Hi Esther: Yes, I do actually have Siri. Thanks for all the good info you sent. I will check it out.
I do have iBooks on my iPhone, but haven't yet updated it. Maybe I need to update it first because maybe that's why I got an error message this morning when I tried to get the link Lynn sent. Regards, Gigi On Jan 19, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Gigi, > > First off, to answer your question about dictating with Siri, there's a list > of tips in this iSource article: > • Some tips for Siri and iPhone 4S Dictation by Joe Tomasone (October 16, > 2011) > http://isource.com/2011/10/16/some-tips-for-siri-and-iphone-4s-dictation/ > However, this is basically the same set of tips that was posted for people > using Dragon Dictation, so an easy way to access that information is to go to > the "Macfortheblind" web page on tips for third party iOS apps at: > <http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Third-Party-Applications-on-iOS-Devices> > > I don't actually memorize that link -- I do a google search on > "macfortheblind prizmo tips", where there are no spaces between the words > "Mac for the blind", and because I remember that John Panarese also saved the > posts Sandy and I wrote about using the Prizmo iPhone OCR app on the same > page. The first entry on this iOS third party tips and tricks page is > actually "Using Dragon Dictate", and has exactly the examples you ask for, > including how best to dictate email addresses (generally, you want to say > caps off first, since most addresses will be lower case; you also want to say > "at sign" to use the symbol), and many other tips. > > Lynn's suggestion of getting "Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of > Apple's Intelligent Assistant" by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun is also a good > one. Remember that you need to separately download the iBooks app (which > just got updated today following Apple's Educational announcement). If you > accessed the link she gave from mail on your iOS device, and have iBooks > loaded, that book will come up with a price of $4.99: > • "Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" > by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/talking-to-siri/id479419244?mt=11 > > It's a short book, and it's true that most of the information can be found on > the internet if you spend enough time searching. Also, if you actually have > Siri, you can experiment for yourself. However, since I don't have an iPhone > 4S with Siri to readily experiment with, I found it interesting reading. > There are a few topics that aren't covered elsewhere, such as the integration > of Siri with new apps specially designed for it. (Has anyone tried the > MailShot app for accessibility? This was from a discussion of whether there > were ways you could easily send group emails from Siri.) Some of the book > was simply about exercises and ways to improve on dictation or interpretation > (like trying tongue twisters). I did find this fun, and useful to have all > this information organized and in one place, but it's not absolutely > necessary for using Siri effectively. > > There's also a free iBooks called "The Unofficial Siri Handbook" by Gadchick, > which is very short, but has a number of tips. (Again, this is all > information you can glean from the web): > • "The Unofficial Siri Handbook" by Gadchick (free): > http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-unofficial-siri-handbook/id482780406?mt=11 > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 01:11, Gigi wrote: > >> E hi Lynn >> Thanks for the information, but I couldn't get the link to work. I went to >> iTunes separately and it searches there, but I didn't find it. Sometime >> today, when I get a chance, I will try the link on my MacBook Pro and see if >> it'll work that way >> >> Sent >> am really loving this dictation thing with Siri! >> Regards >> Gigi my iPhone >> >> On Jan 19, 2012, at 2:47 AM, Lynn Schneider <canepri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Gigi, if you want commas and periods in your text, just say them. Here is >>> an example: >>> Hello comma ,my name is Gigi and I'm learning to use Siri period. >>> >>> To learn more Siri tricks and techniques, I would suggest a book which you >>> can purchase and download from the iTunes store called Talking To Siri >>> which was, if I remember correctly, 4 dollars and some change: >>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/talking-to-siri/id479419244?mt=11 >>> There are many podcasts out there that might help you, one of which was >>> done by Jonathan Mosen. The thing about many of those podcasts, however, >>> is that they were recorded when Siri was new and we all were just learning, >>> so they were sort of seat of the pants if you know what I mean. Good luck, >>> and my advice is to keep practicing because you and Siri will get to know >>> each other with time and will work together better and better if you stick >>> with it. >>> On Jan 18, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Gigi wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys I just got Siri and I have a question how does one put commas and >>>> periods into your dictation of mine seems to go without any dots are >>>> starts or anything thanks I had a time regards Gigi >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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