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*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:
A Quick Q&A with Dag Kittlaus, Cofounder and Former CEO of Siri     xi Preface     xiii Chapter 1: Getting Started with Siri     1 Enabling Siri on iOS     3 Enabling Dictation on OS X     9 Privacy     11 Launching Siri on iOS     13 Saying Hello to Siri     13 Cancelling Siri     15 Repeating Siri     16 Quitting Siri     16 Getting Help     17 Siri Listens     19 Correcting Siri     23 New in Siri     31 Summary     36 Chapter 2: Controlling Your Device with Siri     39 Airplane Mode     39 Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Settings     41 Music     49 Summary     52 Chapter 3: Asking Siri for Information     55 Weather     56 Web Search     60 Sports and Siri     67 Checking Stocks     70 Using Wolfram Alpha     73 Pokedex     80 Summary     82 Chapter 4: Using Siri to Stay in Touch     83 Contacts     84 Placing Phone Calls with Siri     93 Missed Calls and Voicemail     95 Text Messages     98 Mail     102 Social Networking     106 Friends     108 Summary     111 Chapter 5: Talking to Your Day-Timer     113 Calendars     114 Reminders     118 Creating Notes     122 Clock Functions     127 Summary     133 Chapter 6: Going Shopping with Siri     135 Products and Services     136 Shopping Math     140 Preparing a Shopping List     144 Sharing Shopping Lists via the Cloud     146 Turn-by-Turn Directions     148 Making Restaurant Reservations     151 Checking Out Movies     152 Summary     156 Chapter 7: Pushing Limits with Siri     159 Launching Apps     160 Talking to Apps     161 Blogging with Siri     162 Siri Security     168 Music     170 Summary     172 Chapter 8: Siri Dictation     175 Launching Dictation on iOS     176 Launching Dictation on OS X     176 Why Learn Dictation?      179 Enunciation Practice     181 Dictation 101     182 Inserting Punctuation     186 Including Abbreviations     192 Dictating Technical Terms     193 Smileys     196 Dictating Formatted Text     196 Dictation Practice     199 Punctuation Practice     201 Summary     203 Chapter 9: Having Fun with Siri     205 Siri Diversions     205 Asking About Siri     207 Siri Chitchat     211 Pop Culture Fun     214 Siri Miscellany     216 Summary     225 Chapter 10: Our Top 10 Siri Jokes     227 1. What the Fox Says     228 2. The Konami Code     229 3. Deep Thoughts with Siri     230 4. I Cannae Give Her No More     231 5. Laws of Robotics     232 6. Pets     233 7. The Lightbulb Joke     234 8. Is That You, Mary?      235 9. Going Python     236 10. The Meaning of Siri     237 Summary     238 Appendix A: Siri Quick Reference     239 Index     257

About the Author :
Erica Sadun writes a lot of books and 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’s 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 has logged almost 2 million words written for the blog in a little more than 5 years. He’s written a number of books, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780133819793
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Mastering the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant
  • ISBN-10: 0133819795
  • Publisher Date: 27 Feb 2014
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 289
  • Weight: 1 gr


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