Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

Today a new contributer, Kevin Satizabal, brings us a brilliant demo of the Virgin Trains skill in action. It was first broadcast on another show I'm embroiled in for my sins; Tech Talk. Moderately loud shout out (we are British) to @TechTalkerSteve.

Today's skill uses the A-lady's new ability to switch synthesisers to great effect in delivering these not-really-that-bad jokes. Honest.

Could today's decidedly Canadian theme be anything to do with my having been on the great Double Tap Canada podcast this week, eh? Pure coincidence.

Definitely keep your pants on when preparing those tomatoes for Justin Bieber. That's all I'm saying.

Also by Rubix, today's escape-the-room-flavoured skill really takes the biscuit. Actually, that comment only works in countries where biscuits are considered to be those delicious treats like gingerbread or cookies - not the savoury kind as our American cousins would have them. In this bakery, however, at least one of those biscuits seem to be of a suspiciously sentient sort.

Today we're looking at the first of two escape skills by Rubix and, as with all these escape room skills, I loooove it. Hope you will too. I feel sorry for the cleaners having to tackle that carpet…

No way! Patrick Steggle ([email protected]) has brought us another brilliant skill demo. It's true. Please send in your demos, or just touch base with Qs on how to do one, to [email protected] or follow me on Twitter @USA2DAY.

Apart from an interruption thanks to British Telecom (actually Virgin Media) this was a half-decent demo of a wholly decent skill all about who won which award and for what over the decades. Give it a listen if that sounds like a winner to you.

He's back - Thomas Domville ([email protected]) brings us several escape the room games in one and, by the looks of his demo, they're all going to be doozies. Not here in the UK yet, though (sad trombone).

Serving up a delicious dose of 'The Daily Crunch'; the sassiest and snappiest summary of all things tech available through your A-lady - followed up by bargain pizza. Yes, you can save some serious dough on Dominos with today's second skill. So settle down and listen up.