[Powell]

"James" wrote

I really looked for the "correct" groups to post this in, but I didn't
find what looked like a suitable group which includes the word "office."
Anyhow, I hope you friendly souls will not mind chiming in here, as I know
that there is a wealth of knowledge around these groups.

I am a small-businessman, and I do a lot of dictation. I now use a Sony
micro-cassette hand held dictating machine, and it serves me well,
"most"
of the time.

I have now seen that there are times (mostly when I am out of town)
that
I would like to dicate, and then be able to email the dictated audio file
to
my office for typing. Thus, I have a keen interest in digital recorders.

Can any of you offer any recommendations as to what features I should look
for, and/or what brands, or specific model numbers that you have used ?
I
don't need huge capacity or huge features, but I do need a small unit that
is usb ready so that I can plug the machine into my pc, load the audio
files, and then email them.

I assume these units use some sort of compression so that the final audio
files are not too large, and can be emailed.

Any thoughts/comments/ experience, and recommendations would be greatly
appreciated !!!

Check out the Olympus DS-330. Very good audio quality.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...ils.asp?id=859

Better still and faster results for your needs. Check out:
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Professional.
http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/

[James]

Thanks Powell !!!