Tag: Windows

Poor Noise to Speech Ratio with Plantronics DSP400

Problem When you set up Dragon Naturally Speaking using a Plantronics DSP400 headset, the noise to speech ratio is very low. Solution Click the Start button (Windows XP users should then click Run). Type mmsys.cpl and press Enter. Click the Recording tab. Click on the Microphone, then Properties. Click Enhancements. Make sure AGC is turned on… Continue reading Poor Noise to Speech Ratio with Plantronics DSP400

Audio Notetaker software won’t accept product code

This problem has been resolved by Sonnocent and should not affect new customers. Problem Audio Notetaker will not accept your genuine product code. Cause As of May 2010 there have been product codes shipped out that will not be accepted by the program as they have had an 4 extra digits in front of the serial… Continue reading Audio Notetaker software won’t accept product code

Read & Write Pronounciation Tutor window won’t open

This article applies to Windows Vista. Problem You are unable to get the Pronunciation Tutor window to open in Texthelp Read &  Write. Solution Click Start, right click Computer and click Properties. On the left, click Advanced system settings. Underneath where it says Performance, click Settings. Click the Data Execution Prevention tab. make sure the option “Turn… Continue reading Read & Write Pronounciation Tutor window won’t open

How to block a website from all browsers on the computer

Open the Hosts file: Windows Press the Windows Key + R. Type notepad C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts and press Enter. Mac Click the Finder icon in the Dock. On the top menu, click Go, then Go to Folder… Type /etc and press Enter. In the folder that appears, open the file named “hosts”. Find the line that says… Continue reading How to block a website from all browsers on the computer