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Talking to Siri By Erica Sadun

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Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant by Erica Sadun

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

About Erica Sadun

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Additional information

CIN0789749734G
9780789749734
0789749734
Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant by Erica Sadun
Used - Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
2012-03-15
168
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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