Thursday, May 26, 2011
Gateway - After Class: Do You Remember When...
Gateway - After Class: Do You Remember When...: "When I was in elementary, we had a manual typewriter. It was difficult when a mistake was made because we used correction film. Today, thank God for Microsoft Office. The computer does all the work. For example, it deletes, spell check, Thesaurus, etc...
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I remember when I got my first computer, I asked the dealer how to turn on and off. I never knew how to type so I tried learning the basics on my own. I was forced to practice by myself because all my kids relocated to Washington. No one could help me.
ReplyDeleteKeep a eye out for "speech to text". Imagine the day when you can tell the computer what to write. It's already in the early stages of development,and I'm sure a lot of companies are working on it. Some day kids will look at a keyboard like it was an LP record.
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ReplyDeleteOne can set a computer to turn on at a certain time, say 6:30a; then set the computer to open certain applications, including an email tool. With a few more strokes, the computer can read the email to you, as you sip on your first cup of coffee. You can verbally respond to the email, then tell the program to quit. It can be easily completed, at least on a Mac computer.
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Yes, we can already speak commands or short phrases to computers, but I mean have the computer compose an essay from dictation. This is more difficult to achieve smoothly especially when you consider how many different accents and languages there are. Google's standard is having their applications compatible with something like 54 languages in print. Voice is something they're just starting to expand upon.
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