About this episode
David and Katie talk about how to maximize productivity using Siri on iOS and dictation on iOS and Mac. Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Drobo Smart storage that grows with you and protects what matters. Hostgator A premiere web hosting provider. Sanebox Email Management for Any Inbox Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Mac Power Users 031: Speaking to Your Mac David and Katie talk about speech recognition software for the Mac, focusing on the powerful dictation applications MacSpeech Dictate and MacSpeech Scribe. iOS: About Siri Siri lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean and even talks back. Siri Wikipedia Siri Dictation Guide A visual guide to the current dictation shortcuts in Siri. If you’ve used any sort of voice recognition software before a lot of these will be familiar. Big Bang Theory - Siri Siri “Eyes Free” in the Car Using Siri for Maps/Directions Find my Friends OmniFocus 2 for iPhone Byword Rev- Audio Transcription and Document Translation Overngiht Scribe - Transcription service Drobo 5D History of MacSpeech Dictate OS X Mavericks Dictation Macworld: Mavericks Dictation Vs Dragon Dictate (By David Sparks) Dragon Dictate for Mac David's Sony Voice Recorder OmniFocus Mac Power Users 082: Cooking Ideas David and Katie cover strategies for using mindmapping and outlining tools. Mac Power Users 159: Workflows with David Chartier David and Katie talk with David Chartier about the Finer Things in Tech, his work as a freelance writer and Herald. Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership