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How to write a newspaper column: Learn the legal stuff

I often get requests from readers about the process of creating a column and questions about the newspaper business. There are many technical details that change based on your tools and content, but one common concern is with the legal side of things and how to deal with newspapers in terms of copyright. It’s not […]

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Voice Recognition FAQ – Microphone and performance help, information and recommendations

I’ve been using voice recognition software for a long time (see the full review of Dragon NaturallySpeaking and IBM ViaVoice). I often get questions from readers asking about recommendations on hardware or similar issues. Here are some of the most common. Is there a good microphone you recommend? What microphone setup do you need for quality […]

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Voice Recognition Software Review: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8.0 and IBM ViaVoice 10

The casually-conversing HAL 2000 computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey makes it look easy. From “Danger, Will Robinson!” to the Star Wars’ language translation droid C-3PO, the movies continually assume that computers can and will understand the spoken word as well as any human. It’s not that easy. When you consider the use […]

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OpenOffice review: Options beyond Microsoft Office

When you buy a computer, you pay for more than the hardware. You also pay for the operating system (probably Microsoft Windows) and application software (probably Microsoft Office). It’s difficult to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations without Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to spend the extra $400 […]

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