uhohhh . . . i sure hope that never becomes the standard for everybody.

i may not be the greatest keyboardist in the world (and i'm not), insofar as
arranging my thoughts legibily, but i'm reeeeeally lousy at speaking my
thoughts into any voice recording device, and/or even expressing them on the
telephone.  i've tried writing poetry by using a tape recorder to capture
ideas--forget it.LOL at least with keyboarding i can look at what i'm trying
to express and make some effort at correction.  i think i must have dylexic
or spastic vocal/verbal physiology.LOL

kate

 Every once in awhile we are asked questions about speech
 software and other typing aids.  Here's the latest......

Bill Gates Says Micro$haft Is Pushing Touchscreen
and Speech Technology to Replace Keyboards
Saturday, February 23, 2008   08:23 EST

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  --  People will increasingly interact with
computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards,
Micro$haft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said.

"It's one of the big bets we're making," he said during the final stop
of a farewell tour before he withdraws from the company's daily
operations in July.

In five years, Micro$haft expects more Internet searches to be done
through speech than through typing on a keyboard, Gates told about 1,200
students and faculty members Thursday at Carnegie Mellon University.

Gates also said the software that is proliferating in various branches
of science, including biology and astronomy must become even more advanced.

"They're dealing with so much information that ... the need for machine
learning to figure out what's going on with that data is absolutely
essential," he said.

Micro$haft is trying to establish ties not only with university computer
science departments but also with reseachers in other scientific areas
"to help us understand where new inventions are necessary," Gates said.

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They probably would like that.  I see a mother or father, trying to be quiet
while their child sleeps, trying to get something done on the computer.  I
suppose they would eventually get used to it, but I kind of enjoy my quiet
time on the newsgroup.