MacVoices #1197: Erica Sadun and Steve Sande Help You Talk to Siri

Nov 11, 2011 | Author, Hardware, iPhone, Software, Web

Erica Sadun and Steve Sande
Erica Sadun and Steve Sande have a new ebook that you will want to know about, Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant. Find out about some of the unexpected uses for Siri, why her personality is such a surprise, and how to sample her (his?) other voices. Siri is officially still a beta product; Erica and Steve talking about the implications of its widespread deployment as a beta, what that can mean fur the future, and how to get the most out of Siri now and in the future.

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Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant

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Erica Sadun writes lots of books and she 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. You can follow her on Twitter and find out more about the books by she and Steve Sande at Sand Dune Books.

Steve Sande also writes way too much. He’s the Hardware Editor at TUAW, and recently logged over one million words written for the blog in just over three years. He’s written a number of books for Take Control Books and Apress, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat. You can watch what he says on Twitter.