[Athen] Any updates to Dragon Dictate on Mac?

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Lydia ask for dictation apps for the iOS.

Wink

On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:53 AM Charlie Watson <dcwatson at uvic.ca> wrote:


> Hi Wink,

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> The app you linked is not developed by Apple. The app store page says it

> is developed by IBN Software. That might be a perfectly good software

> company, but be aware that support and quality control will be completely

> separate.

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> Charlie Watson (dcwatson at uvic.ca)

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

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> *Sent:* June 22, 2021 1:01 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Any updates to Dragon Dictate on Mac?

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> Lydia,

>

> Dragon Dictate for Mac is DOA and has been for a number of years. There

> are two things that work on the Mac from Nuance:

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> 1. Using a MacBook or a big Mac, one can use a partitioned HD and run the

> DNS on the Windows partition (problem is having to cut and paste the

> dictation makes it time-consuming and awkward).

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> 2. Using Dragon Anywhere subscription with a portable recorder, one can

> dictate directly to Macs. Difficulties exist around bluetooth connections,

> ability to manipulate, edit, and correct text. Cannot use it hands-free.

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> Since Nuance has recently been bought out by Microsoft, it is unlikely the

> Mac product line will be revived or supported.

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> There is news, though, that Apple has developed their own more

> sophisticated (more than the current dictation app allows) speech to text

> program. called Dictation. It costs about $35 for the pro version (no ads)

> and there's a $20/year subscription required. It does NOT require the

> internet to use (as with Dragon Anywhere), and it will sync across your

> various i-Devices.

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> Here's a link for more info. There's a free trial period (one week).

>

> https://apps.apple.com/ky/app/dictate-pro-speech-to-text/id1215004055

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> and the app store link:

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> https://apps.apple.com/ky/app/dictate-pro-speech-to-text/id1215004055

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> Good luck!

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> Wink

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> Wink Harner

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> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production

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> The Foreign Type

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> Portland OR

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> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive

> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .

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> On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 12:41 PM Lydia X. Z. Brown <lydia at autistichoya.com>

> wrote:

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> Hi folks,

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>

> Does anyone know if Dragon Dictate works on Mac currently? I'm seeing it

> listed as supported for OS X. But what about OS 11? Does Nuance provide

> support to Mac users now?

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> Thanks for any insight,

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>

> Lydia

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