[mac4theblind] Re: Intro and first question
- From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:15:39 -0500
Speech recognition on the mac takes a bit of programming but it does have so
mebuilt in commands you can use.
On Dec 7, 2011, at 1:47 PM, Jean Menzies wrote:
Thanks, David,
All good info. Could you please clarify your comment on the speech
recognition? You said you have to write to make it nearly useful. What do
you mean by that?
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hilbert Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:33 AM
Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Intro and first question
Hi,
Siri will not be part of mac but we do have a powerful speech recognition
system and have had it for quite some time. You have to write for it to
make it nearly useful, but it should be able to do whatever you want it to
do with the right command processing.
A good place to gather info is
http://www.apple.com/mac
they list all the macs and their characteristics. if you want, you can use
a usb keyboard on a macbook but as far as voiceover is concerned, yu don't
have to use the numpad although it can increase efficiency. I use a macbook
pro and have not found anything that I cannot do fairly easily without a num
pad.
On Dec 7, 2011, at 12:32 PM, Jean Menzies wrote:
Hello all,
I am just beginning my adventure into the Apple world, and will be getting
an iPhone later this month. I have also decided to switch to a Mac sometime
next year, as our PC needs replacing and, well, my investigations tell me
that the Mac world is a great place.
A first question as I am trying to get oriented to this new environment. Can
people share their observations as to the various Mac versions? Having
always used a numberpad, I am hesitant to go to a Macbook without one. But I
also know not to compare Jaws to VO or Windows to the Mac. Just wondering
about the ease of use between the Macbooks and the full keyboard Apple PCs.
And, I'm just curious. No one knows, but do you think they might introduce
Siri and the Dictate feature now on the iOS5 4s iPhone into the operating
system for the Mac? When did the Lion operating system come out?
And a final note of thanks so far. Thanks to John. I found the Mac4theblind
website and it is a wonderful resourse. Thanks to Bubba, who has shared many
links for valuable resources. And, Mike Arrigo, if you're on this list, I
have listened to all of your Mac podcasts on BlindCoolTech. What a trip, and
thanks for doing those. It's amazing to see the progress. Even by the 2nd or
3rd one, I knew that the Mac was a good product.
Looking forward to my Apple plunge.
Jean
On the other hand, you have different fingers
__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
database 6691 (20111207) __________
The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
http://www.eset.com
--
Jonnie Appleseed
with his
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
reducing technology's disabilities
one byte at a time
************
You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
their list subscription is:
//www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
The list archive is located at
//www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
database 6691 (20111207) __________
The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
http://www.eset.com
__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
database 6692 (20111207) __________
The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
http://www.eset.com
************
You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
their list subscription is:
//www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
The list archive is located at
//www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
--
Jonnie Appleseed
with his
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
reducing technology's disabilities
one byte at a time
************
You are subscribed to the mac4theblind mailing list.
The url for this list, where one can unsubscribe or make any changes to
their list subscription is:
//www.freelists.org/list/mac4theblind
The list archive is located at
//www.freelists.org/archive/mac4theblind/
All emails intended for the list owner can be sent to:
john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Other related posts:
