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Believe it or not, I wrote this post in about 20 minutes — from draft to final edit — using my newly installed voice recognition software program, Dragon NaturallySpeaking Standard 9. I must admit, I’m extremely impressed with how fast, intuitive, and accurate it is.

Initially, I balked at the idea of purchasing it. I’d read many reviews over the years about the immaturity of speech recognition technology, and I was certain Dragon 9 was like those $19.99 appliances that you purchase at three o’clock in the morning when you can’t sleep: seemingly crucial, but in the end, cheap and utterly useless.