Lockup using Dragon NaturallySpeaking

I used Dragon NaturallySpeaking to operate my computer and from time to time, Firefox will lock up if I click on a link with flash, video or a number of other animations and sometimes those without. When this happens, it too locks of my DNS leaving me unable operate the computer which is a necessity as I'm paralyzed from roughly the shoulders down. From TaskManager Firefox can be shut down and then everything will work fine. As things stand right now, it's necessary for me to have someone open TaskManager and operate the mouse in order to shut down Firefox as I'm currently on bedrest and unable to do this commencements to or with a mouth wand or anything else. Enough of my drama and back to the subject at hand; I made sure everything is correct from Firefox, all the extensions for Adobe Flash and other extension are up-to-date/current yet the problem continues but not in IE. I'm not at all a fan of IE and I find it more of a hindrance than a help wherewith Firefox, it's much more user-friendly and especially when using DNS and other tools.
With that said, would you have any sort of suggestions for me that are simple yet feasible under the circumstances? You could say that I'm open to anything and everything as I've been using Firefox ever since its conception after watching G4 TV and Kevin (I believe was his name) who gave you the suggestion and/or Firefox nameplate per se. Speaking of Leo and them, has anything positive happened in the way of computers shows on television? It's too bad G4 had to take a turn for the worse or that's my opinion.
Back to my problem, if you have any suggestions or ideas I'm more than open to hear whatever they might be and thank you for your time.
Bruce

This is most likely more of a Dragon problem than Firefox. I would suggest also opening a ticket on their end to. Most likely it just is not familiar with new versions of Firefox and has yet to be updated.

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hello, you have quite a few adware extensions installed on your pc. please go to ''firefox > addons > extensions'' & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and run a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] & [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner].
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I have a dual 2 GB Power PC processor G5 with 2.5 Gigs of Ram currently running Panther 10.3.9. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to realistically use Dragon Naturally Speaking on my computer, perhaps using Virtual PC? I have seen a lot of old posts on other sites, but the people commenting were using significantly slower systems. My wife bought the DNS and we have 25 days to decide if we want to return it.
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http://www.macspeech.com/
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Problems using Dragon Dictate for Mac.

I used Dragon Naturally Speaking for years on my PC. Switched to an IMac. Dragon for Mac leaves a lot to be desired - training, recognizing, editing. Any suggestions about how to improve performance or other voice recognition software for Mac users? I dictate a lot of reports using MS Word.

First of all I have no expertise in installing programs if they are problematic, I can only pass on my experience which relates to trying to purchase and install an Upgrade from MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 to Dragon Dictate 2.5 and the past experience I have had with MacSpeech, the company before Nuance.
The 800-number doesn't get you to Technical Support and I think I was hung up on as well. The wait for technical support was about 10 minutes. If you are paying for the phone call by the minute that could be costly.
Technical Support
781-565-4960
The tech was patient and his directions were easy to follow. He logged into my screen using Join Me and if you find that too invasive, it may also be a reason not to continue with Dictate.
Do I understand that you purchased a physical copy of the program on disk? Was it as an Upgrade that Nuance shipped to you? And it wouldn't let you register the product? The other criticism I had of MacSpeech and it seems to have carried on to Nuance was that the matter of accounts and registration accounts can be a forest.
The website to register the program is www.macspeech.com/licenses/. (There is another site for registering other Nuance products but it doesn't recognize your account for products that have been registered on the MaSspeech site.).To register the product you will need to set up an account (not an uncommon process) but that account will not be the way you access the download if you purchase the product by digital copy.If you purchase the program as a physical copy, I would suggest you register the product before you start installing but it really shouldn't be necessary because the program will prompt you to register if the install goes well.
I can't recall which identification they asked for when I called technical services - the product code, the order number, or my registration account but I was prepared with all of them.
Once you do register a program, the code can be accessed in the future if you keep track of the account and website on which you registered it. I see there is also an option which downloads the code to your computer but heaven-knows-where it is stored. On some other programs the code is stored in the application icon menu. My account on the Macspeech registration website stores the codes for 3 programs I have had since Nuance took over from MacSpeech.
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Customer Service
800-654-1187
What I was trying to do was purchase the Upgrade of Dragon Dictate 2.5 as the result of an email offer because I was a previous customer of MacSpeech Dictate 1.5. The website only seemed to offer to send me a physical copy with shipping of either $24 or $30 to Canada. When I decided I wouldn't buy the Upgrade because of the shipping cost, I found that I couldn't remove the item from the shopping cart and eventually couldn't even access the shopping cart. When I called the 800-number to complain they told me there was a problem on the website which wasn't offering the download which was my preference. They offered to sell me the digital download over the phone which I could then retrieve from the website www.findmyorder.com with the login which asks for the order number and a password (which I think was assigned when I placed the order, but as I said, registration, download access, etc can be a forest and I was very confused by this time.)
At the www.findmyorder.com website, there were two files to download, the program for 2.5 and the data disk. When I tried to install the program and the data, the process started going around in circles asking for things over and over again.I wondered what I was doing wrong (a common reaction) so I tried to install the program on another computer. The install on the second computer was easy and although I hadn't yet registered the product the program prompted me to register it. It also updated to 2.5.1 (although I only am aware of that in retrospect.) So I went back to the first computer and tried to install again. The same problem happened. At one point I exceeded the number of downloads which is 5 because I was trying to get rid of downloads that didn't seem to be working. I called the 800-number and without too much difficulty, the person reset the downloads. But the same thing happened, with the program asking for the data disk. That is when I called Tech Support.
After the tech showed me where to retrieve 2.5.1 from their website (because he said 2.5 was buggy) and I reinstalled the data disk from the www.findmyorder.com website, the install worked well. BTW I found it hard to understand on the www.findmyorder.com download website which file was which. I got very confused and ended up not getting the data disk. The program disk image which is listed second is called Dragon_Dictate_Englishes.2.5.dmg. The data file listed first is Dragon_English_Data2.5dmg. You need both files normally but if you are getting the 2.5.1 file, I don't believe you have to have installed 2.5 first.
In retrospect I may have not understood how to install the two files - the program file and the data file but I can't remember exactly what was happening. By that time I was pretty lost.
Back to MacSpeech Dictate 1 or 1.5, I assumed that I would have to have this installed on my computer in order to install the Upgrade of Dragon Dictate 2.5. Remember, I was trying to install 2.5 on a new computer. Although I had done this before I tried to purchase the Upgrade 2.5 (because the computer was new and MacSpeech 1.5 hadn't been installed on it yet), I am not sure it was necessary.
There didn't seem to be any "secret codes" that hadn't to be removed first. You may be talking about old or corrupted plist files which sometimes interfere with applications. The tech just told me to drag any 2.5 applications to the trash after we got off the phone, of which by now I had about 5 on the computer. I have had old versions on a previous computer and they never seemed to interfere with one another. I think I still have iListen 1.0 on a very old computer as well as every fresh version and upgrade.
I hope this reply wasn't too long and didn't add to the confusion. As I said in the first message, the criticisms are well founded. Installing MacSpeech iListen and accessing services has been a minefield from the beginning and it isn't improving. For someone interested in easy-to-use voice recognition I would suggest the Dragon Dictate app for an iPad or iPod Touch. Works wonderfully but it has very limited features.
My husband, who has physical disabilities but until recently could type better than MacSpeech Dictate was working for him and didn't have a computer that would work with MacSpeech Dictate, has been using Dragon Dictate 2.5.1 on his new computer without a microphone for a couple of days. He believes there is hope, although with past versions he was frustrated after an hour and quit. One new thing in Dragon Dictate 2.5 is that editing on the keyboard before you finish the document does not mess up further voice input. He continues to struggle with voice control (a good exercise for the voice) and his tendency to talk as if there he has a secretary taking shorthand. You really do have to talk to the computer in a conversational way, speaking in full sentences or full phrases if possible, not in separate words.
From iListen 1.0 I kept saying that voice recognition would work well for everyone. It has been a long road but I can see on the horizon that it will be available for everyone. The iPad/iPod app is close.
Frangelica

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Hello AC.
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And check Safari extensions.
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I bought the Mac Dictate program Version 3 latest one out there at Best Buy. Bless their hearts they tried for 6 hours at no charge to me to make it work. They gave me my money back. It continued to crash.
This is what I learned in 6 hours.
In answer to your question it is not supported even on the OS X Version 10.9.1
Message read
Incompatible Software
The following software was found during upgrade and is incompatiblewith this version of OS X. It has been been moved to the incompatible with this version of OS X
It's a 50/50 chance it will work. I will tell you what my issues were
1.Even if you update your Mac's version it will not work
2.Nuance Mac Dictate staff patronize you and tell you it's Apples system fault, They don't return your phone calls.( I spoke to a Patrick who wanted me to send him a screen shot of the the crash then said,
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3.WAIT
I just discovered that of you go to System Preferances and check Use Enhanced Dictation . To start dictation press your fn function key twice and you are recording. OMG! I opened WORD into a blank page tried it and it works! Also It's free on Mac.

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