Hi Karen, Do I read your message correctly that you're still using DOS? If that's the case, by all means get a Mac. Once you get used to it, you will love it. Cheers, Donna On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote:
> Hi Donna, > profound thanks. That does make things more clear for me. Its funny as I > have been meaning to ask about dragon dictate, may still for a different > reason. > However this moves me closer to a new mac, since I would have to use a full > sized keyboard otherwise. the smaller laptop keyboards were just not giving > me the sort of dexterity control I am used to with my main dos machine with > he vo controls very awkward, and I was unsure how I would like all that > flipping, smile. > If one can control more things via voice, then this will make a big > difference. > > > On Tue, 31 Jul 2012, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Karen, >> >> There are two different speech features. You can activate, one, both, or >> neither of them. >> >> One is Dictation. this is new to ML. It allows you to dictate what you >> want to write any time that you are in a text field. This feature is also >> on the newest iPad, and the iPhone 4s. You can, however, accomplish similar >> things on an older iPhone using apps like Dragon Dictation. >> >> The other is an option in Accessibility under System Prefs called Speakable >> items. This you can configure to let you control many different things on >> your Mac, opening and closing apps, opening and closing documents, finding >> the time and date, and many other things. It is closer to Siri on the >> iPhone 4s. It was in older versions of the Mac OS, but it did not work very >> well. >> >> Hope this clarifies things. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:38 AM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> >> wrote: >> >>> I see. Anything you cannot control with this feature? >>> Karen. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012, Alex Hall wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, it is new to Mountain Lion. It is on the iPad, but only the third >>>> generation one. Of course, it is also on the iPhone 4S, in the form of >>>> Siri. >>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi folks, >>>>> is dictation new to mountain lion? if so, does it also exist on things >>>>> like the i-pad? >>>>> thanks, >>>>> Karen >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, the key acts like a push-to-talk, so it works as long as you hold >>>>>> it down. I set mine up to listen for a keyword, but then I'm on a >>>>>> desktop so don't have to worry about battery life or heat. It's pretty >>>>>> neat, though; I can just call out, "Alex, what time is it" and get told, >>>>>> or tell it to open an app or quit something. >>>>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>>>>> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have found it thank you, my question now is why is it not working! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have enabled it all, and turned the feature on, yet, even by changing >>>>>>> the command key and restarting nothing happens. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> what is unclear, is am I supposed to press and hold down the key I >>>>>>> nominate? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thanks for any hands on practical usage info. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Neil Barnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Talks List Administrator >>>>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>>>>> >>>>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an >>>>>>> Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your >>>>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 31 Jul 2012, at 16:43, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What you are talking about is speakable items. Go to system >>>>>>>> preferences, accessibility, and find it in the table of options. From >>>>>>>> there, select the tabs you want and configure things as necessary. I >>>>>>>> recommend going to the commands tab, then the table of command sets, >>>>>>>> and turning on everything. >>>>>>>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 11:31 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >>>>>>>> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> sorry, where do you enable that bit though, I mean I can dictate no >>>>>>>>> issue, but, how does one ask what day it is etc? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Neil Barnfather >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Talks List Administrator >>>>>>>>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an >>>>>>>>> Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all >>>>>>>>> your >>>>>>>>> accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> URL: - www.talknav.com >>>>>>>>> e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com >>>>>>>>> Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 31 Jul 2012, at 01:48, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> These are commands you can give, like "what time is it" or "open >>>>>>>>>> iPhoto". You can even select buttons shown in the currently open >>>>>>>>>> dialog just by speaking them. If you are at all familiar with >>>>>>>>>> Windows speech recognition, it's like dictation is the text input >>>>>>>>>> part of that and speakable objects is the other part that accepts >>>>>>>>>> commands for system operations. >>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Tim Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Ok, easy enough. What is this about speakable Items I'm seeing how >>>>>>>>>>> does that effect this. Sorry I'm so late coming into this, I've >>>>>>>>>>> been at work today and not able to keep up with this a lot as they >>>>>>>>>>> haven't upgraded us yet. Thanks for your patience guys. >>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 7:41 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You go into system preferences, then accessibility. Interact with >>>>>>>>>>>> a table and select dictation. Turn it on, then follow the dialogs. >>>>>>>>>>>> If you are using a usb microphone, you may have to going to sound >>>>>>>>>>>> preferences and set the input source to be that USB microphone. >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Tim Emmons <temmo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm just getting used to Mountain Lion. How do you get into >>>>>>>>>>>>> dictation, would love to try it out. Thanks. >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Ray Foret Jr <rfore...@att.net> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well Alex, good for you. I love the dictation as well. I am >>>>>>>>>>>>>> talking into a Griffin IMike with a Gigaware are microphone >>>>>>>>>>>>>> attached to it. And, my air conditioner is going in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> background. Not bad Huh? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have only made small corrections to this dictation.? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skype name: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> barefootedray >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jul 30, 2012, at 6:46 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am also having great luck with dictation. I have a cheap >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> desktop microphone going through a cheap usb sound card (since >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the mac doesn't support direct input of non-powered mics) but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is still doing really well. In my quick tests, it made no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mistakes. This, paired with that amazing speakable items >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feature, will make me an even lazier person than I already am. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ironically, I didn't dictate this entire message. I did, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> however, dictate these last two sentences. I should also add >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that there's a ceiling fan going in the background. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>>>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>>>>>>>> mehg...@gmail.com; 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