Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Neglected until this point, these lagging areasof the campaign are now "priority objectives," andHarvard officials are pledging whatever support isneeded to bring these areas up to speed...
...very out-of-date. The program requires each word to be spoken individually, and it takes several frustrating hours to dictate a single page. A much better program exists (Dragon NaturallySpeaking), is inexpensive ($170 for the multiple-user edition) and allows one to write papers at roughly the same speed as one would type them. The program should also be available for use in all House computer labs--accessible to anyone in pain, not just those who have filed paperwork with the disabilities office. This lack of software has caused individual organizations, including The Crimson, to purchase NaturallySpeaking so students...
...Though still limited to metropolitan areas and more than a little amateurish and expensive compared with its trembling sister, radio, the lively art of television has landed in the bigtime with amazing speed...
...future models, the APS magnetic strip may be used to capture voice clips or, eventually, even to record simultaneously a digital version of your film picture. For now, APS picture quality is roughly the same as 35-mm film. And like 35 mm, APS is available in different film speeds to match varying light conditions or snare fast-action shots. (As a rule, the slower the film speed, the sharper the resolution.) A note to travelers: APS film can be hard to find outside the U.S. and Japan, so stock up before leaving on that trip to foreign shores...
Riders of "personal watercraft" are far more likely to get hurt than conventional pleasure boaters, and a report issued last week helps explain why. Jet skiers, notably hourly renters, often get little instruction. They don't learn, for example, to keep a steady speed when turning, so they skid into an obstruction...