Our January speaker is Bonnie Brockman, who is a former business education teacher and Missouri state supervisor of business education. For the past 2-1/2 years, she has been training business education and assistive technology teachers across the nation on how to use and teach speech recognition. She will be demonstrating the latest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking (7.0 Preferred) and will also demonstrate handwriting recognition that is included in Office XP.

Speech recognition use is growing rapidly in business and industry -- especially in the medical and legal arenas. Of course, it is especially useful for those who suffer from repetitive stress injuries including carpal tunnel syndrome. After only a few hours of training and practice, most users can voice type at speeds of 130-170 wpm at 98% accuracy.

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In February, Mick Topping will present a "Presentation in a Box" from Intel on Centrino Mobile Technology.

Find out how the new Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology can help you stay connected to the people and things that are most important to you-even when you're on the go. Intel Centrino mobile technology enables extended battery life, delivers outstanding mobile performance, and includes integrated wireless LAN capability.

The presentation will cover key aspects of Intel Centrino mobile technology, as well as an overview on how to take advantage of the latest wireless innovations. Attend to learn more about "unwiring" and receive a thank you gift from Intel, plus a special product offer from Gateway*.