These short top tips and skills for the Amazon Echo are for everyone whoβs simply dotty about Alexa. Your host is Robin Christopherson - with frequent appearances by Shaun Preece and other friends.
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Wondering what wonderful things you can do with your Echo? Well, wander no more as you've stumbled across the perfect place to find out. Why not join Shaun Preece and Robin Christopherson as they select, demo and rate several Alexa skills every single week π
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DTD2800: A-lady built-in traffic and UK Roads
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Covered nearly 700 episodes ago, we revisit this handy travel skill. It's useful to know how the roads are looking before you head off (usually sort of grey with the occasional white line, in case you're interested). Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcastβ¦
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It's a (very) simple dungeon exploring adventure today. Fight monsters and try to find 10 treasures to win the game π° Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/β¦
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Today's amazingly rich audio adventure is 'Oregon Trail' in all but name. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and becoβ¦
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Ashley Colburn (ashleycolburn2018@gmail.com) brings us today's brilliant demo all about everyone's favourite dynamic doll that can do anything she puts her mind to π Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can alsoβ¦
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Today we take a quick look at a simple (and π€« BORING!!) turn-based battle game βοΈπ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing soβ¦
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First covered waaaay back in episode 19Today's superb skill is simply out of this world π Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider dβ¦
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BB8; nice. Jabba the Hut; not soβ¦ π€’ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot π Why not chβ¦
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DTD2793: An update to built-in A-lady transit info
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Once again, the brilliant David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) brings us a brilliant new built-in feature of the A-lady - this time multi-modal transit/transport info. Nice ππ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodβ¦
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Shaun's back is all hairy and dripping with ectoplasm. Ooops - sorry! I meant to say that Shaun's back to bring us some brilliantly-ghostly goings on with a new gang of ghoul-hunters and some old favourite's too. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) oβ¦
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Last covered over 800 episodes ago - explore a mysterious castle, collecting items and solving puzzles. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - pleβ¦
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DTD2790: The A-lady's adaptive volume feature
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Brought to us by the brilliant David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com), it's a fab built-in feature - US-only at the mo, I'm afraid - where the A-lady is able to adapt her speaking volume based on the room's ambient noise. NICE!!! π£ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunesβ¦
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Hmmm. It's like The Chaser Game without the sound effects or trivia questions, but with a teensy-weensy bit of the suspense π± Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://β¦
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No idea what's going on in this skill. The description talks about hatching your pet and going to the dungeon where there's a spa and everything. what egg? What spa?? Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can alsβ¦
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I can't claim to understand what's going on here, but it's battling robots so what's not to like? Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please coβ¦
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This song (and the first of the two accompanying jokes) is absolutely brilliant ππΆ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing soβ¦
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DTD2785: Head Games and a Dark Citadel update
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A voice-driven front-end for some of those absolutely classic text adventure games - including 'Adventure'; the very first one! We also have a quick update on the ever-expanding, already-extensive, The Dark Citadel. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcastsβ¦
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It's the nutty memory game of sounds and words - love it! π₯₯π₯₯ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an officiaβ¦
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Pit your football knowledge against the experts in today's solid soccer-related skill with sweet sound-effects β½β½. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dotβ¦
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Get the news in, er, slow French by asking Slow French to play the latest episode. There are also sister skills for slow German and Italian. Simpatico! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the sβ¦
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Experience a choice of immersive nature trails from the comfort of your own home with this beautifully motivating/recharging/refocusing skill π₯Ύπ₯Ύ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show witβ¦
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Wy not get the A-lady to tell you her best deals?A-lady, what are my deals? (revisited) Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doiβ¦
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An excellent skill to train your brain in German, with 500 words in 20 categories. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing soβ¦
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A cut above the standard kids' party game with great music and quirky things to do each round. Nice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - pleaseβ¦
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Wow! How many ambient soundscapes can one skill supply? About a million and a half, it would seem. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please cβ¦
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Last covered over 1500 episodes ago(π±) and mentioned in a recent Amazon weekly email, Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doingβ¦
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You can now have up to 7 phrases to trigger your routines. Love it. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an β¦
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Also triggered by asking for a tutorial, now the A-lady can step you through some of her really helpful key features - nice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://gβ¦
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Sorry - really specific one today π Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an official Dot to Dot π Why not chβ¦
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Last covered over 400 episodes ago, today's skill will offer a nice dose of detective-type doings to get your teeth into whether or not you have the board game to play along with π΅οΈ. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #Dβ¦
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Did you know that the A-lady can tell you a story of her very own or play one from Audible. Nice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please coβ¦
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A simple game but, if you're anything like me and woefully ignorant of African capitals, one that's well worth playing over and over again. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tβ¦
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This skill offers 3 flavours of the classic game, including one where you can pick whether you want to place a nought or a cross. Wild. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap aβ¦
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Last covered nearly 500 episodes ago and now updated with some sweet in-skill purchases - why not give it a spin βΊοΈβΊοΈ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/β¦
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Sing the Cornetto song along with this skill to claim your free ice cream. It's true! π¨ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doiβ¦
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Simply opened with "Mrs. White", I've a feeling that, contrary to the skill description, this skill requires the board game that may or may not be called Clue/Cluedo wherever you are. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #β¦
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Another day, another murder mystery to solve in A-lady land ππ΅οΈ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doing so and become an offiβ¦
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Can you assemble the clues and accuse the correct culprit in this case ofβ¦ murder!! π±π‘οΈ? Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please consider doβ¦
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DTD2763: Using the temperature sensor in your 4th Gen Echo and 2nd Gen Echo Plus
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Did you know that there's a secret sensor in your Echo? In some Echos at least - and it's cool. In fact, it can tell you just how cool (or hot) it is. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the shβ¦
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An official skill by Disney, it simply serves up a story based on your favourite characters - for kids of all ages. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/doβ¦
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A slightly odd skill that takes absolutely no skill whatsoever. And where do geese come in? π Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please considβ¦
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Shaun's back to bring us a fab skill by that fab skill developer @DrewCosgrove, today's skill has great game play and superb sound-effects. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tβ¦
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DTD2759: International Soccer Manager Football Game
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Opened simply with 'Soccer Manager' and with great sound-effects and good gameplay, this one's a keeper! (Get it? πβ½π₯
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DTD2758: A new competitor to the Amazon A-lady Buds
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The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) is back yet again to demo the new developments in Google's Gemini Advanced delivered via the new Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. A new bar set for Amazon in any next gen buds they (hopefully) bring out. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a rβ¦
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DTD2757: The A-lady's new nemesis: Gemini Advanced
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The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) is back to introduce us to the A-lady's competition; Gemini Advanced, and how chatty she is when your Google Assistant is in Live mode. Ooer! Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twittβ¦
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Champ, Joe Chite, is back once again with another fab thing to do with our lovely, lovely A-ladies. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https://glow.fm/dottodot - please β¦
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Champ, Joe Chite, brings us another brilliant demo - this time of an excellent early years learning resource which appears deceivingly simple on first listen. Don't be fooled - there's a multitude of materials packed into this amazing skill. US-only I'm afraid π€¦ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your frienβ¦
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Today we rapidly recap some of the things you can do with timers - including the ability to change the volume of their alarms. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show with a tap at https:/β¦
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Covered nearly 1400 episodes ago and updated with a nice sound-effect or two, today's quiz all about movie trivia is best enjoyed with popcorn - salt, sugar or just plain, er, plain. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #Dβ¦
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The amazing David Ward (dward@goodwillvalleys.com) demos the different new voices from Google, and compares them to Amazon's announced update to that of the A-lady. Nice. Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou canβ¦
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Once again, champ Joe chite comes up with the goods. You'll never forget the invasive earworm delivered in today's demo β οΈ You have been warned β οΈ Feedback, comments, demos pleas to βοΈ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com π Do tell your friends, leave us a review on iTunes (ok, π Podcasts) or follow us on Twitter with #DTDPodYou can also support the show wβ¦
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