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Starting with annoyingly calm HAL 9000, ending R2D2, which produced only short beeps, humanity incarnated on screen dream about the possibility to talk with your computer. Last update OS X El Capitan It has made another important step towards its realization. Despite the fact that the updated Spotlight understand search queries on the "common language", the question of its usefulness still remains open. Reporters DigitalTrends We learned to work assistant and told how to maximize its potential.
query parsing "natural search" is based on algorithms that understand the meaning of words in context, save your time and simplify the design of complex syntax and Boolean modifiers. Actually, the latter - a characteristic feature of search queries, which became a reality thanks to the work of Google and its competitors. instead of "System. Music. Artist (Beethoven OR Mozart)"We enter in the address bar« beethoven mozart music », and the search engine understands what we need.
Due to the abundance of other voice assistants and personal assistants, this technology is constantly evolving and improving. Natural language search makes the process easier and personalized, allowing the car to ask questions as if you were talking to a friend. This is a very useful tool, although it takes some getting used. The following five tips will simplify this task and tell you how to use Spotlight efficiently.
Talk in the first person
Create queries as if you're dealing with Spotlight, when looking for something on the Internet or among his files. This may sound like obvious advice, but it is making significant adjustments to the way of interaction with the search engine, making it more natural. For example, the phrase "Show me the weather" is recognized, and Spotlight will give you a forecast for your location.
Feel free to use the pronoun "I". "The letters I sent today," or "documents that I created last month" - results are strikingly different, but it's an important step in the transition to everyday language to communicate with a computer.
Use queries with reference to the date
The "natural search" by date - the most significant change in the updated Spotlight. Personal Assistant is now smart enough to, in response to a request "files Pages September" grant-date list of the documents. In this way convenient to look for the files, which you remember only the date of creation or last modification. Request "documents, I've worked in the last week" - a good example.
Do not be afraid to generalize
If you do not remember something, or something not sure, it is not necessary to compose complex designs. Updated Spotlight is good even in generalized query where you specify enough specifics.
For example, for «portland weather» Spotlight shows the forecast for Portland, Oregon, rather than to become confused when choosing "Portland", or provide information about the series Portlandia. Similarly, if you do not remember who or where to play your favorite team name will be enough for Spotlight, to give up to date information. The same situation with the shares in return for ticker or company name, you will get a comprehensive view of its current financial condition.
Experiment with mail
Updated personal assistant closely to make friends with the standard e-mail client. Because of this, "unread mail", "the letter sent by Ivan Menshikov" - useful queries, that eliminate the need to shovel the mailbox. Do not be afraid to combine: phrases like "messages from the bank in March," will help to quickly find a particular letter, and save time.
What is "natural search" is not able to
Spotlight search depends on the type of objects, and it imposes restrictions on functionality. He is not looking for contacts in the phone book does not add events to the calendar and, unlike of Siri, can not cope with complex online queries. This is the personal assistant for a targeted search for the exact numerical information or data on the computer, which sometimes come to help forecast and "Wikipedia". Keep this in mind, using Spotlight.
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