I am afraid to meddle with Dragon. Not only am I crunchy and taste good with ketchup, I hear horror stories about all versions. (Except there are enough people who sing its praises that I wonder if I could make use of it.)
Question for all you ketchup-bespattered Dragon users: have you tried using Dragon for transcription?
I've got a long commute through the lonely countryside to get from home to work. I've taken to recording my day's writing stint and then typing it up when I get home. But I just listened to Chris Fox's book on 5000 Words an Hour. He records scenes as voice memos and then has Dragon transcribe them. That might work for me. I'd far rather use Dragon's transcription feature and just edit what's on the page. (Hey, I'm going to edit it anyway.)
I own a Mac, and I read that Dragon For Mac works for transcription if you use plain text and don't try to use it in Word or Scrivener or whatnot. Has anyone tried that? (I know they're not going to continue selling it, but from the sound of things they didn't support it much to begin with.)
I've tried Dragon Anywhere, but I can't use it on the commute since it requires Internet. Anyway, I really don't like the idea of monthly payments and Software-as-a-Service models. (Used to work for a SaaS company. Not a fan.)
I suppose I could break down and buy a PC or a Microsoft Surface Tablet. Has anyone tried Dragon transcription on a tablet?
Or I could always hire a handsome secretary to take dictation while I drive. Good inspiration for writing romance, but he might prove too distracting.