How to trick Siri into using Google Maps. Much has been made of the general suckiness of Apple Maps , but, hey, we're stuck with it, right?
If you ask Siri for directions, that's gonna be her go-to app. Turns out, it doesn't have to be. As discovered by JailbreakNation, there's a simple way to trick Siri into using Google Maps for directions. Sort of. All you do ask for directions like you normally would, but tack on "via transit. " What happens next is that Siri pulls up a list of any installed "routing apps" -- including Google Maps, which, as you probably know, recently returned to the iPhone .
This is perhaps better shown than explained, so check out JailbreakNation's quick video: Granted, this isn't perfect. On the other hand, there's no jailbreak required (as with replacing Siri with Google's Voice Search ), and you get the satisfaction of bypassing Apple's limitations on what Siri can and cannot do. What do you think of this clever little hack? Add-ons Firefox for Google. Google Tutor: Tutorials and Tips for Google Users. 40 Google+ Tips and Tricks for Power Users.
July 27, 2011, 8:24 AM — Google+ is all the rage right now.
Even under its limited-invite "field trial" phase, the social sharing service is growing in leaps and bounds, with oodles of new users joining every day and even more champing at the bit to get in. Most of us, however, are only beginning to scratch the surface of what Google+ can do; like many Google products, G+ is brimming with advanced features and untapped tweaks. That's why I decided to put together this massive list of Google+ tips and tricks. It includes some of the best power-user pointers I've found both from my own experimentation and from following some really smart folks in the Google+ universe. For more G+ tips and general tech talk, be sure to join me on Google+ as well.
Google+ Tips Part 1: The Stream 1. 2. Google Search 3T. 7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowing. Email Below I have compiled a list of 7 clever Google tricks that I believe everyone should be aware of.
Together I think they represent the apex of the grand possibilities associated with Google search manipulation tricks and hacks. Although there are many others out there, these 7 tricks are my all-time favorite. Enjoy yourself. 1. 2. 3. You’re connecting to a public network at a coffee shop or internet café and you want privacy while you browse the web. There are subscription services and applications available such as TOR and paid VPN servers that do the same thing. 4. 5. 6. 7. Bonus Material: Here is a list of my favorite Google advanced search operators, operator combinations, and related uses: Want more info on Google Hacking? If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...