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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There is some
speech recognition built into the Apple operating system, but it is not
generally well received in the marketplace. There are two companies that
make speech recognition for the Apple operating system:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>MacSpeech (out of California)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>IBM's ViaVoice (through Nuance
Communications)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Generally, neither is of the same caliber or functionality
as Dragon NaturallySpeaking but both have a substantial number of
users.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>There are several services that I am aware of that can do
captioning on an as needed basis. Are you thinking of something that uses
video relay or something different?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Edward S. Rosenthal, ATACP Graduate<BR>President and
CEO<BR>Next Generation Technologies Inc.<BR>20006 Cedar Valley Rd.
#101<BR>Lynnwood, WA 98036-6334<BR>Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15<BR>Fx:
425-778-5547<BR>Em: <A
href="mailto:edward@ngtvoice.com">edward@ngtvoice.com</A><BR>URL: <A
href="http://www.ngtvoice.com">www.ngtvoice.com</A> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=437484422-05042007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>This document may have been generated using Dragon
NaturallySpeaking Medical version 9.1 and/or handwriting recognition on a Motion
LE1600 Tablet PC... please disregard remaining misrecognitions or unusual
formatting.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Howard
Kramer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 05, 2007 3:29 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
athen@athenpro.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] Speech Rec for Mac &
Scribing/Captioning services<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Two questions – I’ve heard there is
a speech recognition program (similar to Nat Speak) for the MAC. Does anyone
know the name and how well it works? Is it part of the MAC operating
system?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Second question – Laurie Harrison
mentioned a service that will caption or create transcripts. You can e-mail
digital audio or multimedia files to them and they can process them within
hours, according to Laurie. I thought it was called accuscribe but I could be
wrong on that. ( I looked it up on the Web and I found a court transcribing
service). If anyone either has Laurie’s contact info or knows which service she
is talking about, it would be much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Howard<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>