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MobileTechReview: PhatWare’s CalliGrapher 8.0 I used Calligraphy(sp) full time for the duration of the learning period and final evaluation. While I had difficulty keeping up in note taking at the beginning because of my G’ould script (Warning: Stargate fan!), this improved dramatically by the end of the test. While I cannot quote numbers in words-per-minute, I can say that note taking with CalliGrapher became possible as it learned my writing. And after all, that’s the bottom line to the speed issue. Actual Results
Tanker Bob torture tested CalliGrapher. Most of the time I can’t read my own writing, and that’s no joke. As a result, I type almost everything. If I do hand-write notes, I must review them that same day to clean them up, otherwise parts will be useless for later reference. So, CalliGrapher had its hands full for this evaluation. Don’t take the screen shots as indicative of my writing, as I had to work very hard at neatness to even give CalliGrapher a chance at the beginning.
All assessments below reflect post-training results. I gave CalliGrapher a full three weeks of full-time use before drawing any conclusions. I found the training frustrating at times, but the efforts paid off handsomely in the end. Although CalliGrapher works well even without learning, the benefits and effectiveness of its statistical enhancement of the recognition engine proved dramatic in my case.
I love reading reviews about text entry methods. In my opinion, text entry is one of the most limiting factors on the Pocket PC. If you can't get data inputted in an efficient way, then you are likely to miss stuff. I agree with Tanker Bob that Calligrapher 8.0 has made significant strides since their last version. I haven't purchased my copy yet, because I don't have the 3 weeks needed to train it. :? But it sounds like the payoff is really worthwhile. Do you think Calligrapher 8.0 is as good as reported in this review?
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