Available to Mason-Rice families only.  Mason-Rice dad (and general manager of the Dragon division of Nuance), Peter Mahoney will personally install the software on your computer, set up the software for you and your family and provide a training session so that you can get the most out of the software.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Premium Edition voice recognition software for Microsoft Windows PCs

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium speech recognition software lets you control your digital world by voice — three times faster than typing. Turn ideas into text at the speed of thought. Tell your PC what to do and it does it. Create documents, send email, control applications, and navigate the Web — just by talking. Use a digital voice recorder and transcribe the audio files back at your PC. Dragon is your key to less stress and more success!

Minimum System Requirements:

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.

CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor. We recommend 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required)

Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB. We recommend 2 MB.

Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (2.8 GB for localized non-English versions)

Supported Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only

Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit

RAM: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. We recommend 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-bit.

Microsoft Internet Explorer(R) 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com)

Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording

DVD-ROM drive required for installation

Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included in purchase). See details at support.nuance.com/compatibility/ (includes Bluetooth microphones, recorders, and Tablet PCs).

Note: An internet connection is required for product activation (a quick anonymous process).

*This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition.