Book description
*Includes a new Q&A with the creator of Siri!
Sweet-talk Siri for iOS 7 into doing practically
anything!
Under iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, Siri is better than ever: faster,
smarter, more responsive. And it’s even more amazing when you
really know how to talk to it. Top Apple experts Sande and Sadun
introduce you to the newest version of Siri. This release offers
more functionality than you ever thought possible! You’ll
find tested step-by-step instructions for perfect
results--including new Siri techniques and responses you
won’t discover anywhere else!
Teach Siri to recognize requests and take dictation more accurately
Help Siri recognize, track down, and connect with family and friends
Transform Siri and iTunes Radio into your personal DJ (and tell Siri what songs you never want to hear again)
Check Yelp or Rotten Tomatoes reviews and place OpenTable reservations
Return calls, play specific voicemails, and check your email
Make appointments, take notes, and set reminders
Blog with Siri using email or text messaging
Tweet updates and track up-to-the-minute Twitter trends
Trigger reminders when you arrive at the supermarket, drugstore, or any other destination
Retrieve up-to-the-minute sports stats
Use Siri to control apps, access device settings, and enable Airplane mode
Teach Siri how to pronounce names correctly
Find the nearest store selling the products you need
Answer math and science problems with Wolfram Alpha
Make sure Siri responds only to you, not to an impostor
Discover the silly side of Siri (including our top 10 Siri jokes)
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Praise for Talking to Siri®, Second Edition
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- 1. Getting Started with Siri
- 2. Controlling Your Device with Siri
- 3. Asking Siri for Information
- 4. Using Siri to Stay in Touch
- 5. Talking to Your Day-Timer
- 6. Going Shopping with Siri
- 7. Pushing Limits with Siri
- 8. Siri Dictation
- 9. Having Fun with Siri
- 10. Our Top 10 Siri Jokes
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Appendix A. Siri Quick Reference
- Asking About Contacts
- Finding Contacts
- Relationships
- Pronunciation
- App Launching
- Adding Events
- Changing Events
- Asking About Events
- Alarm
- Clock
- Timer
- Sending Email
- Checking Email
- Responding to Email
- FaceTime
- Find My Friends
- Lock Screen Reading
- Settings
- Maps
- Local Businesses
- Navigation
- Sending Messages
- Reading Message Alerts
- Responding to Messages
- Searching for Messages
- Searching for Movie Information
- Finding Movie Show Times
- Getting Movie Tickets (U.S. Only)
- Finding Movie Theaters
- Reading Movie Reviews
- Major Movie Awards
- Music
- iTunes Radio
- Notes
- Phone
- Voicemail
- Reminders
- Searching for Restaurants
- Reservations
- Restaurant Reviews
- Scores
- Game Schedules
- Standings
- Player Information
- Team Information
- Stocks
- Searching Twitter
- Weather
- Web Search
- Wolfram Alpha
Product information
- Title: Talking to Siri®: Mastering the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant, Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2014
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780133819816
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