Sunday, 26 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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Shifting to Linux for Business

Nowadays, venturing into business usually involves use of a computer with an operating system that is reliable and easy-to-use. It practically makes handling the business easier and more convenient. Big or even small businesses produce large quantities of data. With such data, what business owners want is a system that works wonders for the growth of their business. Fortunately, Linux is designed to assist you in managing all your business processes and more.

Although other operating systems, such as Windows and Mac present a serious competition, Linux doesn’t back down when it comes to providing an easy to manipulate system. Workers do not want to consume a lot of time trying to understand and learn a complicated computer program. They would rather spend time in configuring how to make their business better and bigger. Many people are under the impression that using Linux operating systems is complicated. But that has greatly changed over the years, especially now that it has evolved as the more popular and more preferred  OS to be used for various business applications.

 

Another advantage that mostly led business organizations to choose Linux as an OS is the fact that it is literally an open source operating system. The term ‘open source’ basically means the OS can be enjoyed free of cost. You can easily download it from their official website or order the OS straight from the company. And since it is open source software, there are a numerous Linux applications, businesses can take advantage of this web utility in hastening electronic business transaction at relatively lower costs.

 

As for programmers and developers, such as those people working in filemaker development, Linux have always been their primary selection. It’s because of its flexibility and power to the programs to alter the settings of the OS by inserting commands. Developers are able to create small and corporate business tools in a more improved and faster pace because of the technology used in the Linux OS. Its advanced proficiency feature allows small businesses to run easier. Within less than a year, many small-scale businesses have been enhanced enabling it to further expand in a short span of time all because of Linux OS used as a marketing tool. The different Linux versions or officially known as Linux distributions are created to be more stable and reliable creating a better system for customer service.

What you need in your business is a digital tool and partner that works for you. Like a dedicated business partner, using the Linux OS provides businesses the opportunity to take advantage of a useful tool that do not cost extra. With all that said, the Linux OS could be just the thing you need to fulfill your dream business with no extra costs. 

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