tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:10:26 +0000Discussions on Trends in Digital Dictation, Transcription and Speech Recognition.<br>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.AmericanDictation.com/index.html?src=addblog">American Dictation</a>.http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)Blogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-8950932281514363839Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:10:00 +00002009-10-23T11:10:26.306-07:00American Dictation was excited to be among a very select group of dealers at the product launch of the Philips SpeechMike Air in St. Wolfgang, Austria.  This exciting new product will allow untethered desktop dictation for the first time. With a wireless connection ranging up to 33 feet, you wiill feel free to move about your office while using your hand held microphone, increasing comfort andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/TtwalXC0Ce4/american-dictation-among-select-few-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dictation Expert)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/TtwalXC0Ce4" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/10/american-dictation-among-select-few-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-1710288777608974611Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:15:00 +00002009-09-09T10:15:51.103-07:00American Dictation is excited to announce the opening of a new Eastern Sales and Support location.  As America's leading national provider of digital dictation, transcription and speech recognition solutions, we feel it is important to physically serve our nationwide clientele.  Our new office, located just south of Boston, is managed by Paul Ross, a seasoned marketing and business professional.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/2k28diV_XNE/new-office-new-hours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dictation Expert)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/2k28diV_XNE" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-office-new-hours.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-8318859167276119420Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:30:00 +00002009-08-26T21:29:53.184-07:00transcribing lecturesschooldigital voice recorderOur youngest son, Matt, is starting college this Fall. Along with the books, backpack and parking permit, we have outfitted him with a good digital voice recorder to use when he's in class. Rather than trying to race to record notes from the professors' lectures, he can concentrate on what is being said and leave the note-taking to later when he can better organize his notes.To help him http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/1mcieSuKKlg/digital-classnotes-help-your-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/1mcieSuKKlg" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/08/digital-classnotes-help-your-children.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-1010460969351664943Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-08-26T12:19:31.211-07:00Medical Transcriptionistdragon 10 medicaldictationMedical TranscriptionFor a long time, our Medical Transcription clients – those wonderful, hard-working folks who keep the patient paperwork flowing – have wondered aloud to us how speech recognition might help them reduce turnaround time and increase business volume. Today, we can say, we have the answer, thanks to a couple of incredible MT's who proved what we had suspected all along: that Dragon Medical 10.1 couldhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/j1TOR8VzNoU/using-dragon-medical-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/j1TOR8VzNoU" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/08/using-dragon-medical-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-3542607705760267447Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:20:00 +00002009-08-04T12:26:28.534-07:00transcription kitmovwmvvideo transcriptionmp4aviAmerican Dictation is happy to announce that we have finally found a video transcription solution that meets our standards for quality, reliability and ease-of-use: the AppTec DigiScribe Transcription Kit. We have assembled a very affordable bundle including footswitch, headset and software.While the DigiScribe can allow you to transcribe all but DSS Pro audio files, it's true power comes in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/iOwShpOJGMI/video-transcription.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/iOwShpOJGMI" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/08/video-transcription.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-1095172289017749589Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-08-04T12:24:26.858-07:00configurationinstallationelite support planfree technical supportOne of our great pleasures is the ability to help professionals get the most from the purchase of digital dictation, transcription and speech recognition products. What good is a full-featured digital voice recorder if you can't use it for what you intended?Long ago, we decided to provide unlimited technical support for our professional customers. We learned shortly thereafter that if we could http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/aBqXyhEUPvQ/american-dictation-support-explained.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/aBqXyhEUPvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/08/american-dictation-support-explained.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-485096819807945061Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:56:00 +00002009-08-04T09:21:43.953-07:00If you're using a portable digital recorder, your audio recordings are stored on memory chips in your voice recorder. Some chips are internal to the recorder, while others are removable. Let's take a few minutes to cover proper maintenance and care of your digital dictation memory. Just like any digital media, recorder memory can, over time, become corrupted. If you regularly maintain your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/Qhct-gRgqro/memory-card-management.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/Qhct-gRgqro" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/08/memory-card-management.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7398632104053306186Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:04:00 +00002009-07-06T06:59:36.366-07:00cleaning foot pedalolympus rs-27 footswitchcleaning footswitchIf your footswitch is anything like our footswitch, it collects everything hovering around your feet. From dust bunnies to hair, the plastics of the pedal can create static electricity, attracting all kinds of materials. If you ever want to see just what lies below, take a look at your footswitch.We were recently asked by a good customer of ours how one would go about cleaning an Olympus RS-27 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/xGMdB1t_o6A/cleaning-olympus-footswitch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/xGMdB1t_o6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/07/cleaning-olympus-footswitch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-2611873295872373531Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:23:00 +00002009-06-23T16:24:57.346-07:00FTPsecure emaildss player progmaildictation moduletranscription moduleIn the beginning, FTP was the only secure way to go when transferring voice files and documents between author and transcriptionist. In Release 4 of the DSS Player Pro software, even FTP was only secure in that the files being transferred were encrypted. Only with Release 5 was the ability to send files via FTP and e-mail using secure connections made possible.And convenient. Most of our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/1je0ubeCHDo/use-gmail-for-olympus-dictations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/1je0ubeCHDo" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/use-gmail-for-olympus-dictations.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-8379794229417548851Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:44:00 +00002009-06-19T04:11:45.058-07:00firmwaredss player prodss proolympus ds2400ds2dss classicolympus ds-2400The fairly new Olympus DS-2400 Voice Recorder is a great consumer dictation recorder. However, in order to make it less expensive (and less feature-rich) than its big brothers, the Olympus DS-5000 and DS-3400, Olympus set the DS-2400 to only record in the new DSS Pro format (.ds2). While this format offers increased fidelity, it also means that transcriptionists who have not upgraded their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/60xrZoqbhLw/changing-ds-2400-to-dss-classic-mode_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/60xrZoqbhLw" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/changing-ds-2400-to-dss-classic-mode_18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-110821580601847987Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:10:00 +00002009-06-16T12:59:39.794-07:00professional 10.110.1 upgradelegal 10.1nuance dragon naturallyspeakingdragon medical 10.1dragon naturallyspeakingdragon 10.1After weeks of anticipation, Nuance has now released verion 10.1 of Dragon Medical, the long awaited update to our bestselling Dragon Medical 10. For those of you using Dragon Medical 10, the following are the more important updates that could well improve your experience:Updated Epic and Cerner Support. Dragon Medical 10.1 offers Epic and Cerner users an even better experience as it's fully http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/EW3T-JuE6OA/dragon-medical-101-is-now-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/EW3T-JuE6OA" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/dragon-medical-101-is-now-released.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-8530453581153753037Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:47:00 +00002009-06-04T09:02:07.153-07:00consumer dictation recordergraduation giftpersonal voice recorderI'm sitting here looking at another graduation announcement from my many nephews and nieces. As well, our own youngest son is graduating this Spring from High School.*What to give? Well, DUH! Here we are the leading national on-line retailer of digital voice recorders and the answer is staring me in the face each and every day: a personal voice recorder. I remember writer's cramp during college. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/AXk3lvZmGHA/need-ideal-graduation-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/AXk3lvZmGHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/need-ideal-graduation-gift.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-3210762528125190869Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-06-03T12:58:57.460-07:00dragon naturallyspeaking 10 legaldragon 10 legaldragon legalNuance has announced a new promotion designed specifically to help law firms move forward with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. We're glad to hear it! The attorneys we've worked with so far have really seen improvements of efficiency and turnaround. And their secretaries are pleased to be typing less!How fast is Dragon 10 in transcribing? If you use it to dictate directly into your computer, Dragon can http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/Dlqgmhbdf6s/triple-your-law-firms-productivity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/Dlqgmhbdf6s" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/triple-your-law-firms-productivity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-428762802689605058Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-06-01T16:05:00.066-07:00Olympus LS-10digital music recordermusic recordingpcm recorderOlympus has lowered the price of its very best digital music recorder by $100. The LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder has been a very popular recorder for our customers who like to record live music. It has two built-in high-quality microphones, high fidelity recording modes and adjustable line-in jacks.We're a bit shaken that Olympus would lower the price on this perenniel top seller, but who knows what http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/9gU4Fsgx9To/lower-price-on-ls-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/9gU4Fsgx9To" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/lower-price-on-ls-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7311656956323335725Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:40:00 +00002009-06-01T11:21:05.077-07:00templateolympus dss player prophilips speechexec proWith the advances in software sophistication, both the Olympus DSS Player Pro Transcription Module and Philips SpeechExec Pro Transcribe software provide the ability to open Word or WordPerfect templates whenever a new transcription is started.For both, settings can be made in the software to open templates based on author and/or worktype. For instance, if your author's recorder is configured to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/9qMLVOfJDrw/using-templates-for-transcription.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/9qMLVOfJDrw" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/using-templates-for-transcription.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7562541323459132122Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:42:00 +00002009-06-01T11:34:41.247-07:00dragon naturallyspeaking 10 legaldragon trainingdragon 10 professionaldragon 10dragon medical 10dragon 10 medicalmastering dragon naturallyspeakingFor the past 6 months or so, we have been using the new Dragon 10 - as have many of our customers - and we're finding it to be an incredible time saver for doing dictation. The accuracy of Dragon 10 compared with previous versions is nothing short of impressive.To that end, we'd like to do what we can to encourage those of you not using Dragon 10 to consider adding it to your dictation workflow. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/VLu3lu50s1Q/time-now-for-dragon-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/VLu3lu50s1Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-now-for-dragon-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7075817282175618756Wed, 20 May 2009 17:31:00 +00002009-06-01T11:35:29.816-07:00cs50 usb wireless headsetnuance dragon naturallyspeakingblueparrot talkprospeech recognition headsetcalistoSpeech Recognition Headsets can be broken down into three main categories: USB, bluetooth and computer jack input devices.A USB microphone can be wireless or connect directly to your computer. The Plantronics CS50 USB Wireless Headset comes with a base unit which charges the headset through a USB connection with your computer. The headset can be worn on the ear with the microphone positioned http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/0Wk71Io7AXc/making-sense-of-speech-recognition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/0Wk71Io7AXc" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/05/making-sense-of-speech-recognition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-604698803111714144Thu, 14 May 2009 18:19:00 +00002009-05-14T12:31:53.063-07:00The latest version is up to 20% more accurate. It also recognizes 13 distinct English dialect variations, providing exceptionally strong recognition. And with the new Vocabulary Editor, MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 lets you train individual words and even add new ones such as proper nouns, giving even more control over how it recognizes your speech.The latest version is dramatically optimized for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/YGczXdn_B9Q/macspeech-dictate-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/YGczXdn_B9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/05/macspeech-dictate-15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7609371580677046684Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:14:00 +00002009-04-27T10:54:24.018-07:00The Philips 9400 voice recorder (long since discontinued) introduced Voice Commands to the handheld dictation marketplace. By simply spelling or saying keywords, the dictator could shortcut the entry of demographic information attached to a digital dictation file.Fortunately, Philips retained that feature with the Digital Pocket Memo 9600. Unfortunately, most dictators fail to utilize this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/d4Z4DKxO0Hs/voice-commands-for-philips-9600.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/d4Z4DKxO0Hs" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/04/voice-commands-for-philips-9600.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-1301926633095785455Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-04-27T09:49:32.459-07:00dragon professionaldragon medicaldevice control centernuance dragon naturallyspeakingPhilipsdragon legalspeechmikePhilips has come out with brand new software for their popular SpeechMikes. The device allows users to dictate into their computer, listen back to recordings and even control functions with buttons on the device.Now Philips has released the Device Control Center. This software allows the SpeechMike to perform simple and complex functions within many different programs on your PC. The most http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/DJSb72hEa0s/philips-speechmike-control-for-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/DJSb72hEa0s" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/04/philips-speechmike-control-for-dragon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-329253495589781305Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-04-22T08:26:31.976-07:00Olympusdss player proDS-5000Digital DictationPendingThe majority of professionals who use the Olympus DS-5000 to dictate notes, letters or any other type of report, send those dictations elsewhere to be transcribed. This transfer is usually done automatically by the Olympus DSS Player Pro software installed on the user's PC. Say you are dictating several different notes and you would like to send one immediately, but keep the others on your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/1SqkpF6M8V0/using-pending-dictations-feature-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/1SqkpF6M8V0" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/04/using-pending-dictations-feature-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-3189651891119674174Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:32:00 +00002009-03-23T14:05:48.645-07:00american dictationOlympusprofessional voice recorderdss player proDS-5000Digital DictationDS-3400digital voice recorder.Since Olympus released their latest pro hand-held digital voice recorder last year, the DS-5000 has become one of the most popular voice recorders used by professionals today. Its comfortable design and highly capable features allow you to manage dictations and even edit them on the device. This is truly the top-of-the-line digital voice recorder available.However, Olympus recognizes that many http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/V4mGdr1iL-c/introducing-olympus-ds-3400.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/V4mGdr1iL-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/03/introducing-olympus-ds-3400.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7511267554992583464Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-03-20T07:50:00.687-07:00transcription softwareOlympusdigital transcriptionnovusgearAS-50007277headsetearphonesPhilipstranscriptionphilips 334If you're a transcriptionist, sitting in front of your computer typing for hours on end, comfort is a very important thing. We talk to transcriptionists nearly every day who are searching for a comfortable and clear-sounding headset to transcribe with. As a result, we have added to our store a large variety of headsets. Here are some of the most common types of headsets used by American Dictationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/xlCeQpjv9PM/transcription-headsets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/xlCeQpjv9PM" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/03/transcription-headsets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-7035071113856482592Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:59:00 +00002009-02-25T15:37:01.625-08:00Version 1.3MacSpeech Dictatedragon naturallyspeakingWe were privileged to be the first dealer to test MacSpeech Dictate when it premiered at MacWorld in 2008. It was fast, accurate and wonderfully elegant. Yet, while it was built on the Dragon NaturallySpeaking engine, it lacked many of the more important features of Dragon such as corrections and phrase training.With the new 1.3 update of Dictate, these features are not only added, they work veryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/vtNT7tREl7c/macspeech-dictate-updated-to-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/vtNT7tREl7c" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/02/macspeech-dictate-updated-to-13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303947240808852624.post-379003615563314646Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:22:00 +00002009-02-25T14:36:18.109-08:00Many of our customers have, from time to time, wanted a way to record a speaker or lecturer from a distance, such as when seated in a lecture hall or large classroom. While we've considered offering shotgun microphones in the past, we weren't pleased with either the size or price enough to offer them as a dictation recording accessory.Olympus has solved our dilemma with the new ME-31 gun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~3/iSprX_pYKXs/new-gun-microphone-for-olympus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (American Dictation)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AboutDigitalDictation/~4/iSprX_pYKXs" height="1" width="1"/>http://aboutdigitaldictation.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-gun-microphone-for-olympus.html