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RE: "Is it possible for Technical Authors to write content more quickly?"
Subject:RE: "Is it possible for Technical Authors to write content more quickly?" From:Mike McCallister <mike -dot- mccallister -at- pkware -dot- com> To:"Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>, 'Sean Brierley' <sean -dot- brierley -at- gerberscientific -dot- com>, "'techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:31:33 +0000
I suspect there's more money in driverless cars than perfect voice recognition. So you will be able to type while in transit. Let's not think about how noisy our bus rides may become, however.
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Subject: RE: "Is it possible for Technical Authors to write content more quickly?"
Dragon Dictation?
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We need better voice recognition, so I can type whilst I drive.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Laura Lemay <lemay -at- lauralemay -dot- com> wrote:
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> I am vaguely offended by the idea that the problem with documentation
> is that writers don't type fast enough. Typing too slow is not
> something anyone would accuse developers of, for example.
>
> Laura
>
> On Feb 12, 2015, at 7:02 AM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com> wrote:
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> >
>http://www.cherryleaf.com/blog/2015/02/is-it-possible-for-technical-au
> thors-to-write-content-more-quickly/
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
>
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