Dragon Anywhere for iOS Review

Dragon Anywhere for iOS has been a long time coming but details have been scare till now with Dragon Anywhere getting it’s release on a monthly payment system.

I’ve been a huge fan of Dragon Dicate products for years now. Once you get used to talking to computer and mastering Dictation commands it really is so much quicker and easier than typing.

Dragon Anywhere is the portable sibling of its desktop counterpart. Scheduled to be released I managed to get on the beta testing program and so far, it’s looking very solid experience.

Continue reading → Dragon Anywhere for iOS Review

Dragon Dictate 5.0.2 Released. El Cap Compatibility Addressed And Bug Fixes

Dragon Dictate 5 has been a part of my workflow since it’s release.  Granted there’s a few features missing from it’s windows counterpart, transcription still needs working on but none the less it’s an improvement over 4.  5.0.2 brings fuller El-Cap compatibility and the correction choices window is now properly displayed.

Continue reading → Dragon Dictate 5.0.2 Released. El Cap Compatibility Addressed And Bug Fixes

Dragon Dictate 4

Dragon Dictate 4, Announced Better transcription features, Gmail integration

Nuance has just announced the next major version of its Mac dictation software, Dragon Dictate 4. The new version improves recognition accuracy as well as several new features, including the ability to machine transcribe from a pre-recorded audio file. You no longer have to be recording a voice live to get transcription.

Continue reading → Dragon Dictate 4, Announced Better transcription features, Gmail integration

Nuance Dragon Express Review : A week of talking to the Mac

It is fair to say I’m a huge fan of speech recognition software especially when it works. The sheer amount of time and effort that can be saved with a decent bit of voice recognition kit is unbelievable. As a fan of Dragon Dictate for the Mac platform I’ve been waiting for ages to get my chance to review Dragon Express and finally that day has come.

Dragon Express Window Nuance Dragon Express Review : A week of talking to the Mac

Is the App store offering, retailing at half the price of its bigger brother, actually any good?  We put Dragon Express for the Mac through some rather tough tests and see how well it intergrates with the daily routine. During the testing period we went between singing the praises of the Dragon Express to sheer and utter frustration

Continue reading → Nuance Dragon Express Review : A week of talking to the Mac

Dragon Dictate for mac

Editorial : Dragon Dictate For Mac

Dragon® Dictate® for Mac® 2.5 allows users to enter text and control their Mac by voice instead of using a keyboard and mouse. Turn ideas into text at the speed of thought so you can communicate more freely and persuasively. Just say words and watch them appear on the computer screen. Tell your Mac what to do and it obeys your commands.

At the EssentialMac.co.uk we use Dragon Dictate as a matter of course when reviewing.  Personally I find that it helps articulate thoughts and ideas without the confines of a keyboard.

Continue reading → Editorial : Dragon Dictate For Mac