Is Yosemite a gimmick to get people to upgrade all their software?

How do I bypass the “Dragon Dictate might not perform as well in this version of OS X” notification? I just purchased Dragon Dictate 3 about six months ago Never even got a chance to use it and then Yosemite came out and it’s already outdated. Is Yosemite a gimmick to get people to upgrade all their software? Dragon Dictate seems to work fine except for this notice. I didn’t want to buy a Mac because I been using Dragon Dictate for 10 years on my PC and that version still works on Windows Until Windows 7 came out and then I decided to buy a Mac before I purchased the new version of Dragon dictate. I’ve had this Mac for Two years but couldn’t use it because I didn’t have Dragon Dictate or word processing program, Didn’t want to purchase a new version of WordPerfect or Dragon. Man this is frustrating By time you learn how to use something it’s already outdated. I still can’t use the Mac until I find a version of macro express for the Mac that I don’t have to take a college course to learn.

I am dictating this to you. Using the 2.5 to version of nuance. If somebody developed an application has basic speech to text functions without the steep purchase price and upgrades for a fee, I think in the long run that vendor would have a home run.
As cdhwwrites, you could try the built in dictation for the Mac.
OS X Yosemite: Dictate your messages and documents
Regarding running your Windows, I have no experience with Bootcamp. But using 32GB of RAM, Parallels runs like a champ.

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Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
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Thank you for your response Rajeev, yet I have a few concerns about it.
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jamesurry wrote:
Transparency
For example i currently have two sections in my cloud app (files and fonts) which just say coming soon when i click on them. I have absolutely no idea when these features are scheduled to be integrated or whether they're on track and they're two features i was very keen on when i signed up.
....be more open about development than you've been in the past ....
I think a lot of people are dismayed that these features were and still remain absent for paying customers of Creative Cloud, given Adobe's official updates on the topic as seen below. I think an update status in the cloud app would just cause people to be more enraged that Adobe chooses to not be transparent or open with their paying customers about features they were expecting to have upon release (since they were marketed all along) and are still paying for them even in their absence. Based upon their official updates on the topics, I think Adobe also has "absolutely no idea when these features are scheduled to be integrated" either. :-(
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http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/major-update-to-adobe-creative-cloud-now-available/
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http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/update-on-creative-cloud-connection-and-file-sync-pre view/
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jamesurry wrote:
... log of feature requests that can be voted on by cloud subscribers and added to by submitting a request to Adobe (there could be a special form for this in the cloud app)....
You could always try submitting your ideas to the Adobe Wish Form (wishes, hopes, dreams and prayers) ;-)
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

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