Dot to Dot - the daily 5min Alexa demo show

This skill probably needs no introduction to UK listeners - and for everyone else, I do enough waffling about it in the actual episode to make typing anything else here simply borderline gratuitous. BTW as a touch-typist I think the word 'Dwarf' is possibly the most awkward word I've ever had to type.

Yes, I know that you can already play podcasts on the Echo from TuneIn, but AnyPod has a few additional bits of cleverness that makes it stand out. And I can't wait to pitch AnyPod against Apple's HomePod later in the year...

This is one of my all-time fave skills to date - it's a simple 'Get yourself out of this room if you can' scenario so feel free to just fiddle with things and you'll do fine.

Pit yourself against the A-Lady to find out how many easy, moderately difficult or hard maths questions you can successfully answer in a minute. Or repeatedly bang yourself on the head with your favourite mug. Whichever you'd prefer.

Today's four skills are all about bands and artists from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and, like all other '... Letters' skills, you need to be a quick thinker when finding answers that all start with the same letter in each round. I'm sure you'll do better than I did. Oh and I also throw out another plea for your contributions. Send your demos to me at [email protected].

We're half way through a year of episodes and, in this extra one to mark the moment, we look at connecting your Echo to the IFTTT service and some of the groovy additional capabilities that will then be at your fingertips... Well, er, larynx.

Eclectic I know, but today we look at two random fat generators about popular bands from wildly different eras. Both groovy in their own unique way.

This trivia game is about the popular epic fantasy saga Game of Thrones (see what they did there?) and - surprise, surprise - I'm hopeless at it. At least I'm consistent.

Today's skill is your classic multiple choice trivia game and it's about music, bands and artists. You'll do better than me - I guarantee it.

Remember The Colour Game and Caves Under Thornhill? If so, and with fondness, then these skills are for you. If not, and your game for a new game or two, then these skills are for you too.