Ver. 12.5 introduces support for Office 2013 (Office 365), Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10 but keep in mind that many Windows 7 users will automatically be receiving Internet Explorer 10. More to the point, Nuance NEVER releases a patch unless it is absolutely necessary because the average patch typically takes Nuance development 9 months to release. There were a number of bug fixes from minor scrolling issues in Microsoft Outlook to a major problem in BestMatch V. Whenever you create a new profile, by default, if your computer is fast enough, it creates a profile based on BestMatch V algorithms. This is a complex architecture which has a tendency to run a little too a lot too slow on most computers. If you happen to have a large collection of commands, your dictation can take as long as 6 seconds to hit the page. While more work needs to be done, Nuance has managed to effectively reduce the time to about 3 seconds for heavy command users and about a 1 second delay for end-users with relatively few commands. This essentially equates to a 50% speed improvement on command deployment and short dictations. I highly recommend installing the 12.5 patch via the following approach:
1. Open your Dragon options to the Miscellaneous tab and make certain that you don?t have NaturallySpeaking set the launch in QuickStart mode. 2. Download, do not run, the service release patch by clicking Check for Updates under the DragonBar Help menu. 3. Reboot your computer 4. Close any applications that you have in the start menu. Most antivirus applications shouldn?t be a problem but if you?re using Windows 7/8, you may have an issue with the User Account Control. We recommend disabling the UAC. 5. Double-click the DNS12ServicePack1.exe download to install the patch and launch NaturallySpeaking.
You can use a cell phone as a microphone in Ver 12 but it's a bit clumsy and recognition accuracy is significantly lower.
