Sunday, 19 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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Useful Software For Better Data Analysis

data_analysis1Having all of the essential business data and information will be useless without the ability or means to analyze them and then make use of the results. Data analysis plays crucial roles in running businesses because it covers the tedious job of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of highlighting useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting decision making. It is therefore essential in the overall good management of a company. Data can be classified into quantitative, categorical, and qualitative.

However, data analysis needs procedures and tools in order to be properly and accurately carried out. A simple error in any aspect of data analysis can produce inaccurate results and conclusions that could turn the policies and goals of companies into big failures. Computer technology makes data analysis less of a tedious job and a lot quicker. Thanks to the advent of using custom software programs designed to handle a wide range of details and information for specific fields, business being one of them, data analysis can now be done and updated in an instant. This presented a great way to examine a company’s financial status, evaluate its customer’s preference, and formulate marketing strategies among others.

Here are some of data analysis software that industry experts considered as good choices for the business and financial sector. For quantitative data, the Statistical Analysis System or SAS is widely used businesses because it can do a wide range of functions including but not limited to statistical analysis, report writing, graphics, business planning, forecasting, quality improvement, and project management. In addition, it is a powerful program as well that can be deal with large data sets as well as perform complex and advanced analyses.

For qualitative data on the other hand simple and widely used database and spreadsheet programs, such as Excel, can be used in data analysis tasks. These are not hard programs to learn and there are for instance Excel courses Sydney and in other parts of Australia, which companies may decide to train their employees with. Excel and other similar programs can be used to organize or code data and other functions according to a company’s needs.

One specific qualitative data analysis software Non-numerical Unstructured Data Indexing Searching and Theorizing (NUD-IST). This can be used from simple analyses like text manuscript to more complex theory construction and analysis. It can do auto coding signified text data, import table data, and use command files to regulate processes. In addition it contains comprehensive indexing system for coding a wide range of documents like text files, newspaper clippings, photos, music, and videos.

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