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This post does not look unusual. In fact, it looks pretty boring. But the cool thing about this post, is that I’m not touching the keyboard. I am using a really cool new software called Dictate by MacSpeech. And in order to show you how accurate it is, I’m not going to correcting the mistakes.

I was actually fairly impressed with iListen. IListen was the product before Dictate. But, I have to say, that dictate blows I listen out of the water. I think the most difficult thing when using a dictation software is not pausing in weird places. It’s not like a magic talking to anyone. The more natural and make my conversation with the software, the more accurate it is.

I started looking for a dictation software few years back when my wrists gave out. I had Cuba O’Connell syndrome in my arms so bad that I literally could not hold a glass without shaking. I could not type for longer than maybe two minutes. When your keyboard is your form of communication with the world, and your wrists get out, you’re pretty much screwed.

I think one of the most cool things about this software, is that it works with nearly any program. Right now, I’m dictating directly into my WordPress. Hey that’s pretty cool, even capitalized WordPress correctly. I can also use voice commands to go to the file system. Literally, I don’t have to touch the keyboard to do any of this. How cool is that?

Now I know that not everybody uses a Mac. But the software is made by the same people who make the Dragon NaturallySpeaking. So if you have a PC, you can get something similar.

I even like that can cuss at the software. Bitch. Dammit. Thought that. Okay, I guess I can’t say the word FTC K.

OK. It’s official. The new Spaces thing on Leopard rocks.

As I am the queen of having 500 windows open at once and only a 13 inch screen on which to view them, I have to say it is one of the handiest new features of leopard I’ve used.

I can’t find the easter eggs in this thing, though I’ve heard there is a Monte Python clip somewhere buried deep. I’m not the sort to sit right down and figure out my new os when I first install it, I sort of limp along until I need to really do it and then struggle through it.

Hence the reason I have a post 2 weeks ago about installing Leopard and just now I’m getting to learn spaces.

But then, I’ve never claimed to be organized.

**Update** I have just found the most cool feature: if I start to use skype, my itunes will automatically fade out to a mute so I can talk on my skype. When I hang skype up, my itunes fades back up so I can hear it!

Not actually. Although at first it appears that way.

This is the setup that causes this to happen:

Mac OSX 10.4.x
MacMail
SpamSieve email filter with folder named “spam” that is “on my mac”.

Everything works fine with this setup. No issues.

You upgrade to Leopard and suddenly, it appears you have no email.

What happens: Apple mail, when you upgrade to Leopard removes all plugins. This includes SpamSieve. When that happens, all your mail messages — spam and not spam — are dumped into your spam folder that you created for SpamSieve.

The solution: reinstall the SpamSieve plugin and manually move your messages from the spam folder to your inbox.

This is a great post explaining exactly how to do that

By the way, if you don’t use SpamSieve, it is the BEST spam filter ON THE PLANET!