Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

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  • DTD1027 A-lady, take a note

    Big thanks to David Ward ([email protected]) for today's demo. Enormously useful but US-only right now, being able to tell the A-lady snippets of info to remember and then asking her at a later date about what she knows is huge - huge I tell you! No more noting down phone numbers on pieces of paper and losing them. No more post it notes on the fridge. But for now us non-USers will just have to use the Family Notes skill - which we'll look at tomorrow.

    4 min
  • DTD1026 Would You Rather (revisited)

    Would you rather revisit a really great skill we've covered already, or be shown a new one that might not be so good? That's the sort of question you'll get in today's offering. Actually, they're more like, "Would you rather have frogs legs or marry a toad." - that sort of thing - but still it's a great skill with great sound-effects. 

    3 min
  • DTD1025 Speak, Listen, Learn

    Today's skill is for all those very small kids out there who don't mind a squeaky Sesame Street-type host who'll help them speak, listen and learn their letters. Animal noises and jokes feature large too. 

    5 min
  • DTD1024 Puzzler

    Yet another excellent skill brought to us by the prolific guys at Vocala.co, today's skill is an instant favourite for me. Finally, a full crossword experience in awesome audio-only form is here - and big thanks to Tiffany Black (@1modernmonster on the Twitters) for bringing it to us. I don't think it shows the puzzle on an Echo Show - or at least it didn't mention this in the description. What the description did cover, however, is a load of useful tips on gameplay, so I thought I'd include it in its entireity here:

    Welcome to Crossword of the Day by Puzzler! You can play a new 5 by 5 crossword every day – by voice! Complete it and see if you can set a new fastest time on your high scores. Try using these tricks and tips to help you with Puzzler: “give me a hint”, to get a hint on your clue. “how many clues are left?”, to hear how many clues are left. “skip question”, to skip the clue you are on. “main menu”, to go to the main menu. “high scores”, to hear your high scores. “repeat”, to hear the clue again. “more time”, to get more time to think. (* Premium)
    * If you really love puzzling you can subscribe to Puzzler Premium which gives you loads of extra features and game play. You get access to a new Puzzler official set of more than 50 x 9 by 9 crosswords every month as well as unlimited hints for every crossword. Premium users can skip entire crosswords, as well as reveal the answer for every clue.
    Happy Puzzling! FEEDBACK: [email protected]

    4 min
  • DTD1023 Voice Snap

    Log your feelings, mood (or anything else you fancy, I suppose) with today's final skill brought to us by @h0psing. "A-lady, tell Voice Snap that I'm feeling really good about today's demo."

    3 min
  • DTD1022 Farm Tycoon

    By the same developer as yesterday's skill, today we help rebuild our father's farming empire with blood, sweat and tears - oh, and most probably fertiliser to. Thanks again @h0psing.

    3 min
  • DTD1019 Mind Masher

    Got the answer to the last riddle whilst editing this episode. I think it begins with 'F' and has six letters, if you're interested. Mind not fully mashed yet, then.

    3 min

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These short top tips and skills for the Amazon Echo are for everyone who’s simply dotty about Alexa. Your host is Robin Christopherson - with frequent appearances by Shaun Preece and other friends.