You've got the basic idea, Pat, of how Dragon works. I've not hooked it up yet, as I am afraid that I might omit a crucial fact by audio recording it, instead of writing it. Yes, it is great for composing an autobiography, but read the directions. In terms of your 3rd g-grandfather, why don't you post online. May on her read and only respond when someone asks for help. Gene-logically speaking, Barb -----Original Message----- From: Pat Lewis [email protected] ALL I KNOW IS FROM THE ADS SEEN ON TV. I DID ASK A FRIEND ABOUT IT WHO AT LEAST WOULD KNOW HOW TO HOOK UP AND GET STARTED. I IMAGINE IT AS SIMILAR TO THE OLD TYPE TAPE RECORDER WHERE WE COULD PLAY TAPES OF POPULAR SONGS, AND SOMEHOW MIXED WITH THE OLD TIME DICTAPHONES. FROM THE AD YOU WOULD TALK INTO/ONTO, (I DON'T KNOW WHICH), AND LIKE THE DICTAPHONE IT WOULD TYPE,ON IT'S OWN WHAT EVER IS SAID. I THINK PROBABLY A GREAT WAY TO SAVE YOUR GENEALOGY AN ANY STORIES HEARD OR ASKED OF RELATIVES , SO YOU HAVE A RECORD OF WHO SAID WHAT, OR POSSIBLY IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK…ON GENEALOGY OR JUST YOUR OWN LIFE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE AS YET BUT MAYBE A SEARCH ON SAFARI WILL GIVE MORE INFO. AS TO DATING YOUR SELF..I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, HOWEVER, I AM REASONABLY SURE I AM MUCH OLDER THAN YOU. I HAVE QUIT LOOKING FOR ANYMORE IRISH RELATIVES, AFTER TRYING MORE THAN 20 YEARS FOR 3RD GRANDFATHER, SUPPOSEDLY BORN IN LAT 1700'S OR VERY EARLY 1800'S,SOMEWHERE IN CLARE , HOWEVER HIS ONE SON WAS SUPPOSEDLY BORN IN CORK IN 1824,ACCORDING TO CENSUS BRITISH RECORDS, BUT MOVED AT SOME POINT TO MIDDLESEX BEFORE 1870, AND RAISED FAMILY THERE, BUT NO INFO ANYWHERE ON "MY"3RD GRANDFATHER OR HIS WIFE, PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY WERE CATHOLICS. SO I AM GETTING ALL THE INFO TOGETHER AND SORTING BY FAMILY FOR A BOOKLET FOR MY 4 OF MY ADULT CHILDREN, WHO ARE NOW GRANDPARENTS THEMSELVES (EXCEPT MY YOUNGEST SON WHOSE CHILDREN ARE 4 &2 ). I DOUBT I WILL BE HERE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. GOOD LUCK IF YOU LOOK INTO THE "DRAGON" AND FIND IT WORTH WHILE. PAT