I have now been using Nuance’s Dragon Dictate for Macintosh for about one week. In that time I have gone back and forth several times between being absolutely in awe and utterly fed up with its many glories and glitches. The program is nothing short of astounding when it works, but is more frustrating than being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan when it doesn’t.

First, accolades have to be given to the text recognition. It is incredibly accurate and intuitive, not only understanding what you’re saying but even knowing which form of word to use in different situations. There? Their? They’re? Two? Too? To?  Dictate will almost always know, based upon the context each time. It’s very impressive. In fact, it’s astonishing.

It’s also bipolar. [Read more...]