One of the big Alexa features Amazon announced at their conference this year is the ability to create a map …
Alexa Still Has a Skills Problem – Hijack Skills Edition
“Alexa, good morning.” “Good morning, on this day in blah blah blah, someone important did something special. Insert funny pun.” …
Three Months of Free Audible and Amazon Music Unlimited!
For a limited time Amazon is offering three months of free Audible and Amazon Music Unlimited. I’m currently sitting at …
How to Turn Off Those Annoying Alexa Shopping and Answer Updates
Alexa notifications have been around for a couple of years now and can be extremely useful in some cases. If …
My Amazing Low Budget Alexa Enabled Backyard Audio Solution
Update 6/2022: There have been some changes since I originally published this article. First, I no longer recommend the rock speakers …
Smart Home Mom – Echo Buttons
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my wife, who has fully embraced the smart home life. You can …
The $0.99 Echo Dot Deal is Real!
You may have seen ads about a $0.99 Echo Dot (gen 3) or perhaps a slightly more realistic, but still …
Echo Show 5 Prime Day Sale
As an unadvertised Prime Day sale, Amazon is selling the new Echo Show 5 for $49.99! What’s more, for $4.99 …
How to arm and disarm Ring Alarm by voice with an Amazon Echo
Amazon is working hard to finally integrate Ring’s products into the Amazon family. The integration process has been a slow …
The Most Annoying Thing About Alexa
There is no doubt that I love all six of my Echos. They are by far the most used devices …