MacSpeech Dictate
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Software Reviews of MacSpeech Dictate
Customer Review: pretty frustrating
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this software for transcribing handwritten documents and interviews (I listened to the interviews and repeated the words into the microphone). Unfortunately, it was almost always faster for me to type because the program makes a LOT of mistakes. My interviews and documents have tons of proper names and uncommon older words in them though, so I think MacSpeech might work better for other kinds of dictations or transcriptions. I also find this program to be extremely buggy. It usually crashes at least once per day, even after I installed the updated version. I used MacSpeech quite a bit because my wrists were getting strain injuries from typing, but I usually just ended up getting really frustrated. Maybe with a lot of effort, I could train MacSpeech to better recognize my voice, but I'm not willing to invest more time than it would take me just to type the transcription in the first place. I admire what this program can do, but I don't think I would buy it again.Customer Review: Works great right out of the box.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first product review I have ever done either on the Apple store or for really any product at all but I felt it was important for me to write this review since I did look at the previous reviews before making my purchase and I thought that it would only be fair for me to write a review after my experience.
I ordered these the software from the Amazon online store I believe I paid about $160 and it came via UPS and everything was fine in the package. I followed directions, inserted the software performed the training and everything really turned out just very well.
The training took about five minutes and just simply consisted of reading a statement that was on the screen. After I was done with the training I went to my Microsoft Word for Mac application and just really began to speak into a blank document. So what is there before you is what I dictated just off the top of my head and so far I must say that I found this to be extremely easy for me to do and the dictation becomes very natural I will stop now and check to see how the spelling and grammar worked
In the two paragraphs above I probably had to correct about three items that weren't precisely correct. This is very similar to the sort of correction I do when I manually type something since my typing skills are mediocre at best. So after this brief little trial I do think my initial reaction is very positive toward the software and I think it will save me a lot of time as I do not enjoy typing and greatly prefer the ease of dictating over this microphone.
Thank you to all those who reviewed Macspeech Dictate prior to my purchase and I hope my review is helpful to those who are considering purchasing the software. I would definitely recommend this software to anybody who needs to create documents and is not a superior typist.
Customer Review: I HATE this product
Summary: 1 Stars
I have MacSpeech Dictate 08 and have been a loyal and happy MAC owner forever. But this product is going to drive me to buy a PC and purchase Dragon. Why? You can't move between your voice and your hands; it is amazing complicated to use; the support people send you chunks of the manual back to you in response to questions.
I am thoroughly disgusted.
Pam
PS I have NEVER written a review befoe.
Customer Review: Not even close to Dragon Naturally Speaking
Summary: 2 Stars
I just recently entered the MacWorld after being a PC user for decades. Through much of that time I have used Dragon Naturally Speaking. I have grown used to how easily the program navigates through documents. You can simply tell it where to go and it goes there. After you make corrections, you can tell it to go back... and it does. You can just tell it what to correct and it jumps right to the proper place. When I bought my Mac, the salesman told me that Mac Speech Dictate was the "equivalent" of DNS. Yeah, right. MSD is not nearly as self-aware. It can completely lose its place if you, heaven forbid, type in a few words through the keyboard or try to navigate manually. It doesn't seem very comfortable with programs other than its own notepad. I tried using it to do this post, and it simply stopped inserting text. And watch out if you use MS Word for Mac... even after installing the most recent update to MSD, it'll work for a while, then unexpectedly crash. If you've been spoiled by the solid performance and flexibility of Dragon, you'll be sorely disappointed by this program.Customer Review: It's pretty great
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm use it mac speak dictate to write my review right now. it's perhaps the best thing ever for a bad speller, and no longer get frustrated when I can't spell something in. I can use the fact that I talk when I write as a benefit that's really made me be able to express thoughts that I wasn't able to before. It for the most part the program is easy to use, easy to become accustomed to, it's to load onto the computer, and in general fund to use. it can get a little frustrating when it typed something random, that isn't connected to what you are saying at all. I would highly recommend it for anyone in who has problems typing, spelling, speed, and anyone with a learning disability. It would be a great program for younger students to become accustomed to before they get into advanced education I really wish I would have found this years ago.