<s>
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
feature	O
in	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commands	O
must	O
be	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
folder	O
though	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
with	O
something	O
as	O
simple	O
as	O
a	O
shortcut	O
,	O
AppleScript	B-Application
,	O
keyboard	O
command	O
,	O
or	O
Automator	O
workflows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	I-Application
PlainTalk	B-Operating_System
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
available	O
only	O
on	O
Quadra	B-Device
AV	I-Device
models	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
System	B-Operating_System
7.1.2	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Application
system	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.4	I-Application
it	O
was	O
featured	O
as	O
#12	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mountain	I-Operating_System
Lion	I-Operating_System
,	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
Items	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
relocated	O
to	O
the	O
Accessibility	O
panel	O
in	O
System	B-Operating_System
Preferences	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
v10.4	I-Application
added	O
Automator	O
workflows	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
workflow	O
is	O
saved	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
and	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
folder	O
it	O
becomes	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Automator	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
AppleScript	B-Application
applications	O
only	O
,	O
most	O
third	O
party	O
or	O
non	O
AppleScript	B-Application
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Limewire	B-Application
or	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
apps	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
,	O
unless	O
you	O
configure	O
commands	O
only	O
with	O
"	O
define	O
a	O
keyboard	O
command	O
"	O
:	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
'll	O
just	O
select	O
"	O
this	O
application	O
only	O
"	O
after	O
making	O
a	O
keyboard	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
Items	I-Operating_System
is	O
useful	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
innovative	O
,	O
recognition	O
gets	O
hard	O
and	O
distorted	O
some	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speakable	B-Operating_System
items	I-Operating_System
folder	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
open	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
blocked	O
by	O
Parental	O
Controls	O
without	O
an	O
administrators	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
