Hi Kristeen, If you own a 4S, a less expensive alternative you may want to consider is the two dollar IOS app called Dictabulus recently described in David Woodbridge's podcast.
Best regards. Geoff ----- Original Message ----- From: "James AUSTIN" <james.aus...@mac-access.net> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Dictation for the Mac? > Hi Christine, > > The solution I think you're looking for is called macSpeech. It is made by > Nuance, and you can find the Homepage here: > http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/by-product/dragon-for-mac/index.htm > > Please bare in mind, that my comments are based on past enquiries to Nuance. > That being said, I do not know if accessibility has improved recently.. The > last time I saw an in-depth discussion on-list about this, I seem to remember > that the initial training for the app was inaccessible. This training is > important, as it allows MacSpeech to become accustomed to your voice, > although it may be possible to bypass this and train as you go. > > From a quick search in the App Store, it does not seem to be available there. > Also, I do not believe the company is willing to provide free trials, > although they did offer a money-back guarantee when i last enquired about > purchasing. > > There may however be a cheaper solution lurking somewhere, as MacSpeech seems > to be quite pricy if you only plan to use it until your arm gets better. > > I hope this helps > > TC :) > James > You can contact me in the following ways: > E-Mail:james.aus...@mac-access.net > MSN: james.londons...@gmail.com > Skype: saulky1984 - if you'd like to share details, please let me know who > you are when you send a request. Thank you > > On 27 Feb 2012, at 22:41, Kristeen Hughes wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have to do a lot of typing and currently have an injured arm. I'm >> wondering if there's a Dragon Naturally Speaking solution for the Mac and if >> any of you know how well it works with Voiceover. >> >> Kristeen >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
