Dragon Dictate Who?
We all know about Dragon Naturally Speaking and Macspeech Dictate and we also know that Dragon Naturally Speaking is for PC users and MacSpeech Dictate is for Mac users. It's that simple. So, what's this new kid in town named Dragon Dictate 2.0? 
Well, for one, Dragon Dictate 2.0 is not a new kid in town. It's a new name for MacSpeech Dictate and the latest addition to Nuance's Dragon family which includes Dragon NaturallySpeaking for PC, Dragon Mobile Apps and now, Dragon Dictate for the Mac. It is the first major desktop product for Mac OS X following acquisition of MacSpeech earlier this year. It's just a matter of time that the "Macspeech" branding gave way to Nuance's "Dragon" branding as newly-christened "Dragon Dictate" received a version upgrade to 2.0 and some slick new packaging.
Dragon Dictate for Mac 2.0, the voice recognition software that allows you to use voice commands in creating your documents and navigating your Mac's interface and makes it easier than ever to create emails, search the web, navigate the Mac desktop, and interact with popular Mac applications – all by voice.
According to Nuance, Dragon Dictate 2.0 is more accurate and much faster than the MacSpeech Dictate 1.5. Dragon Dictate is based on the same voice recognition software engine used by Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 for the PC. During product demonstration, Kristen Wylie, Product Manager for Nuance said that the engine is not just ported over from the PC but designed from the ground up to work with the Mac.
Dragon Dictate 2.0 upgraded features expanded voice navigation, where you can manipulate the Mac's cursor and mouse movements using your voice. The new MouseGrid is one key feature to move the cursor. Upon activation, MouseGrid divides your screen into eight numbered sections on screen; you then speak the number that corresponds to the section you want the cursor to move to. MouseGrid then divides the section you picked into another eight smaller, numbered sections, and selecting a section brings your cursor even closer to your desired location. You can also navigate the cursor with directional commands by saying "move left two inches" as measurements can be stated in centimeters, or inches, or points.
The new Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Search feature lets you perform a search on the Web or on your Mac from any other applications. For example, if you are writing a letter in Pages, and you need to quickly check the scientific name for the fossa, you can say "Search Google for Olympus Voice Recorder" and then a Google search for "Olympus Voice Recorder" will be performed in your Web browser, while you are still working in Pages. Searches can be performed using Bing, Google, Yahoo, and Spotlight. Shortcuts for Search also works for Mail.app, but they do not work in other mail applications, like Entourage, Postbox, and others.
Dragon Dictate 2.0 has New Features to Make Your Lives Easier
According to PC World review, a new audio sources setting allows for multiple microphone configurations. For example, you can have one configuration for a wired mic, and another for a Bluetooth mic, and switching between the two takes a few simple clicks.
Boxed versions of Dragon Dictate 2.0 are available now which include a headset. MacSpeech Dictate customers can upgrade to Dragon Dictate 2.0 and PC users who own Dragon NaturallySpeaking can upgrade to Dragon Dictate 2.0 for Mac. Nuance also offers an education version.
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