Alexa Cast | An Unofficial Journey of an Amazon Echo User

Support the show by going to www.alexacast.com Being Careful Checking Your Orders with Alexa Currently, when I ask Alexa for an update on my orders she tells me when an item should arrive including the item's name. This may not be a good thing as at times Alexa needs to whisper sometimes (and she hasn't been programmed for that). You can go into your app and turn of the ability for her to announce the name...

There are some great deals on Alexa enabled items where you can save up to $50. These end on Cyber Monday 11/27 at midnight. Echo Dots are $29 (normally $50) The New Echo with Improved sound is $79 Echo Plus that comes with a philips bulb is $120 For all the great deals see http://amzn.to/2iSR2oD (aff li

See full notes at www.alexacast.com/32 This week we have Alexa take a look at Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? When was the first Thanksgiving? Give me a Thanksgiving Haiku? Tell me a Vegetable Joke? MOre great conversions (Gigabytes to Megabytes) It's Turkey Time! Am I Naughty or Nice (multiple answers) Christmas Facts Skill Who is hosting Saturday Night Live Alex Let's shop Oprah's Favorite Things? Canada Now Gets Alexa!

What's Up Alexa? Today we learn a way go get a quick update (alexa, What's up) How to get a 7-day forecast (Alexa what's the 7-day forecast?) Best Buy Deals Use the Best Buy skill to: - Hear and purchase deals from Best Buy's Deal of the Day - Research products and get recommendations - Learn about our return policy Alexa asked me if I wanted to buy each deal. On days where there are a lot of deals, this could be very annoying. More information A Love Song Alexa, sing me a love song...

How to Make Music Groups Work I was having an issue after creating a music group (Go to Smart Home in the Alexa App > Groups > Add Group I talked about this in a previous episode that you can use Spotify with this feature, but you can use the following: Amazon Music Unlimited (Individual plan or Family plan) Prime Music Amazon Music Some third-party music providers I found out one of the third party features is iHeart Radio and Pandora Once enabled, say, "Play [music selection] on [group...

One of the great things about the Amazon Echo is it is constantly getting smarter. Today we talk about two new features being added to the Amazon Alexa platform. Amazon Echo Custom Lists Comes to Alexa Alexa comes built in with a shopping list and a todo list. Now you can create your own lists. For example, you can create a list for a certain store (i.e. Walmart). You could have a certain project (packing for vacation). To use the new feature, you’ll say, “Alexa, create a list...

Today we talk about sharing yoru echo with the family, getting Alexa in the Car, and a cool app for older folks. See alexacast.com/19Click to view: show page on Awesound

Today we talk about Echo Connect, Buttons, Echo Spot, and the new cheaper Echo.Click to view: show page on Awesound

Today we get some insights on Recipes, and we have a skill to make housework chores more fun, and we have new ways to ask for music.

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