Well, it turns out it wasn’t that hard. After just a couple of hours of playing around with VoiceXML, I managed to create a Tellme extension that works.
- Call Tellme at 1-800-555-TELL
- Say extensions
- Dial 00613
- Dial or say your 5-digit zipcode
- Listen to the candle-lighting times for your area
If you want to see my VoiceXML code, check out shabbat.vxml (the main voice menu) and see the CGI-generated results for 90210.
Next thing to do would be to write a Tellme extension that reads my email for me. Actually, looks like the guy who invented Bugzilla has already done that.
It worked!!! That’s so cool! 4:14 in Minneapolis, MN.
Shabbat Shalom!