This is helpful information indeed, Zack. My only concern thus far is that to date, I keep hearing from English-speaking iPhone users here in Austria that only German language titles can be purchased from the Austrian store. I sure hope that I can purchase and enjoy books in English from the US app store when I fly to the States.
Best regards, Mike . On 7,Feb,2012, at 9:05 AM, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Mike, > Apple's iBOoks app will read eBOoks quite handily, including the one Ester > mentioned. It's also the way you purchase books via the phone, though you can > also do this on a mac or PC with iTunes. The app is quite accessible, and > free, so I recommend taking a look at it. The available book catalog, at > least in the US, is extensive, and though you can't read most of the books on > any other device you can use iBooks with the vast majority of them, > excluding some which contain bits of inaccessible graphical multimedia. > Hope this helps, > Zack. > On Feb 7, 2012, at 12:00 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > >> Hello Esther, >> >> Firstly, I would like to thank you for responding, and the same goes for >> everyone else who has taken the time to assist me. >> >> In your response,Esther, you mentioned Talking to Siri: Learning the >> Language of Apple's Intelligent Assistant" by Steve Sande and Erica Sadun. >> It has been my impression that ebooks can't be read on the iPhone. If I >> purchase the book, which app should I use to read it? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mike >> >> >> On 6,Feb,2012, at 8:41 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Mike, >>> >>> John Panarese's macfortheblind pages contains a couple of references that >>> you might like, including all the tips for how to use punctuation for >>> Dragon Dictation, that also apply to Siri. This is on the same page he >>> keeps for third party tips and tricks for iOS apps, so I do a Google search >>> on "macfortheblind prizmo tips" to find the link -- just because "prizmo" >>> is pretty uncommon. Here's the link to the page: >>> <http://macfortheblind.com/Tips-and-Tricks-for-Third-Party-Applications-on-iOS-Devices> >>> >>> John has also put a .rtf file on "What can you say to Siri?" on his >>> documentation page: >>> <http://macfortheblind.com/documentation> >>> >>> However, if you're willing to spend $4.99, I'd recommend getting "Talking >>> to Siri" from the iBooks Store: >>> • "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 >>> This contains all the tips for dictation with punctuation, a discussion of >>> what you can say to SIri, suggestions for how to improve Siri's recognition >>> of your voice for dictation and commands (with some interesting tongue >>> twisters to practice with), It basically assembles the information you can >>> find on the internet in one place, with a detailed organization, and also >>> discusses a few items that aren't generally treated elsewhere -- like apps, >>> such as MailShot for group email messaging, that are designed to work with >>> Siri. (This app is accessible, by the way, and can be used on iOS devices >>> that don't support Siri.) >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> >>> On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Geoff Waaler wrote: >>> >>>> I'm sure Google will pull up other references, but one good source of Siri >>>> punctuation dictation refinements is here. >>>> >>>> >>>> Have fun! >>>> Geoff >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Zachary Kline >>>> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >>>> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:14 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Siri and Orthography >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Mike, >>>> Punctuation is quite easy to use. Just say, for instance, "period," >>>> "comma," and the like. >>>> Common acronyms are handled automatically based on usage, but I'm not sure >>>> there's a definitive list anywhere. Less common ones might require some >>>> use of the Siri capitalization commands. These can be found, among other >>>> places, in any good book on using Siri. A Google search should also turn >>>> up this information. >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Zack. >>>> On Feb 6, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Now that I have the iPhone 4S, I am starting to experiment with Siri. I >>>>> was wondering if there was a way to get Siri to use proper punctuation in >>>>> sentences. Is it possible,for example, to tell Siri to insert >>>>> punctuation marks in sentences? How can one get Siri to handle acronyms >>>>> properly? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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