http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ Dragon for Mac Forums and Discussion: Recent Posts en Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:44 +0000 http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1880#post-8528 Tue, 15 May 2012 23:29:04 +0000 manoon 8528@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Thank you for your suggestion. I am having other computer problems that prevent me from testing this for another day or two. I will definitely try it and tell you the results. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1880#post-8527 Sun, 13 May 2012 16:57:58 +0000 Fanman 8527@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Try dictating "NO SPACE ON CAP A CAP B CAP C NO SPACE OFF" or "CAP A NO SPACE CAP B NO SPACE CAP C" </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1221#post-8526 Sat, 12 May 2012 07:21:18 +0000 NuaX 8526@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Any news about it. It is amazing that the dictation in Spanish, being such language the most phonetic in the world. It should be therefore extremely easy to implement it. Certainly much, much, much easier than English, for instance. Thanks. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1699#post-8525 Fri, 11 May 2012 21:26:49 +0000 marzzz 8525@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>So, has anyone heard anything? According to the macrumor sites, Apple is getting a new generation of MacBook Pros ready; MobileMe is going away and being replaced by iCloud, and Mountain Lion will supersede Lion. The ledge is getting pretty narrow, and it will soon be time to jump. I am hoping we see a DD Medical for Mac soon......!? </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1881#post-8524 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:38:50 +0000 manoon 8524@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Despite unchecking telephone format in preferences, all seven and ten sequences of numbers are hyphenated like telephone numbers in both Dictation Mode and Numbers Mode. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1880#post-8523 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:36:21 +0000 manoon 8523@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Dictating Capital A Capital B Capital C yields A B C , the same as Cap A Cap B Cap C, instead of ABC </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1879#post-8522 Fri, 11 May 2012 20:33:43 +0000 manoon 8522@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>After working fine for months, suddenly any sequence of numerals gets spaces between most but not all the numbers whether in dictation mode or numbers mode. For example, dictated 1234567806 becomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 806 no matter how I try to vary the dictation. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8521 Fri, 11 May 2012 18:09:30 +0000 eMicrophones 8521@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>koru1,</p> <p>&gt; The macro idea would be good if it was just this phrase, but<br /> &gt; 9/10 was just an example. Next time I might want to write<br /> &gt; ninety out of a hundred. </p> <p>Writing a macro is effective and the answer. However, if you need many or an undetermined number of them, this can be impractical. </p> <p>Marty Markoe, <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com">eMicrophones, Inc.</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8520 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:10:00 +0000 KnowBrainer 8520@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>If DragonDictate works the same way as NaturallySpeaking, it will automatically substitute digits for words such as “9” for “nine” when you dictate “nine out of ten” or even “nine over ten”, which will produce “9/10”. As Fanman pointed out, in an unnecessarily nasty manner, DragonDictate formatting rules can produce undesirable results because they tend to be global but this is still the issue. It's the DragonDictate formatting rules that are getting in your way.</p> <p>Although Martin's recommendations may be effective, they are not very natural for continuous speech dictation. No one likes to break up their sentence by having to pause in order to deploy a command, unless there is no other solution. We highly recommend upgrading to DragonDictate 2.5 which includes more formatting options.</p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8519 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:26:35 +0000 koru1 8519@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Thanks Marty</p> <p>You mean edit 9/10 in the recognition window and replace with what I intended, then keep doing this to train Dictate not to auto-format this sort of phrase? Will that work? Does training ever override an auto format setting? I just tried it seven times and it stubbornly insists on writing 9/10.</p> <p>The macro idea would be good if it was just this phrase, but 9/10 was just an example. Next time I might want to write ninety out of a hundred. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8518 Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:43 +0000 eMicrophones 8518@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>koru1,</p> <p>&gt; “numeral nine out of numeral ten" works, in the sense that it<br /> &gt; does not substitute 9/10. However, for the purpose I am<br /> &gt; writing, it is bad form to write nine as 9.</p> <p>Glad to hear my suggestion sort of worked for you. :-) Now that you mention your need for written form 9 I have 2 suggestions:</p> <ol> <li>Make corrections in context not single words. The next time 9/10 appears, correct this with the phrase, "nine out of ten" Sometimes it takes several corrections to take hold. Also, this strategy likely works better in the latest Dragon Dictate.</li> <li>A surer method of having proper recognition is to build a Text macro script command right in Dragon Dictate. <a href="http://nuance.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6140/~/how-to-create-a-custom-macro-in-dictate">CLICK HERE</a> for a link to directions to easily make a text command. Make sure to select "Text macro" as the Command type. Name the text macro, "Nine out of ten." This should take precendent. If it does not work, rename the text macro to something else like, "Nine from ten."</li> </ol> <p>Marty Markoe, <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com">eMicrophones, Inc.</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8517 Fri, 11 May 2012 07:22:27 +0000 koru1 8517@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Many thanks to everyone who answered so far. Interestingly, “numeral nine out of numeral ten" works, in the sense that it does not substitute 9/10. However, for the purpose I am writing, it is bad form to write nine as 9.</p> <p>"Cost plus numeral ten percent sign" still results in cost +10%.</p> <p>Turning to the other suggestions, I don't have any auto formatting preferences. I think this is probably because I'm still using version 2.0.3 of Dragon Dictate. If I'm understanding the third and fourth posts correctly, version 2.5 includes some auto formatting preferences under the tools menu, so perhaps I need to think about upgrading, although maybe changing the settings would have other undesired results. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8515 Fri, 11 May 2012 03:31:29 +0000 Fanman 8515@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Thank you, KnowBrainer, for an absolutely pointless post. If you don't know what you're talking about, which you yourself admit that you do not in this case, then how about keeping out of the conversation for a change? Your post contains no more information than koru1 could find out himself by dictating two sentences into DD.</p> <p>Even as an experienced DD user (which you admittedly are not), I would not take a stab in the dark about how to fix kuro1's problem. The auto formatting preferences in DD are notoriously quirky. Setting the preferences to obtain one desired result can have the side effect of causing other undesired results as documented by the following post:</p> <p><a href="http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1701" rel="nofollow">http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1701</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8514 Thu, 10 May 2012 21:14:01 +0000 KnowBrainer 8514@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>We suspect Martin's recommendation won’t work because it appears that you are being victimized by a DragonDictate formatting rule which would likely over-ride his suggestions, no matter how you dictate these phrases. Because we only use NaturallySpeaking (which includes similar features) we can’t be certain about Martin’s recommendations until you report back but you should be able to toggle off this feature in your DragonDictate options which we suspect, would be a preferred alternative to having to change your dictation style. </p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8512 Thu, 10 May 2012 18:04:53 +0000 eMicrophones 8512@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>koru1,</p> <p>Try saying, "Numeral nine out of numeral ten."</p> <p>Also try, "Cost plus numeral ten percent sign."</p> <p>Marty Markoe, <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com">eMicrophones, Inc.</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1878#post-8511 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:25:03 +0000 koru1 8511@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>If I say “nine out of ten", Dictate writes 9/10. Specifically, it writes “nine out of" but then when I say ten it goes back and replaces with 9/10. Sometimes that would be helpful, but sometimes I actually want it to write exactly what I say. 9/10 is not necessarily an acceptable substitute for “nine out of ten". It does not even give me an option in the recognition window to go back to the full words.</p> <p>I am pretty sure this is Dictate, because it happens in Word and Mail, but not when I type the words.</p> <p>Another example is “cost plus 10%". It writes “cost plus", but when I say 10% it goes back and changes to cost +10%.</p> <p>Is there some way I can override this auto substitution? </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1877#post-8508 Sun, 06 May 2012 14:04:12 +0000 KnowBrainer 8508@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>As a SpeechWare distributor/reseller, we can assure you that all SpeechWare microphones, unlike most other microphones, are pretested by the manufacturer before shipping out of Belgium. That's not a guarantee that your microphone isn't defective. It just gives you better odds :-) </p> <p>Your dictation technique is not likely the problem. The issue is more likely a communication error with your USB port or the 6-in-1 driver. Our 1st recommendation would be to try switching USB ports and make certain that you are using a direct dedicated USB port which means no splitters (video monitor USB port), front or side ports on a desktop computer. Any USB port on a notebook computer is fine. If this doesn't resolve the issue, contact your reseller directly. Even if you did not purchase your microphone from our company, you will find my name “Lunis Orcutt” on the manufacturer paperwork inside your box and you can contact me directly for support on this microphone. Also note that the 6-in-1 microphone includes a two-year manufacturer warranty, is the best TableMike we have ever tested and we have several hundred customers that concur with our <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/downloads/Battle_of_the_Desktop_Microphones.pdf"> KnowBrainer TableMike Face-Off</a> test results.</p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1876#post-8507 Sun, 06 May 2012 13:28:47 +0000 KnowBrainer 8507@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>From the way you phrased your question, it doesn't sound like you have a short in your microphone cable because it would tend to be sporadic. You can test this theory by gently moving your audio cable back and forth as you rerun the Audio Check. Usually, when an end-user refers to a hum, they are referring to the classic 60 Hz hum coming from an improperly shielded AC outlet or electronic interference. If you hear sporadic interference, it is likely a frayed cable or a short but if you hear a constant hum, it is more likely electronic or microwave interference.</p> <p>If you're using a notebook computer, try temporarily running off batteries to see if the hum disappears. If you are using a desktop computer, make sure you are using a rear dedicated USB port as opposed to a splitter, side or front port. Note that USB splitters can also contribute unwanted electronic interference. However, if none of the previous recommendations work, you may need to track down the source of the interference via the process of elimination (moving your USB soundcard or even your computer, turning off florescent lights, killing dimmers etc.).</p> <p>Keep in mind that the manufacturer OEM USB<a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> microphone</a> Nuance includes in a box of DragonDictate should only be considered as a starter microphone at best. If you're planning on using speech recognition for serious work, we recommend upgrading (see previous link). For additional assistance, see our <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/downloads/Microphone_Guide_for_DragonDictate.PDF"> DragonDictate Audio Setup Guide</a></p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1877#post-8506 Sun, 06 May 2012 12:27:47 +0000 brainsrus 8506@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>My present microphone is a C-media USB audio, which for the most part has been working well, but I have noted that when I turn my head a bit, it doesn't pick up what I am saying; for logistical reasons, I prefer not to go with a head phone/ear blood blue tooth device, so I just purchased the TableMike 6-1. (thinking that with a larger pickup range, this might not be as much of a concern). The initial training session with the TableMike 6-1 goes well for the first third or so, then the recognition stops, and I have to click the microphone icon to get it going again (I.e. get the words to turn green again); I have tried this a number of times, I'm quite sure it's not me mumbling; typically after doing this 3 times during the training session, it seems to be good to go / IE a profile is made. When I start dictating at that point, it seems to do well for the first few sentence or so, then slows down, particularly if I'm dictating a relatively long sentence. Is this some sort of a memory issue; of note, I have a Mac OSx 10.7.3; 2.66GHZ Intel core 2 Duo; 4 GB 1067 Mhz DDR3. I have MacSpeech Dictate medical ( 1.5.10.) Thanks! </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1876#post-8505 Sat, 05 May 2012 18:29:45 +0000 eMicrophones 8505@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Wayne,</p> <p>&gt; Just installed the program and the headphone hum</p> <p>When you say the headphone hums, do you mean the sound coming out of the earphones used for playback? If so, there is likely a short in the cable. If the microphone part of the headset dictates into Dragon Dictate you can disable the headphone playback and continue to use the microphone.</p> <p>Also, are you using a USB headset microphone? Unless you are using a pre-amplifier using Line level input, this is required.</p> <p>On our web site we have a helpful document titled <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com/download/New%20Microphone%20to%20Dragon%20Mac.pdf">Adding a New Microphone to Dragon Dictate on Your Mac</a></p> <p>Marty Markoe, <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com">eMicrophones, Inc.</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1876#post-8504 Sat, 05 May 2012 16:22:59 +0000 Wayne Decoro 8504@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Just installed the program and the headphone hum, can anyone help? </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8503 Fri, 04 May 2012 18:14:56 +0000 Ctein 8503@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>OK, found the answer!</p> <p>Dragon Dictate profiles have the suffix "ddictate" so search for that to find your profiles.</p> <p>And, indeed, restoring from the previous day's profile fixed the problem.</p> <p>Someone may want to file this information in a safe place for future reference.</p> <p>pax / Ctein </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8502 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:46:20 +0000 KnowBrainer 8502@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>We understand the fundamentals of the DragonDictate from using NaturallySpeaking on a Windows PC but cannot directly answer your question because we don’t use DD. Hopefully, one of the other forum members will be able to answer your question but if not, you can reach Nuance technical support at (407) 241-1822.</p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8501 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:33:50 +0000 Ctein 8501@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Dear KnowBrainer,</p> <p>Yeah, I believe that. Problem is I don't know where the Profiles are stored, so I can't recover to a previous state with Time Machine. Gotta know what files to replace, y'know...</p> <p>Chat Live couldn't help me-- they don't know where the files are stored in DD Mac.</p> <p>So, What folder should I be looking in?</p> <p>pax / Ctein </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8500 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:54:34 +0000 KnowBrainer 8500@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Actually… We don't think you'll need to reinstall DragonDictate and if all you are doing is attempting to replace folders, it won't work because DragonDictate is a very complex program that is located in several different folders at different addresses. If you think your application is broken, it is best to reinstall but we suspect that there is nothing wrong with your DragonDictate. We believe the most likely scenario is a corrupt user profile because your profile was loaded into RAM at the time of the crash.</p> <p>Marty’s sledgehammer approach would probably work but we don't believe you need to reinstall DragonDictate; just switch to your backup user profile (assuming you have 1).</p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1875#post-8499 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:37:42 +0000 GER0204 8499@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>So this is maybe something for hands-free browsing in Safari! I use gleebox for it and I created a new global command in Dragon Dictate: „box“ (Option g). That opens a field for writing and I dictate any link on any site in Safari and then it is highlighted. Simply by saying press enter ( or whatever is the English command for it) the link is opened! It's really great! And so far, it works fine. I use DragonDictate 2.5.2 and the Lion-version 10.7.3 on an iMac<br /> and of course it should be able to use all the commands that gleebox offers!<br /> and excuse my English please, I write this with an English profile from Mike Sherman Dragon Dictate, that should mean my German Dragon Dictate:-))) </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8498 Fri, 04 May 2012 08:05:36 +0000 eMicrophones 8498@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>&gt; Problem: I don't know all the files to replace. Tried<br /> &gt; replacing the Dragon Dictate app and the entire contents of<br /> &gt; this folder: ../Library/Application Support/Dragon</p> <p>If you have a backup of your User Profile, reinstall the software and restore the backup.</p> <p>Marty Markoe, <a href="http://www.emicrophones.com">eMicrophones, Inc.</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1874#post-8497 Thu, 03 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000 Ctein 8497@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Dear Folks,</p> <p>Just had DD v2.5 Mac crash on me. In the process, it seems to have trashed one of its support files, because now I can't launch with my user profile; DD aborts every time I try.</p> <p>Obvious solution- Use Time Machine to revert to a previous state for the app. Problem: I don't know all the files to replace. Tried replacing the Dragon Dictate app and the entire contents of this folder: ../Library/Application Support/Dragon</p> <p>Still won't launch, so obviously I have missed some files somewhere. What other places does DD stash supporting files? </p> <p>In case it matters, I'm running under Mac OSX 10.6.8.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>pax / Ctein </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1873#post-8496 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:54:00 +0000 KnowBrainer 8496@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>&gt;&gt;&gt; The funny thing is that Nuance does read these forums (occasionally people get a response within hours; the link below is an example); &lt;&lt;&lt;</p> <p>1 small correction: Although it is possible that Nuance occasionally reads this forum, which we tend to doubt, in this specific case, SaraJ is a forum administrator. Although her advice appears to be right on the money, SaraJ does not work directly for Nuance. At most, she might part of the MacSpeech sales division. </p> <p>Although Nuance doesn't forbid executives and technical support people from responding, they generally frown on the practice because they don't want to risk a potentially lawsuit. </p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a></p> <p>Although Nuance doesn't forbid executives and technical support people from responding, they generally frown on the practice because they don't want to risk a potentially lawsuit. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1873#post-8495 Wed, 02 May 2012 04:18:26 +0000 Fanman 8495@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Bryan, I know where you're coming from. I, too, occasionally suffer from that "reading aloud" problem. What you are experiencing is probably a case of this:</p> <p><a href="http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1741" rel="nofollow">http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1741</a></p> <p>Unfortunately, the current version of DragonDictate has many built-in commands that cannot be turned off and that anywhere from occasionally to frequently cause what appears to be erratic behavior. If you make the status window visible and watch what DD displays there (it displays the text / commands it believes to have recognized), you may be able to pinpoint what utterances are causing the most problems.</p> <p>A particularly annoying aspect of this problem is that it is self-reinforcing, i.e. it gets worse as time goes on. This is because users who are confronted with this problem do not typically use the recognition window to correct DD's (bad) behavior. Instead, the user is busy fixing the problems DD has caused. Thus, DD believes to have understood the utterance correctly and behaves the same way the next time. Over time, it learns more and more such bad behavior.</p> <p>Sorry I don't have a remedy for you. All I can suggest is that you add to name to the long list of people who have requested that Nuance fix this problem. However, don't get your hopes up that Nuance will ever act on that request. You can't expect customer support for an inexpensive piece of software like DD on an exotic platform like Mac OS, can you?</p> <p>The funny thing is that Nuance does read these forums (occasionally people get a response within hours; the link below is an example); they're just very picky and choosy about what they react to. Fixing software quirks / bugs does not appear to be high on their list of priorities.</p> <p><a href="http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1727" rel="nofollow">http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1727</a> </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1873#post-8494 Tue, 01 May 2012 20:12:51 +0000 Bryan Leyland 8494@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>When I am dictating, the program suddenly starts reading the text back to me in a strange voice. At that point, dictation suddenly becomes unreliable. Restarting the program solves the problem. is any fix for this?</p> <p>At other times, the last part of a sentence I have dictated is transposed to an earlier part. Restarting solves the problem.</p> <p> Both of these happen more than once a day so it is quite a nuisance.</p> <p> Has anyone else experienced these problems?</p> <p>MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Early 2011<br /> Processor 2 GHz Intel Core i7<br /> Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3<br /> Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB<br /> Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50) </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1872#post-8493 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:45:21 +0000 PJJPtx 8493@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>using DD 2.5.2 for mac<br /> outlook 14.2.1</p> <p>When I dictate into Notepad text comes out fine</p> <p>when I dictate int anther prgram the text cmes ut garbled</p> <p>As you can see, letters are missing. What can I do to resolve this? </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1871#post-8492 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:37:52 +0000 Bakari 8492@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>I just figured out today using the Console process log that Dragon Express was the app that prohibited other menu bar apps from remaining open when I needed to use the. For example, when I tried to activate the Alfred launch window, it would instantly deactivate. But after I quit Dragon Express, the problem stopped. So looks I can't launch and use DE without it causing problems for other applications. </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1870#post-8491 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:30:55 +0000 ttufnut 8491@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>After spending a considerable amount of time dictating a lecture, I flipped my cursor on the pasteboard involuntarily and walla! there go my whole shebang; gone and cannot be found. Is there a trick to find it? </p> http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/topic.php?id=1843&page=2#post-8490 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:15:28 +0000 KnowBrainer 8490@http://www.macspeech.com/extensions/forums/ <p>Fanman, Why should I waste my time responding to questions that you supposedly already know the answers to? I would go back to college if I enjoyed taking tests. I'm here to assist with speech recognition/microphone related questions; not entertain you. As previously stated, we have already deemed Bluetooth to be substandard for speech recognition? I'm sorry to disappoint you but I'm not about to waste my time playing your version of “are you smarter than a 5th grader” and I can't help wondering if I'm talking to 1. In case you're having a little trouble with the concept, let me clear it up. I don't work for you or anyone else. I pick and choose the questions I feel deserve my time. I'm only responding to you now because you have publicly challenged my qualifications. I don't personally care what you think of me but I do care what the public thinks. Since you apparently have a massive amount of spare on your hands try my following Top 10 on for size:</p> <p>1. How many salesmen do you know who have been interviewed by numerous television stations and newspapers? Here's a link to my Star Trek Interview in the Nashville Scene circa 1998 ~ <a href="http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-14-98/nash_ol-online.html" rel="nofollow">http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-14-98/nash_ol-online.html</a> . Note the part about it being 1998 and that I'm demonstrating a talking computer or was that just a clever ventriloquist act.</p> <p>2. Do salesmen typically hold software development patents? My patent number is 7,966,182 B2 and it covers a process I invented called VerbalBasic which is the ability to write code by voice. If this is a little over your head, I can try to dumb it down to sales talk. I invented something very pretty that makes speech recognition simple and more efficient. </p> <p>3. Would the president of Olympus in Japan ask to speak with a lowly US salesman (meeting took place 2 weeks ago in Atlanta) about the development of their Directrec DR-2200/DR-1200 line of microphones? I'll be happy to give you more details on that meeting but not publicly for obvious reasons.</p> <p>4. How would a salesman manage to answer over 25,000 speech related questions on various forums (more than any another individual or company). You'll find over 15,000 of my answers on KnowBrainer Speech Recognition Forums ~ <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/PubForum/" rel="nofollow">http://www.knowbrainer.com/PubForum/</a> . For someone who's only a salesman, I must be faking it pretty good to come up with 25,000 answers that fooled everyone but you. Feel free to look at the responses of the end-users I fooled after I posted my answers. You have an encyclopedia’s worth of reading ahead of you but you seem to be up to the challenge.</p> <p>5. Could 1 salesman become the world's largest reseller of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional, several years running, with little or no knowledge of speech recognition? I must be one smooth talker. “Gosh no, I don’t know how it works but look at this pretty box and it comes with a free USB microphone”. That one works every time :-)</p> <p>6. Could 1 salesman assemble and maintain, for over a decade, the world's most popular speech recognition forum? I must be really lucky. Try googling “speech recognition forum” and see what forum comes up #1 and #2. Go ahead. I can’t help wondering how a dumb salesman could maintain the world's #1 speech recognition technical support site, can you? </p> <p>7. Could a salesman have developed the world's #1 selling third-party command utility running 16 years in a row. Or… did I find the software buried behind my house and decide to take credit for it?</p> <p>8. Could 1 salesperson have developed the world's largest speech recognition microphone website with more information about microphones than any other speech recognition website including our Microphone Comparison Matrix and additionally direct testing for the wireless microphone face-off, handheld microphone face-off, wired microphone face-off, TableMike face-off, telephone headset face-off and our recent digital recorder face-off reviews? Could a salesman have written the KnowBrainer NaturallySpeaking Training Guide, KnowBrainer Philips 9600 Digital Recorder Training Guide or the only Olympus DS-7000 Digital Recorder Training Guide? Wow, it's amazing that I can even find the time to deal with your challenges; what with keeping up appearances and what not…</p> <p>9. Would VXI, Sennheiser, InSync, SpeechWare, Olympus, Philips, Samson, Andrea Electronics and UmeVoice repeatedly ask a salesman to beta test microphones for them, write reviews and even assist in the development of various microphones like the Speechware 6-in-1? Apparently these companies have no idea just how stupid I am. By the way, you'll find our Sennheiser interview on their main website in December of 2005. You will find my Andrea Electronics PureAudio USB soundcard review prominently featured on their website and you will find my review mentioned on the Speechware website. You will also find my full name, listed under the credits, inside every box of 3-in1 and 6-in-1 microphones. Now click <a href="http://www.mtechlaptop.com" rel="nofollow">www.mtechlaptop.com</a> and page down 1 time. How do you suppose we wound up becoming the only speech recognition company Mtech recommends on their home page. They are, after all, a computer company. Do you think we hacked their site and they just haven’t noticed yet? For a lowly salesperson, I seem to be getting a lot of press.</p> <p>10. None of us know your name or your age but I suspect I was writing third-party speech recognition applications while you were marveling over the mysteries of bubblegum. Only a fool would challenge my speech recognition credentials. If you Google my name, you'll find about 14 pages on me. </p> <p>To the other forum members: I apologize for this ridiculous over-the-top pompous posting but when someone challenges my ethics or my qualifications, I feel that I must respond in some way and this was the only way I could think of. It's important that we keep our name as respectable as possible because we do a lot of work for the physically disabled. Every time we have to defend ourselves on a public forum, we have to take away time we would otherwise spend developing applications for the physically disabled. Unfortunately, Fanman apparently feels he is more important than the physically disabled. Otherwise, he would leave us alone so that we could continue our work.</p> <p>To the person who goes by the alias of Fanman: Please find something else to do. We are tired of your adolescent busybody behavior. I don't heckle you when you are working the to go Window at Wendy's (or whatever it is that you do to maintain your alleged high six-figure income) and I would appreciate it if you would do me the same courtesy. Some of us are actually trying to assist other members when we are not being forced to defend ourselves to someone who hasn't got the courage to post under they’re real name. Unless you are in witness protection, challenging my qualifications and posting under an alias is unacceptable behavior. If this website was monitored, this entire thread would've been yanked and you would've likely been banned.</p> <p><a href="http://messenger.providesupport.com/messenger/knowbrainer.html">Chat Live</a> w/a Nuance Gold Certified Speech Recognition Specialist<br /> <a href="mailto:support@knowbrainer.com">Lunis Orcutt</a> (615) 884-4558 offering <a href="http://www.knowbrainer.com/NewStore/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=64"> 49 DragonDictate Certified Microphones</a> </p>