Memoirs without typing

I just hung up the phone with a customer who is writing a book using a PC, printer and dictation software procured and installed for him 2 weeks ago. He had asked me to follow up with him in 2 weeks, which I just did, and told me he was delighted with the system I had installed for him. Just 2 years ago the technology to dictate accurately to the PC was not quite there yet, sure it was available but took the user hours of training the computer to recognize the idiosyncrasies of their voice and pronunciation. Today the technology is much better and a lot easier and quicker to get started with the real work at hand.

I purchased Eugene a new DELL Inspiron 530 desktop, complete with 19 inch monitor, HP Laserjet 1018 printer and "Dragon Naturally Speaking" version 9 which even comes with it's own headset and microphone. The total package was less than a $1000 including my setup time.

The point being, if you are like me and have a creative flair for writing but cannot type worth a dam then there are solutions out there that can help you capture those fast fading memoirs as long as your throat does not go dry. Of coarse there is still a learning curve, nothing is for free, we all know that, but today it is a practical proposition to start talking to your computer and let it do the typing for you.

So don't put off that book any longer, there is no excuse. If you live in my area and want me to help you set it up on a new or existing computer just give me a call.

Until then. Ctrl-Alt-Del

Steve Holder