Using Dropbox with the Olympus DS-5000 On A Mac To Auto Send Files

It is very rare to hear a Mac user complain but it does sometimes happen. One example of a whinging Mac user can be found when someone with an Olympus DS-5000 digital dictaphone who has switched from Windows to Mac realises that the Olympus software for the Mac is lacking an auto email function to get audio from their recorder to their typist or transcription service.

On a Mac the Olympus DSS Player Version 7 Plus software will convert your audio, will let you play your audio and you can even edit your audio but auto email it - no. So what can a Mac user do to save some time and automatically get their dictation across to their typist when their DS-5000 is docked - Dropbox.

Dropbox is an awesome free service which has been around for a while and automatically syncronises files in a special Dropbox folder on your Mac (or PC) with the cloud and with other computers linked to your Dropbox account and even your iPhone and iPad.

By using Dropbox in conjunction with the DSS Player Version 7 Plus software for Mac and by sharing a folder with your typist or transcription service you can easily share files with your transcription provider. Not only that, once they have completed transcription all they need do is drop the completed document in their Dropbox folder and it is instantly delivered back to you, securely.

For a closer look at using Dropbox with your Olympus DS-5000 as a transcription workflow solution on Mac head over to our main blog. To grab a copy of Dropbox for yourself - click here.

Olympus Microphones for Digital Voice Recorders

All of the current Olympus digital voice recorder range come with excellent high quality microphones built in, so why would you need to buy an optional mic from the range that Olympus voice offer?

The answer to that can be found in our latest post on our main blog - idictate.com.au

Essentially these are specialist situation microphones. E.g. if you need to record a phone call then the Olympus TP-7, if you record audio out and about and suffer from background wind noise then one of the noise canceling mics, if you are a presenter and need to record your speech, lecture or presentation then the Olympus ME-15 tie pin mic.

We look at these Olympus microphones in more detail, compare them and have some close up pictures to show you exactly what they look like.