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Tips and Tricks for Getting More from Amazon Echo’s Alexa
If you’re new to Amazon’s Echo devices and Alexa, here’s a look at some cool things you can set up to get more out of your device and the digital assistant.
How to Find Kindle eBooks Alexa Can Read to You
Alexa can play music, podcasts, radio, and Audible books. But did you know Alexa can also read some of your Kindle eBooks too. Here’s how to set it up.
Setup and Customize your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing
If you have an Amazon Alexa device like the Echo or Echo Dot, the Flash News Briefing skill is a way to get caught up on the news. Here’s how to set it up and customize it.
Amazon Echo Owners in the U.S. Can Give Alexa a British Accent
Do you find the default sound of Alexa’s voice on Echo to be bland and robotic? Here’s how to change it up with a British accent or Sprechen Deutsch.
Set Alexa on Amazon Echo Wake You Up to Your Favorite Song
A missing feature of Alexa is the ability to set an alarm sound to your favorite music track(s). Here’s how to do it via your mobile device and Spotify.
Make Alexa Have a Celebrity Wake You Up in the Morning
There’s no shortage of third-party skills you can add to an Echo device, but there are fun features already included. Here’s how to set celebrity sounds as an alarm.
How to Change Alexa’s Wake Word on Amazon’s Echo
If you own an Amazon Echo device, with Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, you might not be a fan of the default wake word. Here’s how to change it.
How to Tell If You’re Part of a Botnet
When DynDNS went down and broke the internet, it was because thousands of infected computers in homes like yours had been hijacked and used to launch a massive denial of service attack. Here’s a brief guide to help protect yourself from being an unwilling participant in the next zombie computer apocalypse.
Google Launches Amazon Echo Competitor: Google Home
Google throws its hat into the voice-activated speaker/home automation ring with Google Home. Amazon Echo: You’re on notice.
Internet of Things (IoT): The Risks and Wrong Approaches
We’ve been talking about the benefits and approaches of the Internet of Things (IoT). We’ve left the risks and problems as a separate topic.
Internet of Things (IoT): Getting Started and Taking it to the Next Level
The Internet of Things (IoT) is everywhere today. If you’re just getting started, here’s the right approach and how to take IoT to the next level.
Internet of Things (IoT): An Introduction and Why You Should Care
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a hot topic right now, and not just because of internet-connected thermostats. Here’s your introduction to the Smart home.
Amazon Unveils Two New Alexa Powered Echo Models
Amazon today debuted two smaller and cheaper Echo models; the Echo Dot and Amazon Tap join the original Amazon Echo smart speaker family featuring Alexa.