Comments on: 3 Simple iPhone Tips That Make You Smarter http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Sat, 18 May 2013 19:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/#comment-473857 Tim Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:56:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35069#comment-473857 Siri did provide the answer, but like almost any other calculator, when a number is too large it will display the result in exponential form rather than lay out a billion zeros. Easier to read that way. Siri did provide the answer, but like almost any other calculator, when a number is too large it will display the result in exponential form rather than lay out a billion zeros. Easier to read that way.

]]> By: Cerebro http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/#comment-473831 Cerebro Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:58:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35069#comment-473831 Um...it did provide the answer: Result 3.942 x 10^6 minutes Reading fail. :) Um…it did provide the answer:

Result
3.942 x 10^6 minutes

Reading fail. :)

]]> By: marc11 http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/#comment-473743 marc11 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:19:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35069#comment-473743 Too bad siri never actually answered the question asked for the number of minutes in 7.5 years but instead told you how to calculate it yourself. siri fail. Too bad siri never actually answered the question asked for the number of minutes in 7.5 years but instead told you how to calculate it yourself. siri fail.

]]> By: Nacsák Tamás http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/#comment-473494 Nacsák Tamás Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:54:54 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35069#comment-473494 Ask Siri for the time in a City. It will tell you and show the same picture what you could get in the Clock app World Clock tab. Ask Siri for the time in a City. It will tell you and show the same picture what you could get in the Clock app World Clock tab.

]]> By: Jeremy Brown http://osxdaily.com/2013/01/07/3-simple-iphone-tips-make-you-smarter/#comment-473396 Jeremy Brown Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:33:49 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=35069#comment-473396 On iBooks on my iPad, if I select a word and do NOT select one of the options (define, etc.) then subsequent attempts only give the 'Speak' option. If I extend the initial selection to multiple words (e.g., 'Alta Vista'), only the 'Speak' option is available also. Very frustrating when I want a multi-word definition or want to view it on Wikipedia. On iBooks on my iPad, if I select a word and do NOT select one of the options (define, etc.) then subsequent attempts only give the ‘Speak’ option.

If I extend the initial selection to multiple words (e.g., ‘Alta Vista’), only the ‘Speak’ option is available also. Very frustrating when I want a multi-word definition or want to view it on Wikipedia.

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