Here are some tips for using free voice recognition software

Q: Are there any free voice recognition programs for my computer that are worth trying?

A: The pursuit to have computers understand human speech started in the early 1950s when Bell Labs designed a system that could only recognize digits from a single person’s voice.

Today’s voice recognition technology is far from perfected, but if you’re willing to spend the time training yourself to better enunciate and learn the commands, it can be quite useful.

Voice CommandsOne of the easiest-to-use options allows you to use your voice to control various functions that would normally require a mouse or keyboard