Hi Folks,
I’ve shared some information and videos re: Dragon Naturally Speaking in the past, and above you’ll find a video with a selection of short videos strung together illustrating the simplicity and ease of getting started with a dictation software that will aid and simplify your blogging efforts.  Hang with it, the quality is a bit iffy at times, home vlogging at it’s, erm…finest?  The screen shots are a bit blurry but you can definitely see the text hitting the screen.

I thought the first clip of transcribing from a voice recording device was VERY interesting.  I’m often away from my computer – nursing, cleaning house etc. and with no laptop this would be a very transportable solution to ‘writing’ blog posts while away from the computer.

Now before I go on, are you looking for the coupon code?  Here ya go!

• $50 Coupon Code- DNSMSBG -Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred
• $25 Coupon Code- DNSMSBG -Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Standard
• $25 Coupon Code- DNSMSBG -MacSpeech Dictate

Our family doesn’t celebrate much at this time of year, we do visit with family and friends for meals etc. but don’t go in for the big ‘Christmas’ celebrations.

That being said – if I were to receive 10 ‘gifts’ to enhance my blogging experience what would they be?  Here’s my wishlist.

1. I’d LOVE to attend a professional blogging conference somewhere, but in order for it to be financially feasible for our family it would involve a full sponsorship – airfare, hotels (for the entire family) etc.  Not likely to happen, but hey – dream big right .  BlogHER would be fun!
2. A lifted limit on internet bandwidth!  Right now we’re limited to 200 MB/day, erm, can I say that this just isn’t enough some days?  When I max it out I’m in big trouble, slowed down to less than dial up speed!
3. A maid and cook – yep, this would help my blogging efforts considerably.  Just think of all that time freed up!
4. A laptop!  Seeing the technical difficulties we’ve been having, looks like a new computer is in order, and maybe I could figure out how to perch it somewhere while I’m nursing?
5. MacSpeech Dictate is the Mac version of Dragon Naturally Speaking, I’d like to give it a try if that maid and cook don’t come through for me!
6. A contact form on my blog – don’t have one yet, but think it would be useful.
7. Blog business cards!
8. Someone to fix that video presentation of the gospel for me on my Free Gifts page, I need to find one that works I guess…
9. I promised my DH I’d get his header up and his blog prettied up…erm….yep I’m not that technically gifted and could use some help with that!
10. Actually, when all is said and done, blogging has blessed our family richly.  I’m so glad that I finally gave it up, surrendered and signed up for one of those ‘voyeuristic’ blogs I used to mock.  Well, ours isn’t too voyeuristic, but that is the misconception I harboured about blogs until I jumped into the waters.