Join the club, that would be amazing, now if they could get all the bugs worked 
out of IOS8, especially the one that makes it reboot every 2 seconds, that 
would be great.  I just got a new 5C, which hasn't been updated yet, and have 
held of for that verry reason.
On Oct 21, 2014, at 1:08 AM, Juan Hernandez <[email protected]> wrote:

> I know.  After everyone told me about it I went to activate it.  I can't 
> believe I didn't know about this.  I love it.  I just hope that hopefully in 
> os x 10.11 next os x we get siri.  Every release is bringing mac os x and iOS 
> closer together, which one day might become one system.
> 
> 
> Juan Hernandez
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> 
> 
>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 10:05 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Dictation is a little more powerful than simply translating the spoken word 
>> into text.  If you turn on Enhanced Dictation in the Dictation pane of 
>> System Prefs, and go under the Dictation portion of the Accessibility pane, 
>> you can switch apps, quit apps, open documents, select text and more.  
>> Haven't played with it much but it is there.  Sort of like the old Speakable 
>> Items service but not as robust as Siri.
>> 
>> Later...
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>>> On Oct 20, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Jessica Moss <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Moutain Lion and above had a dictation feature, but that's the closest to 
>>> voice command as they had built into it.
>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Juan Hernandez <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I don't there have been siri like command structure in mac os x at 
>>>> anytime, or lat least in the last 3-4 releases.  but I could be wrong.
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Isn't that the domain of speakable items or has that changed or been 
>>>>> eliminated? As far as I know, issuing commands to your computer hasn't 
>>>>> been a part of dictation but maybe I missed out on this.
>>>>>   
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Cheryl
>>>>> 
>>>>> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf.
>>>>> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper
>>>>> thrown in the trash!
>>>>> Then God gave me a new heart and life:
>>>>> His joy for my despairing tears!
>>>>> And now, every day:
>>>>> "This I call to mind,
>>>>> and therefore I have hope:
>>>>> The steadfast love of the Lord
>>>>> never ceases;
>>>>> his mercies never come to an end;
>>>>> they are new every morning;
>>>>> great is your faithfulness."
>>>>> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Faisal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Dictation is enabled for me but unless I'm in a edit field, I cannot ue 
>>>>>> it. How can one make commands if they are not in a edit field? I didn't 
>>>>>> see anything about voice commands in dictation either.
>>>>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 11:28 PM, Pamela Francis <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Apple has so much broken this OS. I have no idea why they would think 
>>>>>>> of releasing it without having paid more attention to what they were 
>>>>>>> doing.
>>>>>>> I wrote this to the accessibility email address, even though it may not 
>>>>>>> be totally their fault, I can't believe they don't have some input into 
>>>>>>> what goes into their new OS.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>> I am extremely disappointed with the lack of attention paid to 
>>>>>>> accessibility in your latest OS10 release.
>>>>>>> You overhauled the look of your software, while not thinking of those 
>>>>>>> of us who have grown to trust you with our accessibility needs.
>>>>>>> I know many visually impaired beta testers, most under NDA with you per 
>>>>>>> each release of both desktop & IOS software.
>>>>>>> I realize we are a minority in the big picture of your customer base. 
>>>>>>> However, if one has paid money to participate in  your testers program 
>>>>>>> & is paid lipservice to what is reported, what good are the testers? 
>>>>>>> Has the quality control suffered because the upgrades are now free? 
>>>>>>> Aren't we as a disability community owed a description of what we can 
>>>>>>> expect in terms we understand? It looks pretty, but acts very much like 
>>>>>>> something from a crackerjack box.
>>>>>>> I can't get to my music in Itunes because the views I have become used 
>>>>>>> to have disappeared. There is no more sidebar.
>>>>>>> In spotlight search, which is supposed to search for references outside 
>>>>>>> my Mac, I hear either the words button or image in the search results.
>>>>>>> How is this useful to me or anyone who would try to use it with no 
>>>>>>> vision?
>>>>>>> As I stated earlier, there are those who have been under NDA to attempt 
>>>>>>> to alert you of the issues before release. Those same people had enough 
>>>>>>> respect for their contracts to not divulge issues that may concern the 
>>>>>>> rest of us. However, in return we all got slapped in the face.
>>>>>>> There is a site that gathers bugs, along with other content. 
>>>>>>> In case you are interested go to www.applevis.com
>>>>>>> As has been shown, I doubt any of this will be taken to heart. 
>>>>>>> I can only hope.
>>>>>>> My next computer, if I need one will be a Windows machine. They are 
>>>>>>> cheaper, maybe a little buggy, yet I know what I am getting.
>>>>>>> Premium prices should reflect premium quality in every sense of the 
>>>>>>> word.
>>>>>>> Pamela Francis            
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Pam Francis
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> It's now called Dictation Commands, and is coupled with Dictation. 
>>>>>>> Enable it in accessibility preferences, and use it by pressing the same 
>>>>>>> command you'd use to start dictation (press that key once more to 
>>>>>>> stop). The problem is that VoiceOver is muted during all dictation, 
>>>>>>> which now includes issuing commands, so even if a command works, you 
>>>>>>> get no spoken feedback.
>>>>>>>> On Oct 18, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Faisal <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>> did they completely do away with voice commands on Yosemite? My key 
>>>>>>>> trigger no longer works and I couldn't find it in system preferences.
>>>>>>>> Thanks
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