What Siri says - funniest help I've had in awhile

Last Friday I upgraded my iPhone 3GS to the 4S. Going from what I had to the new version is a pretty substantial change, and I must say I love this new phone! The camera is phenomenal, the speed is substantially better than the 3GS, and I'm starting to really get into the new iCloud as well.

But one of the coolest additions is the virtual Assistant feature, called Siri. She will help with pretty much anything. The way Siri works is that you hold down the iPhone's home button and then say whatever you need help with. "Call my wife," "Type up an email to Matt, "Find restaurants near me," "Send a text to Kevin," "Remind me to send a fax when I get to the office," and a ton of other things I'm still learning about. Basically, most things you'd want to do with the smart phone Siri will assist to make it happen.

Siri is also pretty funny. Somethings what you ask her is answered with rather humorous responses. Below are some of my exchanges. A few I did just messing around, others I've been told about and had to see for myself. They bring a good chuckle:

Week In Review #15

I was doing really good with consistent blogging for a couple months. Then this week happened. I've been sick and wiped out since Tuesday. It's been really up and down through that: Tues felt horrible, somewhat better Wed, Thurs back to bad, Fri pretty good, and today horrible again. Any spare minute was spent horizontal, trying to get extra rest. Hence, not a lot of blogging this week. But, this was the week apart from being sick:

Week in review #14

This was one of those weeks filled with everything. Some excitement, some low, some fun, some dull. It was all over the map:

My thoughts on Apple's iPhone 4S announcement today

Ehh.

Remember that you'll be dead soon

Quote I read this morning from Steve Jobs. 

It pretty much speaks for itself: 

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish."

-- Stanford University commencement address, June 2005.

Revisited: I Lost My iPhone!

I've been blogging and processing life on this site for a few years now. According to the "stats" for the site, this post has been viewed more than double than any other post I've done:  "I lost my iPhone!"

Apparently a lot of people could relate and were feeling the pain.   =)

Since it was originally posted a year ago today, I'm sharing the story again: CLICK HERE

Week in Review #5

"Live from New York...it's my blog entry!!!" Sorry, that is incredibly cheesy, but I couldn't resist. This week's stuff:

My answer to, "What apps should I download?"

I am a techie junkie at heart. People who know me know this. Because they know this, whenever someone buys a new iPhone or iPad I get asked about apps. "Hey, what cool apps should I download?" 

This has happened 3-4 times in just the last couple weeks. The problem is, I have a ton of apps on my devices. It's hard to just rattle a couple off. So I'm writing a post to answer the question.  

Below are my app recommendations for iPhone/iPad (sorry Android people - you're on your own!). This gives me a list I can email to people from here on out, so I'll be updating it periodically. If you know of a cool app that I don't have listed, let me know about it!

I've put things into categories to make it easier. If something is iPad only I've also indicated that. At the very bottom I've listed a bunch of websites I frequent that are really good for: finding out about free apps and sales, learning about new apps, and getting reviews on existing ones. 

 

Week in Review #4

This week...

• ... can for the most part be described with the words travel & unpack, though in an unrelated manner. The first half of the week I was in Baltimore for a conference. The rest of the week was spent unpacking the condo. Unpacking doesn't take as long as packing, but it can still be exhausting. 
• Yet another trip to IKEA - this one being returned from with a larger haul. Such is moving I guess.
• Lion was released by Apple. Got things installed Thursday, but haven't really been able to play around with anything of sort yet.  Launchpad is pretty cool, but Mission Control I need to get acquainted with.  If you are an Apple person, this is the best collection of stuff I found on getting things set up in Lion: OS X Lion How-to's and Tips Roundup: Everything in One Place. Highly recommend checking it out!
• If you do any type of graphic design, this is an amazing app: FontBook
• Another great Michael Hyatt article: 5 Reasons Why You Need to be Better at Saying "No"
• I was sitting at a table in a pretty quiet room looking at blogs and such earlier in the week. When I saw this Google+ joke I erupted in laughter and the entire room turned to look at me. It was worth it.
• Very pumped about the Hunger Games movie coming out next year, and the online movie poster only adds to the anticipation.
• Blog posts from earlier in the week:
• Maybe you're the one who needed to read this
• My 2yr old and G.K. Chesterton
• And the Pic of the week: Baylee & Jaxon showing off Baylee's new bed:

Week in Review #3

We were finishing up moving this weekend, therefore wasn't able to look back at last week.  So, it comes now a little late:

• We have 95% of our stuff over at the condo. Still need to take clothes and some odds & ends. Oh yeah, and clean up the house =) 
• My son Jaxon's 2nd birthday was on Wednesday. We had an amazing time at Odyssey Fun World. The funniest part of the whole time was that Jaxon wouldn't use his hands to eat his cupcake.  Not sure if he was scarred by the mess of his first birthday or what, but it was rather humorous.   
• I was in Pensacola FL all day Thurs till Fri morning for work. Kinda stunk to be driving alongside the ocean and beaches but not being able to stop.  And I learned that people in Pensacola drive a lot different than people in Chicago.
• IKEA is a time warp building. You walk in, but you don't realize you were there 3-4 hours until you are walking out.
• LOVED this article about John Mayer and why he quit using social media. 
• Still waiting for the Lion from Apple. I keep telling myself that I'm going to wait a week or two before upgrading, but I know I won't be able to wait.  Anyone else?
• Google + is out. I love it! I love how simple it is, and I love how it is linked to all my other Google stuff. Here's a great overview on it: Google + - The Complete Guide. Will it take down Facebook? Not sure. But if anyone thinks it's not possible to take down such a large entity like Facebook, go check your MySpace page.
• Have been thinking through a blog post about Casey Anthony and my take on the situation. Read this article on CNN that gets to the heart of what I've been thinking about: Casey Anthony and the Challenge of Forgiveness.   
• Pic of the week.  Last Wednesday I was playing with Jaxon at Odyssey on the inflatables. As he climbed up the ladder I snagged this shot.  There's a depth to it that I love - watching my son climb. Keep going buddy. Keep going:

Week in Review

This past week I was at the NACC conference in Cincinnati, and it was a non-stop experience. I started every morning at 8:30am and didn't get back to the hotel room until 10pm. Add to the craziness of the conference itself the fact that the internet signal in the convention hall was horrendous, there was pretty much no chance for blogging this week. So at home now, I blogger...