I have to say I agree with your sentiment there, John. I purchased Via Voice from IBM several years ago with the intention of talking to my computer whenever a bright idea struck, because they don't stick. Unfortunately, my Ozark accent confused the program and it totally fouled up anything I tried to say. Supposedly VISTA will be much more voice oriented and more browser objects will be aural in the future, but IBM told me they didn't think that they could ever get a machine to orient to a southern or hillbilly voice. . .*sigh* They offered me my money back, so I can at least say they were fair.