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Product Name: Dragon Dictation (App)

Retail Price: Free

Where to Get It: App Store

Product Description:

• Voice recognition app
• Converts speech to text
• Email transcripts to yourself
• Copy and paste text to create status updates on networking sites

Recommended? YES

Review:

As a stay-at-home freelance writer, I have to manage both my house and my business at the same time. When I find myself stretched for time, with a messy house, guests on the way and several deadlines bearing down on me…that’s when this app is an absolute life saver.

Thanks to this FREE app, I can write the rough draft of an article, review or other writing assignment while I’m washing dishes. Which is what I am doing right now!

The app is a little troublesome to get used to, especially when you have a thick country drawl like I do. But, after a couple of weeks training myself to enunciate properly, I think I’ve almost got the hang of it now.

When you’re done dictating, you can edit the transcript with the on-screen keyboard before sending the text to your email inbox. You can also copy and paste the text to send quick text messages or make updates to your favorite social networking sites.