Category: Commands

Looking up information
– Search the web for Bora Bora
– Search for vegetarian pasta recipes
– Search the web for best cable plans
– Google the war of 1812
– Search Wikipedia for Abraham Lincoln
– Search for news about the World Cup
– Bing Alicia Keys

Using Wolfram Alpha
– How many calories in a bagel?
– What is an 18% tip on $86.74 for four people?
– Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?
– How long do dogs live?
– What is the Gossamer Condor?
– What’s the square root of 128?
– How many dollars is €45?
– What was the Best Picture of 1983?
– How many days until Christmas?
– How far away is the Sun?
– When is the next solar eclipse?
– Show me the Orion constellation
– What’s the population of Jamaica?
– How high is Mt. Everest?
– How deep is the Atlantic ocean?
– What’s the price of gasoline in Chicago?

Checking the Forecast
– What’s the weather for today?
– What’s the weather for tomorrow?
– Will it rain in Cupertino this week?
– Check next week’s forecast for Burlington
– What’s the forecast for this evening?
– How’s the weather in Tampa right now?
– How hot will it be in Palm Springs this weekend?
– What’s the high for Anchorage on Thursday?
– What’s the temperature outside?
– How windy is it out there?
– When is sunrise in Paris?

Checking Stocks
– What’s Apple’s stock price?
– What is Apple’s PE ratio?
– What did Yahoo close at today?
– How is the Nikkei doing?
– How are the markets doing?
– What is the Dow at?

Requesting reminders
– Remind me to call mom
– Remind me to call my mom when I get home
– Remember to take an umbrella
– Remind me take my medicine at 6am tomorrow
– Remind me to pick up flowers when I leave here
– Remind me when I leave to call Jason
– Remind me to finish the report by 6

Phone calls
– Call Jason
– Call Jennifer Wright mobile
– Call Susan on her work phone
– Call 408 555 1212
– Call home
– FaceTime Lisa

Creating and finding notes
– Note that I spent $12 on lunch
– Note: check out that new Alicia Keys album
– Find my restaurant note
– Create a reading list note
– Add Tom Sawyer to my reading list note

Playback
– Play The Light of the Sun
– Play Trouble
– Play Taking Back Sunday shuffled
– Play Alicia Keys
– Play some blues
– Play my party mix
– Shuffle my roadtrip playlist
– Play
– Pause
– Skip

Directions
– How do I get home?
– Show 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino California
– Directions to my dad’s work

Local Businesses
– Find coffee near me
– Where is Starbucks?
– Find some burger joints in Baltimore
– Find a gas station within walking distance
– Good Mexican restaurants around here

 

Checking Up on Friends
– Where’s Jason?
– Where is my sister?
– Is my wife at home?
– Where are all my friends?
– Who is here?
– Who is near me?

Sending Messages
– Email Lisa about the trip
– Email Jennifer about the change in plans
– New email to Susan Park
– Mail Dad about the rent check
– Email Dr. Manning and say I got the forms, thanks
– Mail Lisa and Jason about the party and say I had a great time

Checking Messages
– Check email
– Any new email from Michael today?
– Show new mail about the lease
– Show the email from Lisa yesterday

Responding to Messages
– Reply Dear Susan sorry about the late payment
– Call him at work