Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant
| AUTHOR | Sande, Steve; Sadun, Erica |
| PUBLISHER | Que (01/18/2013) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Sweet-talk Siri(R) 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(R) 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
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780789750693
ISBN-10:
0789750694
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
More Product Details
Page Count:
240
Carton Quantity:
30
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 0.50 x 6.80 inches
Weight:
0.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Design, Graphics & Media - Audio
Dewey Decimal:
006.454
Library of Congress Control Number:
2012043556
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
Sweet-talk Siri(R) 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(R) 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
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Author:
Sande, Steve
Steve Sande is editor of Movable Beast and CacheCaster, producing podcasts on a regular basis for both sites. He is President of Raven Solutions, LLC and operates the Podbus.com podcast hosting service. Steve also teaches the arcane art of writing software requirements at The Center for Requirements Excellence.
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