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Richard Costall	Friday, February 09, 2007
In this first Video nugget, Rich show us Notepad, Solitaire and surfing the web with Vista Speech Recognition.

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Part One of the Vista Speech Recognition Video nugget. Richard Costall shows us how easy it is to use Notepad, play Solitaire and surf the worlds most popular web sites :-) using Vista Speech Recognition. This is the first part of the Nugget which Richard did at DDD, WebDD and User Group meetings in the UK.

Video: Vista Speech Recognition Rocks!

About Richard

Richard Costall (MVP, MCSD.NET) has over 22 years development experience and works for 1st Software, a Microsoft Gold Partner, and the UK's leading software solution for Financial Adviser and Intermediaries, designing and implementing IFA applications in the financial services sector. Previously specializing in VB, XML/XSLT, COM, ASP and MSMQ, Richard now lives and breathes the awesome world of .Net and in particular ASP.NET and Silverlight 2.0. Richard spent 5 1/2 years as the Midlands regional coordinator for VBUG (Visual Basic User Group) before co-founding NxtGenUG, the innovative UK user group for Microsoft Technologies.

Richard has written articles for publications such as ASP.NET Pro and International Developer Magazines and also co-authered the Apress title Professional MSMQ. He speaks a local user groups, Microsoft Conferences/Product launches, TechED Europe and the hugely successful DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper Events.

When not in .Net land, Richard enjoys relaxing at home with his wife and two sons, playing on the XBOX 360 or ultimately jetting off to Walt Disney World, Florida, for a trip on the Tower of Terror.