | | post them. If I write the articles simply from |
| Software and it worked a lot better. Then this | | | | typing it takes a lot longer to write them, but |
| latest version is pretty killer, interesting however, | | | | editing is easy, sometimes only takes a 2-3 |
| because now we are in the "Year of the Pig" and | | | | minutes. The other day I did 20 articles in 3-hours |
| the Dragon Year is long gone. I had studied up on | | | | by typing and 12 articles using Dragon. So that is |
| the latest version of the best voice software | | | | typical for me, I guess. |
| companies and read SpeechTek Magazine where I | | | | The funny thing is that my articles that I do using |
| read a very nice white paper on Nuance Corp. I | | | | the speaking software sound friendlier and |
| have been studying the uses of speech | | | | different than how I normally write on easy |
| technologies for companies, eGovernment | | | | subjects and mellow stuff, like how to use make |
| Initiatives, eLearning, VR Simulation and AI Robotic | | | | a food dish; for me this is merely relaxing from |
| Assistants of the future. | | | | heavy research or intensive writing. The more |
| It seems that there is a huge push for DHS, | | | | hard-core the subject gets the more intensive the |
| Military, Business, Space, Government, Education | | | | speech patterns. Sometimes I am the Dragon, |
| and Collaborative Networks Online, regardless of | | | | sometimes the Dragon Slayer? |
| what language anyone is speaking. Speech | | | | I think Dragon Speak (Dragon Naturally Speaking) |
| Software is the wave of the future. Do I | | | | is a viable tool for the online article writer. Of |
| recommend using speech software to create | | | | course it takes a little getting use too and a little |
| online articles? Well, I find that a combination | | | | extra editing. But it is amazing what you can do |
| works for me. | | | | with it. I recommend it. Sometimes, I write so |
| First I make titles of things I am thinking about or | | | | many articles that other online article writers |
| while reading. What I do is that I leave about 40 | | | | accuse me of being on pick-me-up drugs. I assure |
| Microsoft Word files open on top of each other | | | | you that I would never take drugs, I am a |
| cascaded and while I am reading a research paper | | | | hard-core athletic type from way back, eat right |
| for the Online Think Tank or a book, right now | | | | and will not even take an Aspirin now, that's |
| reading; "Agroecology - The Science of | | | | funny. |
| Sustainable Agriculture" this is when invariably a | | | | Be careful if using voice activated software, |
| thought comes to mind so, I make that thought | | | | someone might accuse you of writing too many |
| my title and then write 4-5 sentences about that | | | | articles or being high? I certainly hope this article is |
| thought (typing it) and then hit save and keep | | | | of interest and that is has propelled thought. The |
| reading. | | | | goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the |
| By the end of a good book, research paper I | | | | best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many |
| might have considered 4-5 new original thoughts. | | | | articles on diverse subjects, which interest you. |
| So, when I am in production mode, I open 10 of | | | | |