These short top tips and skills for the Amazon Echo are for everyone who’s simply dotty about Alexa.
Try to ignore any derogatory comments I make about American football in this skill and simply see if you know as much as Patrick Steggle (lynnstggll@gmail.com) about everyone's favourite ball game apart from, of course, baseball - oh and perhaps marbles (no helmets required). Oh and cricket. Oh and the other football with the round ball and a lot more kicking with your feet.
I've just finished recording today's demo and I'm too drowsy to write a proper… ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz…
Today we look at another great skill by VoxLR8. A mixture of questing (in the modest confines of a mansion, that is) and puzzling out riddles (although I haven't come across one of those yet), this skill's (nevertheless) a keeper.
Warning, warning: Earworm! Major earworm warning! BTW if this is already a well-worn meme then apologies - you know what I'm like with popular culture… Just stumbled upon it today.
Remember those fab skills; Twenty Questions and Akinator? Well now Patrick Steggle (lynnstggll@gmail.com) shows us that Akinator have brought out one that's just about animals. See if the A-lady can make a huge guess about your chosen animal from out of the blue. Well that would be a whale, wouldn't it?
Today's skill is a great combination of sound effects and word puzzles brought together in what can only be described as audio Madlibs.
Actually called 'Guess the name : Musical Instruments Quiz' in the skill store, this one's for everyone who wants to know the difference between a balalaika, a bandelé and a banjo.
Launched with simply "Spartan", I've no idea what today's skill is about. Is it a film?? Anyway, Patrick Steggle (lynnstggll@gmail.com) is back to bring us this great demo - although I don't think either of us are any the wiser as a result. Your demos please to robin.christopherson@gmail.com
Have you seen 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'? I haven't, and neither has Patrick Steggle (lynnstggll@gmail.com) but that's nooooo kind of reason not to demo this groovy skill all about the latest instalment in the biggest ever film franchise the galaxy has ever known.
A new contributor today, David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com), brings us a brilliant break-down of what the A-lady's versatile Blueprints feature is all about. Not yet available in the UK (shame!), I hope it is where you are.
