These short top tips and skills for the Amazon Echo are for everyone who’s simply dotty about Alexa.
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This skill offers 3 flavours of the classic game, including one where you can pick whether you want to place a nought or a cross. Wild. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Last covered nearly 500 episodes ago and now updated with some sweet in-skill purchases - why not give it a spin ⏺️⏺️ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Sing the Cornetto song along with this skill to claim your free ice cream. It's true!
Simply opened with "Mrs. White", I've a feeling that, contrary to the skill description, this skill requires the board game that may or may not be called Clue/Cluedo wherever you are. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Another day, another murder mystery to solve in A-lady land
Can you assemble the clues and accuse the correct culprit in this case of… murder!!
Did you know that there's a secret sensor in your Echo? In some Echos at least - and it's cool. In fact, it can tell you just how cool (or hot) it is. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
An official skill by Disney, it simply serves up a story based on your favourite characters - for kids of all ages. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
A slightly odd skill that takes absolutely no skill whatsoever. And where do geese come in?
Shaun's back to bring us a fab skill by that fab skill developer @DrewCosgrove, today's skill has great game play and superb sound-effects. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Opened simply with 'Soccer Manager' and with great sound-effects and good gameplay, this one's a keeper! (Get it?
The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) is back yet again to demo the new developments in Google's Gemini Advanced delivered via the new Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. A new bar set for Amazon in any next gen buds they (hopefully) bring out. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) is back to introduce us to the A-lady's competition; Gemini Advanced, and how chatty she is when your Google Assistant is in Live mode. Ooer! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Champ, Joe Chite, is back once again with another fab thing to do with our lovely, lovely A-ladies. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Champ, Joe Chite, brings us another brilliant demo - this time of an excellent early years learning resource which appears deceivingly simple on first listen. Don't be fooled - there's a multitude of materials packed into this amazing skill. US-only I'm afraid
Today we rapidly recap some of the things you can do with timers - including the ability to change the volume of their alarms. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Covered nearly 1400 episodes ago and updated with a nice sound-effect or two, today's quiz all about movie trivia is best enjoyed with popcorn - salt, sugar or just plain, er, plain. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) demos the different new voices from Google, and compares them to Amazon's announced update to that of the A-lady. Nice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Once again, champ Joe chite comes up with the goods. You'll never forget the invasive earworm delivered in today's demo ⚠️ You have been warned ⚠️ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Last covered nearly 1200 episodes ago, this classic retail game aimed at budding entrepreneurs everywhere has had an update - now with added sound-effects. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Today's skill brings us great ambient soundscapes from cities, parks, funfairs and more all around the world. Many are free, whilst others will require the Golden Pass (via an in-skill purchase
"Ask busy hands to give me a science experiment" will keep the kids fully occupied with disgusting and possibly dangerous activities all summer. Hooray! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Launched simply with "Mind Experiments", this skill serves up truly eye-opening facts about psychological experiments with surprising results. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Bonjour. Today, Joe Chite is back with a brilliant skill all about your level of language detection. ¡Muy bien! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Shaun's back to break our brains with a barrage of bemusing, er, riddles
Sadly only available in the US right now, David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) demos an amazing new ability that the A-lady has to detect sounds and trigger a routine of your choice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Hmmm. Not sure what to say about this one except that it has 4 out of 5
Last covered over 700 episodes ago, take half an hour to have the willies scared out of you in the comfort of your own home
I make a pretty poor tycoon - what with all these dark-age dangers going on. I've hardly any farmers left since that last bandit massacre. Nasty. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Shaun's serving life for unspeakable crimes. Do we still want to help him escape. Sure we do!
We've seen how you can use your Echo as a bluetooth speaker, but you can also use another bluetooth speaker as your Echo's speaker. Confused?
Weird one today. Have a strangely satisfying chat with the A-lady in the form of a quiz about her quirks and predilections. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Last covered over 1300 episodes ago, today's musical blankety-blank skill will brighten up your day. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Fab friend of the show, Helena Fehr, brings us a brilliant demo of a Bible skill that really is full of promise. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Last covered over 1000 episodes ago, today's skill turns the trivial into the truly heroic in a trice
Last covered over 1300 episodes ago, this one's well worth a revisit. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Updated with attitude, now there's no excuse not to work out - even whilst working. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Relaxing audio on Echoes and awesome Videos on the Echo Show. Let's join a busy flight deck of an unnamed airline and A superbly soothing space flight on Space Shuttle Atlantis. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Here's how to listen to the Olympics on BBC Radio and NBC Radio in the UsA. Hooray!
Shaun's back! Brace yourself. He's demoing a fab fantasy fighting skill full of fearsome foes and one solitary but solid sound effect. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Let's continue the recent sporty theme by revisiting a solid skill that's just like fizz buzz - with rackets. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Love this one guys. Never played golf, but now at least I feel like I've given it a (virtual) go. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Let's revisit the fab word-linking skill by @VocalaCo with the wonderful Shaun; AKA @TheBlurredNerd
Set a default sound and then serve it up via a routine in whichever room from which, at whatever time at which, you think burglars particularly need deterring. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
Thanks again to Joe Chite for today's awesome demo. Finally, those hours of lightsaber practice have paid off. Eat plasma, Mr Preece! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
The fabulous Joe Chite is back to bring us an experience of Baker Street that'll leave you wanting more… Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
First coverd over 2000 episodes ago, today's skill is well worth… er… a wordy nerd's… er… words fail me… Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com
There are a ton of ambient sound skills out there and several by this name. This is the one by Sleepjar
Possibly the worst A-lady demo in the history of the multiverse today. A Martian could have done a better job…
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