I know some guys who would gladly marry her. In fact, I’m sure some think they already have. LOL. Nancy Lynn seabreeze....@gmail.com From: Denny Huff Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 6:26 AM To: Adaptive technology information and support. Subject: [ATI] Alexa
I know some of you have the Alexa so I thought I would share some commands you can use with her. Getting Amazon's virtual assistant's attention when using connected speakers is quite simple. All you need to say is "Alexa" and she is ready to execute your command. Let's start with the basics. Basic commands list of 6 items • Alexa, help • Alexa, mute • Alexa, unmute • Alexa, stop • Alexa, turn up/down the volume • Alexa, go to sleep list end Alarm clock and calendar list of 12 items • Alexa, what time is it? • Alexa, what's the date? • Alexa, set an alarm for 6 a.m. • Alexa, snooze • Alexa, set a repeating alarm for 6 a.m. weekdays • Alexa, when's my next alarm? • Alexa, cancel my alarm for 8 a.m. • Alexa, cancel all alarms • Alexa, set a timer for 30 minutes • Alexa, set a second timer for 10 minutes • Alexa, add an event to my calendar • Alexa, what's on my calendar for today? list end Flash Briefings A Flash Briefing is a quick overview of news and other content that you can discover and enable in the Skills section of the Alexa app. Alexa reads text or plays audio content provided by each enabled skill. Flash Briefing's typically become a regular part of your day. list of 6 items • Alexa, give me my Flash Briefing • Alexa, what's in the news? • Alexa, open USA Today (Go ahead, ask her to find my articles, Kim Komando in the Tech section, too ) • Alexa, next • Alexa, previous • Alexa, pause list end Local and traffic information list of 6 items • Alexa, how is traffic? • Alexa, what's my commute like? • Alexa, what restaurants are nearby? • Alexa, what are the hours for the grocery store? • Alexa, is the pharmacy open? • Alexa, what time is the movie, "Rogue One" playing? list end Weather list of 7 items • Alexa, what's the temperature? • Alexa, will it snow tomorrow? • Alexa, what's the forecast for this weekend? • Alexa, what's the weather in Seattle? • Alexa, what will the weather be like in New York tomorrow? • Alexa, is it going to rain today? • Alexa, what's the extended forecast for Las Vegas? list end Smart home commands list of 9 items • Alexa, discover my smart home devices • Alexa, connect to my phone • Alexa, Bluetooth - this will pair a Bluetooth gadget • Alexa, turn on the lights • Alexa, turn on the TV • Alexa, raise the temperature 5 degrees • Alexa, set the temperature to 75 • Alexa, lock my front door • Alexa, tell Geneva to preheat my oven to 350 degrees - You can control GE appliances with the Geneva skill list end Music commands list of 17 items • Alexa, play my Oldies playlist • Alexa, play the Top Pop station • Alexa, what's playing? • Alexa, what's this song? • Alexa, play music by Elvis • Alexa, play the top songs this week • Alexa, turn it up/down • Alexa, stop the music • Alexa, resume • Alexa, shuffle my new music • Alexa, play the Frank Sinatra station on Pandora • Alexa, add this song to my Prime Music library • Alexa, play some blues • Alexa, shop for new music by Ed Sheeran • Alexa, what's popular from U2? • Alexa, play samples by Louis Armstrong • Alexa, buy Nevermind by Nirvana list end Order products from Amazon list of 7 items • Alexa, order laundry detergent • Alexa, buy bathroom tissue • Alexa, reorder toothpaste • Alexa, add protein bars to my cart • Alexa, track my order • Alexa, where's my stuff? • Alexa, order an Echo Dot list end To-do lists list of 5 items • Alexa, create a to-do list • Alexa, I need to make a doctor appointment • Alexa, I need to wash clothes • Alexa, add milk to my shopping list • Alexa, put get an oil change on my to-do list list end ______________________________________________________________________________ Gateway For the Blind LLC. Denny Huff PO Box 515 St. Clair, MO 63077 Phone: (636) 428-1500 Fax: 314-558-0298 Email: de...@gatewayfortheblind.com www.gatewayfortheblind.com THE GATEWAY TO INDEPENDENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
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