Using Mac OS X Text to Speech tools, we can convert any .RTF or .TXT file into a spoken audio file which can then be transferred to your iPod or iPhone for later listening. Update: There is an easier way to do this using the Services menu, you may want to try that first unless … Read More

Mac OS X Lion is set to include a wide variety of new high quality text-to-speech voices in a multitude of languages, thanks to a long suspected partnership between Apple and Nuance, a speech technology company. The new voices are of surprisingly good quality and speak in major world languages including English, Mandarin, German, Japanese, … Read More

Here’s some goofy Mac tricks for the day, you can make your Mac sing a few classic songs by typing or copy/pasting the following commands into the Terminal: say -v Cellos “di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di di … Read More

You can make your Mac talk to you in various different ways and even speaking with different voices, all by using the powerful built-in Text-to-Speech abilities of Mac OS X. With this, you can either speak a few words, phrases, or even an entire document. We’ll cover the two quickest and easiest ways by using … Read More