You know all the different tasks Siri can help you accomplish with your recent iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. But perhaps you didn’t realize you can teach Siri to help you save even more time when use the assistant for certain tasks.

I frequently use Siri to place calls to, or send iMessages to, my wife. She’s one of two Lauren’s in my address book; specifying to my iPhone each time that I’d like it to “Call Lauren Friedman’s iPhone” would quickly grow tiresome.

Instead, I taught Siri who Lauren is: I triggered Siri, and then said, “Lauren Friedman is my wife.” Siri then asked me if if I wanted it to remember that fact; I unsurprisingly responded in the affirmative.

Because I’ve done that, I can now tell Siri “Call my wife” or “iMessage my wife that I’m on my way home.”

And you can use a lot more than spousal relationships. Siri knows that Jason Snell is my boss, Dan Miller is my editor, and Dan Moren is my mentor. You can use pret …

Source: Mac OSX Hints