Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

Find that extra bit of stamina you never knew you had and listen to today's round-up of reminders about all that's great about the A-lady in the non-game department. Alternatively you could go and do the washing up.Timers and alarms:• DTD30 Tips on built-in timers and alarms• DTD324 Waking up to music• DTD407 Built-in short stories (revisited) and sleep timers• DTD420 Built-in alarms update and A-lady read about QuidditchNews:• DTD19 Space Station and Flash Briefing• DTD28 The Guardian• DTD129 Curio• DTD379 My Talking Newspaper"And why aren't all the above made into links so I can simply tap on each to go to that episode?" I hear you say. It's either down to laziness or the cronic lack of rain has lead to a strict tap ban - please pick your preferred excuse, er, reason.

Second in the series that reminds us all about the A-lady's expertise in all things that aren't games, today is all about a healthy lifestyle.Health:• DTD12 7 Minute Workout• DTD200 Fitbit• DTD259 My Workouts• DTD323 Virtual Nurse• DTD414 Five Minute Workout• DTD476 Bella My Stop Smoking CoachCooking:• DTD3 Chef• DTD124 Recipedia• DTD413 A-lady give me a recipe and what's on TV tonight"And why aren't all the above made into links so I can simply tap on each to go to that episode?" I hear you say. It's either down to laziness or the cronic lack of rain has lead to a strict tap ban - please pick your preferred excuse, er, reason.

Today we're kicking off a series of episodes that will both remind you of all the cool things that the A-lady can do which aren't game-related (we do cover a lot of games, don't we?) whilst simultaneously testing your puzzling skills (and patience) to the very limit. So the episodes we revisit today are all about getting the info you need:• DTD2 Wikipedia• DTD9 Built-in calendar function• DTD31 Weather tips and skills• DTD83 Big Sky• DTD156 My Thesaurus• DTD210 Crossword Solver• DTD263 Job Finder• DTD377 Interview Me and Job Finder (revisited)• DTD361 New built-in translation"And why aren't all the above made into links so I can simply tap on each to go to that episode?" I hear you say. It's either down to laziness or the cronic lack of rain has lead to a strict tap ban - please pick your preferred excuse, er, reason.

We've covered a few elusive escape room skills before and today's excellent sky-based head-scratcher is certainly no exception to this rule. Let's hope more rooms become available, but for now let's just keep our heads in the hold and wrestle with that baggage…

If you've got a Spotify subscription, at least one Echo, a hankering to have all your fave tunes on tap around the house, a few minutes to listen to this demo and last but by no means least the ability not to be completely put off by stupid shownotes, then today's skill might just be for you.

He's back; Shaun Williams ([email protected]) is back to bring us a brilliant skill that plunges us deep into dinosaur doings in the time-honoured manner of all Jurassic Park movies. I definitely wouldn't want to be plunged into dinosaur doings…

As you journey down the fabled Ganga river on a sacred quest, your fate will depend upon the path you take. Make your choices wisely - although you'll often have the benefit of inexplicable glimpses into the future… It's a bit of a strange one today.

Penny Golden ([email protected]) calls upon the Kid's Court and supreme Judge A-lady to stand in judgement upon my terrible transgressions. What was I thinking of? I must have been quackers…

Coming from the can-do country of Canada, with a skill that provides personalised recommendations from the panoply of Stephen King paperbacks (also available in a range of digital formats in a device near you), is the excellent Darcy Bernard; @DHSDarcy on the Twitters.