Speech recognition has improved a lot over the years. I can make phone calls from and change the radio station in my car by voice command. The Google Chrome browser can now do voice-activated Google searches by adding an extension available from the Chrome web store.
In my column, Speech Recognition – It Really, Really Works, I write about how I use Dragon Naturally Speaking Premium 12 in my work. The improvement that got me to be able to use it much more effectively was my Blue Snowball Microphone,...