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  • 10 MORE Things Siri Will Do If You Ask

    10 MORE Things Siri Will Do If You Ask

    Here is the second installment of Siri commands that are useful, whether you have a visual impairment or not.

    Set “Hey Siri” to respond to your voice without touching the device, or call on Siri with a short press on the home button.

    Siri can help us, amuse us, and amaze us. Here are some of the things Siri will do. You just have to know how to ask. When used with VoiceOver, Siri always speaks back.

    1. Settings…”Turn on Do Not Disturb.” And more.
    2. Translate…”How do you say Good Morning in Spanish?”
    3. Sports…”Did the Giants win?”
    4. Contacts…”What is Frank’s address?”
    5. Stocks…”What is Apple’s stock price?”
    6. Location…”Where is the nearest Bank of America?”
    7. Photos…”Show my Photos from Montauk.”
    8. Maps…”Get me directions home.”
    9. Q&A…”How many ounces in a liter?.”
    10. Web Search…”Search the web for Siri commands.”

    Or, summon Siri and ask…”What can you do for me?”

     

  • 10 Things Siri Will Do If You Ask

    10 Things Siri Will Do If You Ask

    Siri is the virtual assistant from Apple, available to help you in iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac. We can set “Hey Siri” to respond to our voice without touching the device, or we can summon Siri with a short press on the home button.

    Siri can help us, amuse us, and amaze us. Here are some of the things Siri will do. You just have to know how to ask. When used with VoiceOver, Siri always speaks back.

    1. Open an app…”Open Camera.”
    2. Reminders…”Remind me to bring home milk.”
    3. Weather…”What is the weather in Seattle?”
    4. Make a phone call…”Call Mitchell.”
    5. Text message…”Tell Evan I’ll be there in 10 minutes.”
    6. Email…”Send an email to Danielle.”
    7. Clock…”What is the time in Rome?”
    8. Set an alarm…”Wake me at 6.”
    9. Music…”Play Let It Be.”
    10. For more you can just ask Siri…”What can you do for me?”

     

  • David Pogue’s VoiceOver Video

    David Pogue’s VoiceOver Video

    Yahoo’s David Pogue interviews Joseph Danowsky about his use of the iPhone with VoiceOver. Joe’s vision is seriously impaired by cone-rod dystrophy. He holds a law degree from Harvard and today navigates his successful career in finance with a little help from his smartphone.

    Joe has risen mightily to the challenges of vision loss. With his iPhone he is able to get information, throughout his day, that would not otherwise be easily accessible to him.

    Please note, as Joe points out, Voice Over is not Siri. VoiceOver is a screen reader, it is speech out. You do not speak to VoiceOver, you just listen.

    Siri works well with VoiceOver, ensuring each spoken request receives a spoken response. Together they’re an amazing team!

    Watch the video on Yahoo.