MakeUseOf » virtual assistant http://www.makeuseof.com Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5 Free Siri Alternatives For Android – Which Is The Best? http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-siri-alternatives-for-android-which-is-the-best/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-siri-alternatives-for-android-which-is-the-best/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:31:11 +0000 Joel Lee http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=128848
Android Siri Alternatives Intro
A few years ago, you’d only see someone talking into their phone if somebody was on the other side. Fast forward a bit and now talking to your phone when you aren’t on a call is no big deal. Siri for iPhone revolutionized the behavior, and nowadays it’s common to see people use their voice to control their phones. Luckily, these options are available on Android, too.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-free-siri-alternatives-for-android-which-is-the-best/feed/ 34 Some Cool Apps You Can Use To Work As A Virtual Assistant [PC & Android] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-apps-you-can-use-to-work-as-a-virtual-assistant-pc-android/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-apps-you-can-use-to-work-as-a-virtual-assistant-pc-android/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 17:01:04 +0000 Tina Sieber http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=109335
Virtual Assistant
As a virtual assistant you potentially work for clients across the world. For the most part, you will work  virtually and communicate with clients and colleagues via email, telephone, or video chat, rather than meeting them in an office. With the right tools, you need nothing more than a computer and a mobile device to [...]

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-apps-you-can-use-to-work-as-a-virtual-assistant-pc-android/feed/ 2 10 Funny Videos Featuring Siri On The iPhone 4S http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-funny-videos-featuring-siri-iphone-4s/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-funny-videos-featuring-siri-iphone-4s/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 00:31:31 +0000 Dave Parrack http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=108343
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The iPhone 4S has been a huge success, despite the fact it's not much of an improvement over the iPhone 4. Hence the 4S in the name rather than a 5. The biggest draw for Apple fans looking to upgrade their handset is the addition of Siri. Siri is a voice-activated personal assistant which lives on the iPhone 4S and in the cloud. Many people have had some fun with Siri, as the following videos demonstrate.

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A virtual assistant is a real person that supports you or your business remotely from their home office. They can virtually be anywhere and the services they provide range from professional administrative, technical, personal, or creative assistance.

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]]> http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-websites-find-virtual-assistant/feed/ 9 Alfred – A Free Alternative Launcher To Quicksilver & QSB [Mac] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/alfred-free-alternative-launcher-quicksilver-qsb-mac/ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/alfred-free-alternative-launcher-quicksilver-qsb-mac/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 17:31:52 +0000 Jeffry Thurana http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=43616
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If there’s one kind of application that I can’t live without, it would be an application launcher. The comfort of opening applications/files with only a few keystrokes has made it hard for the keyboard guy like me to do it any other way. So far, my favorite free launchers for Mac are QuickSilver and Google’s [...]

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Computer junkie that I am, there are still times I’m not near my computer to enter ideas into my system. Just about my whole life is computer-based, so when I’m out, emails, tasks, calendar events, and the like can all fall by the wayside. Or, I can just pick up the phone, dial a number, [...]

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Have you noticed that phone companies charge an arm and a leg for directory inquiries? Last I checked it was well over a dollar at AT&T and the other big boys. I couldn’t just stand around throwing my money away on frivolous things like information. Money should be spent on fun things like alcohol, partying [...]

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A bunch of really useful email contacts: PDF converter, invisible personal assistant, scanner (for real), quick document sharing, and an excellent group conversation starter. (1) PDF@koolwire.com Koolwire is a simple, no-login required PDF conversion service. Simply send the document (DOC, PPT, XLS, JPEG, GIF, RTF, and TXT.) to “˜PDF@koolwire.com’ and shortly after get it back [...]

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