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Just tried out and am really impressed with the entire setup and pairing process. Very clever use of QR Code. It works just as featured in the video. The 2-3 se

by chime 12y ago

Just tried out and am really impressed with the entire setup and pairing process. Very clever use of QR Code. It works just as featured in the video. The 2-3 second wait for uploading/processing is annoying but I can get used to it. However, having to click 'Done' disrupts my chain of thought and makes concentrating harder. I don't think I can get used to manually clicking 'Done' after every other sentence/paragraph. I wish there was a way you could auto-click 'Done' when my sentence was completed. A neat UI could be a buffer that slowly grows, maybe showing the # of seconds recorded. Once it's near 30-60s length and I pause for 1-2 seconds OR shake the phone backwards, auto-click 'Done'. Also what does the "Log Dictation on Desktop" option mean?

shanselman 12y ago
It shouldn't take 2-3 seconds to process. Where are you in the world? We have servers in West Europe, South East Asia (for Asia and AU/NZ) and Chicago. If you are far from one of those, or your phone isn't on Wifi you might see some slowness. Good point about the Done thing, but we're limited to what iOS allows. If we do anything that modifies Siri then we could get booted from the store. Log Dictation on Desktop literally keeps a text file on your desktop of everything you've dictated. For your records.
- TheAnimus 12y ago
  Why would I want to use my phone, and public network latency, to do what windows already offers built in. Is it really that much better dictation? Or is it one of those I'm lucky I speak the 'way' that windows is expecting.
  - gshackles 12y ago
    A fair question! If the built-in tools are working for you then you might not need myEcho. Our inspiration for writing the app was that we found the built-in dictation to be lacking, and wanted to have the same quality we were getting on iOS. myEcho is free to try, though, so you can decide for yourself! :)
  - aaronem 12y ago
    Leaving aside the quality issue, depending on your uses of dictation, you might find yourself wanting to be able to do it remotely. If so, using the iPhone you already have, plus a $2 app, is cheaper and easier than buying a wireless microphone.

by chime 12y ago

shanselman 12y ago

It shouldn't take 2-3 seconds to process. Where are you in the world? We have servers in West Europe, South East Asia (for Asia and AU/NZ) and Chicago. If you are far from one of those, or your phone isn't on Wifi you might see some slowness. Good point about the Done thing, but we're limited to what iOS allows. If we do anything that modifies Siri then we could get booted from the store. Log Dictation on Desktop literally keeps a text file on your desktop of everything you've dictated. For your records.

TheAnimus 12y ago
Why would I want to use my phone, and public network latency, to do what windows already offers built in. Is it really that much better dictation? Or is it one of those I'm lucky I speak the 'way' that windows is expecting.
- gshackles 12y ago
  A fair question! If the built-in tools are working for you then you might not need myEcho. Our inspiration for writing the app was that we found the built-in dictation to be lacking, and wanted to have the same quality we were getting on iOS. myEcho is free to try, though, so you can decide for yourself! :)
- aaronem 12y ago
  Leaving aside the quality issue, depending on your uses of dictation, you might find yourself wanting to be able to do it remotely. If so, using the iPhone you already have, plus a $2 app, is cheaper and easier than buying a wireless microphone.