Aug 2, 2012 - The telephone app in the app store is a great one to use, i'm using it in mountain lion and it works perfectly, was by far the easiest softphone. If you used Voice Control on OS X Mavericks, you'll find OS X Yosemite has changed the process a bit, but it works essentially the same, if not better. The dictation microphone icon appears whenever you activate the Dictation app.

Background I've been using Google Voice for about a year. During that time, I've been also using a Mac app called GrowlVoice that appears in my menubar. It allows listening to voicemail messages and also sending text messages.

Error Now when I launch Google Voice I get an error: Unable to sign in to myemailadress@gmail.com Unable to build JSON object from JSON string' What I tried I deleted GrowlVoice's app using an CleanMyMac, an app that supposedly deletes apps and all their associated files. I then re-downloaded GrowlVoice from the App Store, but I'm still getting the error. Further Research I also went to the website of the GrowlVoice developer and sent him a message. I'm writing here too because the developer's site hasn't been updated since 2012 and GrowlVoice is no longer being sold on the App Store so it's apparently no longer in development. Questions So, my questions are: • How can I fix the JSON errors? • Is there another app that would have similar functionality as GrowlVoice? Update Apparently today Google made changes to Google Voice which broke GrowlVoice, which is why GrowlVoice was pulled from the Mac App store.

Now I have to log into my Google account in a browser if I want to listen to voicemail messages or send texts on my Mac. This is not entirely true - yes the application has been removed from the store but it actually seems to still be working.

It uses passwords and not oAuth and so there is no 'revocation' that has happened ( outside of the store ). I have emailed the author mentioning this ( basically, while Google Voice is probably going to be merged into hangouts it is still possible for Google Voice to work, at the moment, but the author needs to tweak the part of the program that does JSON parsing. ) – Apr 16 '14 at 21:54.

When I struggle to write, I change something—I stretch or walk, stand instead of sit, or vice versa. Sometimes I talk instead of type. I configure speech-to-text software to capture my voice, then just talk. I often end up with a bunch of text to edit. I find talking to be an excellent alternative to typing to capture not yet fully formed ideas.

Fortunately, I write with Google Docs, so there are several tools I can use to turn my voice into text. Android: Google Voice Typing The best voice recognition tool for Google Docs, Google Voice Typing ( Figure A), used to be found only on Android devices. Install the Google Docs app, open a document, and tap the microphone icon located to the left of the space bar on the on-screen keyboard.

Google Voice Typing turns your speech into text. Digital camera for mac. On Android, Google Voice Typing turns speech into text accurately and quickly.

Chrome OS: On-screen keyboard Google also includes speech recognition in Chrome OS as an accessibility option ( Figure B). To enable it, select the three-line menu, choose Settings, scroll to the bottom of the page, and select Show advanced settings. Look for the Accessibility option to enable the on-screen keyboard. When the keyboard displays, select the microphone displayed above the on-screen keyboard to activate speech recognition. Figure B On Chromebooks, enable the on-screen keyboard to access the built-in Chrome OS speech recognition system.