Siri

[Bookworm_Girl]

Just thought of another handy one. I use Siri to quickly create notes. Or you can even have Siri add to an existing note.

[Quelch]

Thanks for all the siri tips, I'm new to iPad and have never used siri

Anyone know which episode of 'The Big Bang Theory' siri was featured in ?

Originally Posted by Quelch

Thanks for all the siri tips, I'm new to iPad and have never used siri

Anyone know which episode of 'The Big Bang Theory' siri was featured in ?

[jocampo]

Congrats! The Mini is fantastic for reading ;-). So light and crisp ...

[Andrew H.]

Originally Posted by jswinden

I like using Siri to asked questions and look up information quickly. It works very well for that purpose. But whenever I try to dictate an email or text message it comes out gibberish! Not sure why. Anyone else notice that? Perhaps Apple is using something other than Siri for dictation that doesn't interpret voice as well.

I've had very good luck with dictation; so much so that I pretty much always use it for e-mails or texts on my phone. My technique, such as it is, is to speak one sentence at a time, and slightly over-enunciate. And speak punctuation.

"I-will-meet-you-at-home-in-one-hour-period" (and then hit Done). "Call-me-if-you-will-be-delayed-period" (Done). "See-you-soon-exclamation" (Done).

I find that even if I have to correct a word or two ("Pick up leaks at the grocery"), it is still faster than typing on the phone.

It's my understanding, though, that siri gets better the more you use her, and that there is a specific file for each user that includes information on how that user pronounces words. I'm not sure whether I'm training siri or siri's training me, but I have notice a significant improvement in dictation starting about a year ago.

"Your-mileage-may-vary-period" (Done).