Hey guys!
I'm writing this post using speech recognition in Windows 10, which is free! Right now I'm using hack md to write and edit in. It doesn't appear to work quite as well in the steemit post window, but I think I just need to work with it a bit more.
I started doing this because I have a long term problem with my back and neck that affect my ability to type as quickly and effectively as other people. I can do it, but after awhile it puts a really big strain on my neck, which gives me migraines and tendonitis or it just wears me out really quickly and makes me cranky. It's been hindering my ability to write long articles or posts because I'm constantly having to go back and edit things I've mistyped. The strain on my neck kind of sucks, because it's become a cumulative strain after weeks in discord with little rest. Discorditis. My body has told me (with migraines and chiropractic visits), in no uncertain terms that I need to ease up.
I need to get adjusted to speaking in commas and periods, and speaking very clearly so that tape and type don't get confused. There are few words that I had to add or record so that the program could correctly hear them, like emojis and writing . I'm trying to figure out whether I can get emojis into hackmd, and if it allows me to use speech recognition to create certain things like paragraphs and line breaks. Even if I cant, I'm quite happy with the ability to do as much as I'm doing without constantly typing.
So far I'm having really good success with writing this way, and I'm pleased that I finally made the move to check this out. Here is an article that I referred to when I was checking out speech recognition applications. The Beginner's Guide. It made the choice really easy for me. Thanks also to the people in chat who directed me to this app, I really appreciate it. As a warning, this also means I can talk more in chat, so if y'all get tired of hearing me, you will need to tell me to shut up.
I highly recommend to anyone who has a similar issue with slow typing or physical limitations that hinder the time you can spend writing to give speech recognition a try. I feel like I can now feasibly attack a long article without becoming overwhelmed.
Thanks for listening!
