Talking to Siri
Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant
Published on 29. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-7897-4973-4 (ISBN)
Description
Sweet-talk SiriTM into doing practically anything!
Apple's Siri voice technology is even more amazing when you really know how
to talk to it. Now, two top Apple tech experts show how to talk Siri into doing
more than ever before! Just look up what you want to do, and you'll find tested
step-by-step instructions for getting exactly the results you want. From start to
finish, this book is packed with quick and easy ways to make Siri even more
reliable and useful-and way more fun!
* Get more accurate recognition every time you use Siri
* Ask questions that avoid "misunderstandings" and lead to precise,
accurate answers
* Check weather forecasts, stock prices, and lots more
* Help Siri recognize and connect with your spouse, children, and parents
* Use Siri to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and customers
* Transform Siri into your personal media DJ
* Find the nearest store that's selling whatever you're looking for
* Let Siri calculate restaurant tips and "splitting the tab"
* Use Siri to organize your life-and never miss another commitment
* Answer math and science problems with Siri and Wolfram Alpha
* Dictate memos, text and Twitter messages, and even blog posts
* Make sure Siri responds only to you, not to an impostor
Apple's Siri voice technology is even more amazing when you really know how
to talk to it. Now, two top Apple tech experts show how to talk Siri into doing
more than ever before! Just look up what you want to do, and you'll find tested
step-by-step instructions for getting exactly the results you want. From start to
finish, this book is packed with quick and easy ways to make Siri even more
reliable and useful-and way more fun!
* Get more accurate recognition every time you use Siri
* Ask questions that avoid "misunderstandings" and lead to precise,
accurate answers
* Check weather forecasts, stock prices, and lots more
* Help Siri recognize and connect with your spouse, children, and parents
* Use Siri to stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and customers
* Transform Siri into your personal media DJ
* Find the nearest store that's selling whatever you're looking for
* Let Siri calculate restaurant tips and "splitting the tab"
* Use Siri to organize your life-and never miss another commitment
* Answer math and science problems with Siri and Wolfram Alpha
* Dictate memos, text and Twitter messages, and even blog posts
* Make sure Siri responds only to you, not to an impostor
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 131 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
152 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7897-4973-4 (9780789749734)
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Persons
Erica Sadun writes lots of books and she blogs at TUAW. When not writing, she's a full-time parent of geeks who are brushing up on their world-domination skills. According to her academic dosimeter, she has acquired more education than any self-respecting person might consider wise. She enjoys deep-diving into technology.
Steve Sande also writes way too much. He's the hardware editor at TUAW, and recently logged more than one million words written for the blog in just over 3 years. He's written a number of books for Take Control Books and Apress, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat.
Steve Sande also writes way too much. He's the hardware editor at TUAW, and recently logged more than one million words written for the blog in just over 3 years. He's written a number of books for Take Control Books and Apress, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat.
Content
Preface
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Siri
Chapter 2 Asking Siri for Information
Chapter 3 Using Siri to Stay in Touch
Chapter 4 Talking to Your Day-Timer
Chapter 5 Going Shopping with Siri
Chapter 6 Pushing Limits with Siri
Chapter 7 Dictation
9780789749734 TOC 2/24/2012o
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Siri
Chapter 2 Asking Siri for Information
Chapter 3 Using Siri to Stay in Touch
Chapter 4 Talking to Your Day-Timer
Chapter 5 Going Shopping with Siri
Chapter 6 Pushing Limits with Siri
Chapter 7 Dictation
9780789749734 TOC 2/24/2012o