Alexa Skills

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Eoghan

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Alexa skills

Have Alexa play a radio station
Alexa play Radio 2

Alexa play Cat Country (Country music from USA)

Alexa play the Archers Omnibus from the BBC

Alexa play the Patriot from Houston, Texas (talk radio US)


Don’t have to open you eyes to know the time (at night)

Alexa, what’s the time


Pause Alexa for a phone call
Alexa pause/resume (do this routinely with The Archers podcast)


Have Alexa switch off after a set time
Alexa, sleep in x minutes


Change volume without getting out your seat
Alexa, volume 5


Listen to jokes
Alexa tell me a joke (all very politically correct)

Alexa tell me a cat/dog joke


Find out the weather (anywhere)
What is the weather in Auckland, new Zealand


Have Alexa repeat the joke because you didn’t get it first time
Alexa repeat


Find information
Alexa what is the capital of Ghana

Alexa when will Tesco store in Wick be open again

Alexa how many books has Peter James written


Kids games
Alexa play the meow game


Quiz
Alexa play true or false (say there are two players and you can play against someone)

Alexa play the animal game (like 20 questions)


News update
Alexa what is the news


Recipes
Alexa find a recipe for toffee popcorn


Link multiple devices as a group [home] and have them play simultaneously in different rooms
Alexa play [Chris Country/Radio 2/MFR] on [home]


Enable drop-in within the house and use them as an intercom (on mobile phone app)

Alexa drop-in on Mister's 3rd echo dot

Do you mean Eoan? -Yes

- Alexa should now display a green light and the intercom is enabled
 
I did set up Alexa to interacty with sermonaudio but cannot remember the correct commands - think you need to write down the specific instructions used before you forget them.
 
Step 1 - Alexa enable sermonaudio skill

Step 2 - Alexa ask sermonaudio to set mychurch to [Ridgefield Baptist Church]

Step 3 - Alexa ask sermonaudio to play the newest sermon from mychurch (she
will ask you to choose from a list)

Step 4 - write the last command down!
 
Alexa - for people who thought that 1984 was a 'how-to' guide.

Alexa report me for thought crimes.
 
Have linked two to allow "drop-in" - it activates them to behave as an intercom. If you don't notice the green light it could be pretty spooky. Drives the kids nuts every time I ask for a joke.
 
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