Talking to Siri : learning the language of Apple's intelligent assistant

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sadun, Erica, Author.

Contributor:

Sande, Steve, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Siri (Electronic resource).

User interfaces (Computer systems).

iPhone (Smartphone).

Automatic speech recognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Que 2013

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Sweet-talk Siri® for iOS 6 into doing practically anything! In iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion, Siri is more amazing than ever—and it’s even better when you really know how to talk to it. Now, two top Apple® tech experts show how to talk the newest version of Siri into doing more than you ever thought possible! Look up what you want to do, and you’ll find tested step-by-step instructions for getting perfect results—including new ways to do everything from checking football scores to posting on Facebook! Teach Siri to recognize requests and take dictation more accurately Check Yelp reviews and place OpenTable restaurant reservations Launch apps hands-free Find out where your friends are right now Choose a great movie with Rotten Tomatoes reviews Get up-to-the-minute player stats for baseball, football, or soccer Blog with Siri using email or text messaging Tweet updates, complete with location or appointment info Create location-based reminders that trigger at destinations like the drugstore Help Siri recognize and connect with your family and friends Transform Siri into your personal media DJ Find the nearest store that’s selling whatever you want Answer math and science problems with Wolfram Alpha Make sure Siri responds only to you, not to an impostor Discover the silliness Apple engineered into Siri

Contents:

Getting started with Siri

Asking Siri for information

Using Siri to stay in touch

Talking to your day-timer

Going out shopping with Siri

Pushing limits with Siri

Siri dictation

Having fun with Siri.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9780789750693

0789750694

OCLC:

824761416