How to keep up with comments.

[Corey]

So like many of you, keeping up with comments is almost a full-time job. I know the subject has been breached time and time again. But I just wanted to take a quick moment to share my new trick for keeping up. Some time ago, I purchased a program called Dragon naturally speaking. It is a speech recognition program that is used in conjunction with a microphone. I'm not much for typing and I'm rather slow at it. So for me it makes quick work of keeping up. Perhaps this technique is not for everyone but if it helps a few of you I suppose it was worth posting this topic again.

[Echoia]

That's pretty interesting, Corey. Kind of funny, too : )

I type over 90wpm, and have a very loud house (and frequently a full lap), so typing's probably better for me, but it's kind of cool to know people are out there literally talking to the rest of us.

[Corey]

When you have fat fingers and type with only two of them, leave it to me to find a better way than teach myself to type. I am also in the middle of writing a book. Most of which I speak. Cheating perhaps, but I say work smarter not harder. :-)

[Gark]

thanks for the tip. I use speech recognition software all day at work every day, and have been thinking about getting it for home use too.

[Corey]

@gark You're welcome glad it helped at least one person who :-)

[Brendan Maunder]

@echoia I use dragon when I have a heap to type and I have a noise canceling head set that work so well that you can use with your head outside the window of a speeding car. :)

[Laura Wheeler]

There's also a free app called Dragon dictation for ipad or iphone, etc

[Kathryn Marshall]

This is an idea that I might eventually use. I definitely have difficulty keeping up with comments.

[Sharon Addison]

@agima probably not a great driving position tho Brendan !

[jp allen]

Great tip! I have an iPhone with the same thing on the keypad. It's really handy for commenting whilst driving! ;P

[Trina P Holub]

@nicedof You don't really look at photos while you're driving , do you?

@rumonkey Sounds like a cool idea, but I would feel funny doing that in my house...plus I always have music going when I use the computer. :-)

[jp allen]

@5unflow3r Lol! Just at stop lights! :o)

[Trina P Holub]

@nicedof Well I had to ask---I recently saw a guy swerving all over the highway because he was reading his darn Kindle while driving 80 mph!

[Corey]

@nicedof @5unflow3r I just bring my laptop and type while driving and my fiance holds the wheel. Just joking, it never ceases to amaze me the things people do while driving. Thank you both for the read of the topic.

[Corey]

@laurawheeler There is indeed, I am not sure if you could use it directly on here though, like you can with the PC version.

[Brendan Maunder]

@sharonaddison Ha ha ha...... It does make for interesting content...

[John Kapusta]

Sound slike a great way to keep up with the comments. I type pretty well so I still use fingers. I did use dragon a long time ago and it was still going through "growing pains" at that time I am sure they have ironed out the majority ofthe bugs - the voise recongition issue was a tricky thing back then (it was a long time ago).

[Casey]

interesting topic, corey. i've never used that but may give it a try. it is hard to keep up with comments (along with all the other responsibilities in life!).