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Hello, my name is Dave Holmes and I am the Director of Dictate Australia Pty Ltd – www.dictate.com.au
My business deals with digital voice products, be it digital voice recorders, voice recognition software or digital transcription equipment. My company is one of the largest Australian online resellers for Olympus voice products and we also supply the complete Philips range. We also supply Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows and MacSpeech Dictate for Macs.
We don’t just supply this equipment and software we actually use it. My office is a mix of Windows and Mac so all equipment can be tested on both platforms. We run both Dragon NaturallySpeaking and we are beta testers for MacSpeech Dictate.
This blog is our attempt to bring you the latest news, hint and tips on all the products we sell so that you can either get the most out of your existing product or to help inform you if you are thinking of buying a product. It is also an attempt by me to break out of my ‘techie’ mould and become more creative … its a long road.
We love to hear comments and suggestions from anyone on our products or on products we should be looking at.
Thanks for dropping by.
Dave Holmes
Director
Dictate Australia Pty Ltd
Peter Philipp
Jun 21, 2010 @ 16:14:42
We have a client (financial adviser) currently using an old analog dictaphone plus transcriber. Needs to move to the digital world.
Needs to take notes in a meeting and maybe in the car after a client meeting as well as at his desk. These notes need to link with Dragon sw. What combination do you recommend?
Or what questions do we need to answer first?
Do you have a Melb. based rep or someone to talk to in order to make sure the business requirements are clearly understood before making a reommendation?
Thanks,
Peter 0417-546-509.
Dave
Jun 21, 2010 @ 16:50:31
Hello Peter
Thanks for your comments. If your client is currently using analog tape dictaphones then they may need to look at the digital dictaphone options which are the lower end DS-2400 and the pro model DS-3400 and DS-5000 recorders all from Olympus. These recorders will make the transition for them to digital easier as they emulate the rewind/review capabilities of the older analog tape recorders.
However, with a switch in mindset and the way you dictate the cheaper digital notetakers could also be used, eg models like the Olympus WS-560M or DM-450. It really depends on primary use of the recorder, ie will it be used 90% for taking notes and if so will the notes be recorded in one hit or over multiple recordings.
All Olympus recorders can be used with Dragon NaturallySpeaking v10 Preferred version and above.
I would be happy to give you a call to explain the nuances between the recorders and what might be best for your clients situation.
Our office is located on the NSW Central Coast, just North of Sydney. We ship recorders all over the country daily and can support clients all over Australia who use both Windows and Mac machines with their voice recorders and transcription kits.
Thanks
Dave
Dictate