Monday, 20 May 2013

Best Voice Of The Week

Speech recognition has been somewhat of a UNICORN in the software industry; never really perfecting it or never able to make one without hitting a few bumps on the road. Several Pundits like Ray Kurzwell and Bill Gates have tried to develop and proclaim that speech recognition is the future of computing, but people still rely on input devices like Mouse, Keyboards, and other pointing devices.

Today, people are still curious as to the development of speech recognition software, and if they cost a few dollars or so. Several projects and companies have developed speech recognition programs over the last 2 decades, and some of them are in the 90% accuracy; meaning that even if you are able to train the software with your inflections, it still wouldn’t be good enough for others.

Every week, Linux-Tested.com will update the BEST VOICE OF THE WEEK, where we present to you the best voice recognition software in the open-source world:

Week # 1: Simon from Simon-listens.org

  • -          Simon is free open-source speech recognition software that will be able to replace your mouse and keyboard. It is very flexible software and allows customization for any other application that requires speech recognition. It is also a candidate for the European Project called E-INCLUSION because of its language-independent programming. The goal of the software is to give physically disabled people and senior citizens to do stuff on the Internet like chat, send emails, do internet banking a lot more. 

Week #2: Perlbox from Perlbox.org

  • -          Perlbox.org develops voice solution for Linux and Unix desktop control. One of their projects is called the Perlbox Voice Control with text-to-speech feature and voice control for specific applications. The text-to-speech feature wouldn’t be possible without the help of the Festival speech synthesizer. There are also desktop plugins which will allow you to control your Linux desktop with the use of your voice, including screen cycling, desktop cycling, quick-locking the screen, and invoking the run dialog. It also has a PSEUDO-COMMAND feature which allows you to enter commands that you may want to speak. There is no need to train the listening agent in this software because the Sphinx2 backend can be used by multiple users without any reconfiguration. It is also resistant to background and ambient noises. 

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Differences between Windows and Linux OS

windows-vs-linux1The widely-used operating system until now is Windows. With the continuous development of Linux distributions, more home and offices are switching to free and open-source OS. Before you install a version to your hardware, be informed of some of the major differences between the two popular operating systems:

The most prominent difference between the two is the accessibility of their respective kernel codes. Supported by the GNU Public License, Linux provides full access to their users the entire source code of the operating system. For advanced users, this helps analyze and work on possible bugs. Windows codes, however, are not available to the public. There are risks in attempting to get through codes of the OS; its inaccessibility is to avoid abusive developers who find weaknesses within the system. This is connected to another distinction between the two: licensing and modifying conditions. A Microsoft license is allowed to be used for one hardware or application; also, home, professional, and school licenses are available to fit specific programs. Updates and bug fixes are done by Microsoft with their updates. With Linux, all users are allowed to create modification and republish their own solutions. Its single copy may be used to several hardwares.

 

The exclusivity of Microsoft applications and their support are limited to license holders. Paid tech support can provide specific solutions and troubleshooting right away. Some Linux distributions have paid tech support as well, however, most users seek assistance thru online community. Although there are chances wherein inquiries get responses right away, some more difficult cases take hours or days to be resolved. With the openness of Linux OS, problems may not be resolved through same methods done by another. Other factors pertaining to modified structure of the OS add up to the challenge in Linux; that is why only experienced developers should work on major changes in the kernel codes. Nevertheless, the online support for Linux is more active technical support.

 

Another specific between the two popular operating systems is its security. Windows, still being the most popular OS around, is the target of majority of viruses and malwares. The security measures to avoid this gets massive attention from Microsoft and Anti-virus software providers as well. Monthly patch updates are downloadable for bug fixes and virus database. With Linux, there is not much cases of viruses and malwares like with Windows OS. If so, these issues may be solved pronto; the openness of the OS helps developers see and detect what may the problem be. It may only take hours or days to find patch updates for viruses, unlike Windows' monthly patch updates.

 

Each operating systems have their own pros and cons. Take your time in deciding if you would like to jump into the Linux bandwagon. If you are still a little undecided, some users prefer to dual-boot so they can try Linux without removing Windows just yet.

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