Assistive Domotics

Today is an exciting day for the Assistive technologies blog, because I’m using the voice recognition features built into the Microsoft Vista operating system to write this posting.  Very few people know or understand how to use the voice recognition feature built into Vista so this posting is a call out to the “Art of the Possible” when using this powerful and agile Assistive feature.

Over the course of the next few months I will dictate  a series of articles into this blog that literally talk about how you can use Windows Vista to control the Assistive technologies built into the Windows Vista operating system.  

Using the built in voice recognition is much easier and then using third party products because it is so tightly coupled into the operating system all you need to do to get started is a microphone.  There is an online configuration guide and a tutorial that you can use to train the system to your voice.  Each time you use the system it refines itself so it is real time, behind the scenes self improvement.  That is a feature that should be built into all applications .  

Again, the really cool thing is that I dictated that, hands free (albeit it took some toggling back and forth to the Vista Online Help to get the corrections, formatting and special characters right).   I used my Wikipedia account ray.casey, and this is my first ever contribution, so let’s see if it holds up to the test of the hordes of Wikipedia editors and content police

I am very excited to announce that Arestar (R*), LLC, based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL has launched a services practice that is dedicated entirely to the field of Assistive Domotics.  Our mission statement is entirely focused on increasing the quality of life for people that are Physically Challenged through the design, development and implementation of innovative PC based technologies based upon Windows Vista Ultimate and Exceptional Innovations, Life|Ware Home Automation software. 

Please stay tuned for more exciting postings about the “Art of the Possible” using these agile and robust software/hardware based technologies and solutions,  and how they will significantly increase the quality of life for millions of people who today are challenged by what most people take for granted as ordinary tasks and activities. 

Over the course of the next 90 days Steve Turner and Ray Casey will post a series of blog pages dedicated to describing scenarios of how PC based solutions will make everyday chores much easier to approach, manage and tackle using these break through technologies. 

Again, we are very excited about what the future and NOW have in store for this field, and most importantly we are delighted and passionate about how these solutions will introduce joy, relief and peace of mind to Millions that will benefit from the break through’s in this field. 

Here is a quote from the Assistive Domotics topic on Wikipedia that best sum’s up this sentiment and vision:

While talking about technology, Microsoft Corporation’s C.E.O. Steve Ballmer once said, “The number one benefit of technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential”

(BrainyQuote 2007).

Ray Casey – Arestar (R*), LLC

Here is a blog site about Assistive Domotics which is Home Automation for the Physically Challenged.   This is where we find ideas on the needs for people who are physically challenged.  This site is a spin off from our parent site Arestar.com.

Arestar (R*), LLC is dedicated to Designing, Developing and Deploying Automation systems for Home, Boats and Airplanes.   Its Assistive Domotics practice focuses on providing PC Centric Automation Solutions that cater to the Physically Challenged.  The core system is based upon Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Home Server, and built around Microsoft’s Robotic Studio product and other off the shelf Windows based Automation and Control software.

The thought leaders and Subject Matter Experts for Arestar’s Assistive Domotics Practice are:

Steve Turner – Founder and practice lead

Ray Casey – Partner and Contributor