have been testing and using VoicePower now for over 6 months and I am continually amazed at its comprehensiveness and usability. It doesn't matter whether you are a new user of Dragon NaturallySpeaking or a power user, VoicePower covers the full gamut of features and functions completely accessible by voice command.

Writing a comprehensive review on VoicePower would be redundant. The website is superbly designed and all information is complete and easily accessible. I highly recommend all users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking to go to the following website and look for themselves.

http://www.voiceteach.com/

Nevertheless, I would only add a few quick points.

VoicePower is 100% voice-enabled. From learning how to set up Dragon NaturallySpeaking for optimal performance and accuracy to the easy to use and powerful set of commands, there is no more comprehensive and easy-to-use, interactive, voice accessible help available anywhere else in any other product. All you have to do is ask for what you need. In short, VoicePower is Dragon NaturallySpeaking help and sample commands on steroids.

All commands in VoicePower execute fast and efficiently regardless of what system you're running it on. VoicePower is designed for maximum speed and performance. VoicePower allows the user to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking virtually 99.9% hands-free. It is a must for those users who need hands-free access using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

VoicePower does not conflict with any other third party add-ons to Dragon NaturallySpeaking. KnowBrainer, Vocola, UniMacro, DNS comfort, etc. function perfectly with VoicePower. In fact, VoicePower enhances the functionality of all of these products. In short, it's not a question of either or, but a matter of how efficiently do you want Dragon NaturallySpeaking to work for you. VoicePower complements the use of all of these.

VoicePower can be completely installed on a USB thumb drive and run entirely from that location. Once installed on a USB thumb drive, it is not necessary to reinstall VoicePower in order to move it from one system to another. Just plug it in and enable it. Its autorun feature will prompt you. It's that easy.

Navigate directories, folders, and access (open) files with simple voice commands. Navigation and similar commands are fully user configurable. With VoicePower you can navigate Open/Save dialogs easily with simple voice commands. You can switch back and forth between panes in Windows Explorer using simple voice commands. In short, it simply isn't necessary to reinvent the wheel. VoicePower already does it all.

Select, copy, and automatically paste text completely by voice from Internet webpages automatically into any open application. You can even use advanced scripting commands to paste text selected by voice from any webpage into virtually any application by using the "select text 2 copy" command, select the text you want by voice by simply saying "select from through , and then say "copy to ." Of course the latter requires an advanced scripting commands. However, if the application is already open, then the selecting of text and pasting it into that application is automatic.

all VoicePower commands are simple, natural, easy to say, and are never, at least in my experience, misrecognized.

To sum it up, whether:

1. you're teaching yourself to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the first time
2. looking for help on any topic related to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
3. simply want the ease and power of being able to access your system , navigate and open directories, files, and folders
4. navigate, manipulate, and use Dragon NaturallySpeaking virtually hands-free (99.9%)
5. or just make Dragon NaturallySpeaking work for you instead of you working for it

There is nothing more effective or efficient in performing more tasks hands-free by voice alone than VoicePower.

Are there any downsides? The only downside that I have found in using VoicePower is the initial learning period required to peruse and learn how it works. After that, everything else is easy and 100% voice accessible.

Charles E. Runquist
GEMCCON (Dragon NaturallySpeaking consulting and training)
The Choice of Intelligence

Former Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK Program Manager & Technical Solutions Project Manager