Recipes aren’t something I use my devices for, to be honest. But yes, as an experiment, I tried the Code In The Hole request as it’s one of my favourite meals. The good old Yorkshire pudding is most definitely one of England’s finest contributions to modern civilisation as a whole. ;-)
There is, in fact, much to recommend the Google Home. Whether you go for the full size Home device, or for the Mini. Or, for that matter, the Google Home Max. I’m actually toying with that idea as an alternative to the Echo Show. One thing I must say about Google is that they know what their core industry is, and they concentrate on the things that they do best. The fact that they saw a neish in the market for audio equipment supporting Google’s core functionality as well as decent audio is not, I think, a coincidence. That said, to be utterly fair, there is much to recommend the Amazon Echo devices for as well. Indeed, my great nephew uses the Echo Dot which I bought him for Christmas last year to great effect in terms of his education. One of the most valued functions, for him at least, is as a spell-checker. If he’s unsure how to spell a word, he simply asks Alexa. She then just spells the word for him. ======================================== My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <[email protected]> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! Contact: • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 • UK Geographic / Global: +44(0) 1642 688095 • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0)7804 983849 • Vic. Australia: +61 38 82059300 • US/Canada: +1 646 9151493 ---------------------------------------- On 14 Nov 2017, at 21:04, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: I agree with you regarding the audio from the Google Mini which isn't bad at all and certainly not what I'd call average, I was quite surprised to hear the audio from the Google Home, if you're lookin for very average audio out of a device then the Echo Dot certainly gives you that. Unfortunately Google Home cannot play Audio books as Amazon Echo can at this time according to my research but it is a project in progress. I really love the way Google home handles recipes, giving you step-by-step instructions thus you have the ability to take notes and so on, just plain brilliant the way these are handled. On 11/15/2017 7:29 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > I have two of the Home devices, one the full-size model, one the Mini. It’s > very interesting, the fact that the country code in my original full-size > model is US, and in my Mini it’s UK. I must try to find out how that can be > changed, if it’s even possible. I can’t update its firmware much, because > it’s in the wrong country. The Mini, on the other hand, has received a number > of updates since I installed it. I’m a member of the Google Home Developer’s > test group. So I’ve had a number of pre-release builds. Anyway, I’m off now, > while it’s in my mind, to try and track down a fix. But what I will add at > this juncture is this. Those who have commented that the audio from the Home > Mini’s speaker is only “Average”, I don’t agree at all with that statement. > Obviously, it isn’t in the same class as the full-size Home speaker system > is. But then again, that is totally different type of device. The speaker in > the Home is an all-round (360º) speaker system, and it’s quite room-filling. > > > But the Mini, given the very solid build of the device and the physical size > of the thing, is at least as good as, and possibly better than, the Amazon > Echo Dot second generation. > > I have my full-size device in the lounge, and my Mini upstairs. I wish it > were possible to play Audible books on that device. But if it is, I can’t > figure out how. > > On a different though related topic, I also now own 3 different types of > Amazon Echo. First, I have the second generation Echo. As I’ve said, I own a > second generation Echo Dot. I also now own a first generation Echo Plus, > which was released last month. The only difference from the external > perspective between my own Echo and Echo Plus devices is the colour. In every > other respect, they appear identical. The audio hasn’t changed at all between > the two. The only difference between the Echo and the Echo+ is that the Echo+ > contains an in-built smart hub, allowing you to use a wider range of smart > devices. That aside, they are absolutely identical. I’m still toying with the > idea of buying an Echo Show, although I’ll have to give that a lot more > thought first. The Show is a far higher grade speaker system, and also has > video screen (7.1-Inch), touch sensitive, and a 5MPixel camera for video > calls etc. > > We will have to see on that one, the jury is still out. > > OK, off to see if Google can Google me a way to change my Google Home’s > country code. > > ======================================== > > My compliments and kindest regards > Gordon Smith: > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. > > This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid > printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! > > Contact: > > • UK Free Phone: > 0800 8620538 > • UK Geographic / Global: > +44(0) 1642 688095 > • UK Mobile/SMS: > +44 (0)7804 983849 > • Vic. Australia: > +61 38 82059300 > • US/Canada: > +1 646 9151493 > > ---------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2017, at 10:17, Joshua Gregory <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > That sounds awesome. > > > On Nov 10, 2017 12:34 AM, "Dane Trethowan" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I received mine this morning, a nice neat little device which will sit > perfectly on my bedside table. > > I've found out quite by accident just how helpful Google Home can be in the > kitchen - that's where my bigger unit is -. > > Say to Google soemthing like, "Okay Google, How To Cook Porterhouse Steak" > and then interact with yoru wonderful Google cook as she talks you through > each step of a suggested recipe, from the preparation of ingreedients to the > method and tips on getting the best cooking results to your preference. > > > -- > > ********** > "For the gardener nothing is more handier than bulbs, I mean the one's you > put in the ground and not the electric light one's." > ********** > > ------------------------------ > > This post, like all posts to the Techno Chat E-Mail group has been scanned by > our server-side antivirus/malware solution. This should not, however, be > viewed as a substitution for your own security strategy. We assume no > culpability whatever, implicit or otherwise, for any compromise to your > systems as a result of opening any post to this group. Suffice it to say that > we remain vigilant within the boundaries of reason. We strongly urge you to > do likewise! You have been warned!!! > > You can find an RSS listing of all posts to this group at: > <https://mail.mac-access.net:7025/list/[email protected] > <https://mail.mac-access.net:7025/list/[email protected]>> > or at: > <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=all&[email protected] > <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=all&[email protected]>> > > To encourage your friends to join this group, first accept our thanks for > spreading the word. Then, have them send a message to the list processing > engine at: > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To toggle on/off Digest (batch) mode for this group, please send a blank > message to: > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To leave the group, please send a blank message to: > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>. > > To contact the support address for this group, please write to: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > ------------------------------ > > -- ********** "For the gardener nothing is more handier than bulbs, I mean the one's you put in the ground and not the electric light one's." **********
