Dot To Dot

Did you know that there's a secret sensor in your Echo? In some Echos at least - and it's cool. In fact, it can tell you just how cool (or hot) it is. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Did you know that your Echo can now have a completely different identity? (In The States, at least.) Champ of the show, David Ward did and brings us the low-down. Know that you should also be able to say "A-lady/Z-gent, change your voice" but I think the wake-word still needs to be tweaked within the app. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

This straightforward table-booking skill links to opentable.co.uk where you'll need an account - and maybe it's broken or maybe the restaurants around here are just extremely busy

Poor Shaun preece is properly perplexed by today's, admittedly extremely abstruse skill.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

An official skill by Disney, it simply serves up a story based on your favourite characters - for kids of all ages.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Adopt a cat, keep it happy and healthy and find out what it likes to do with today's sweet skill.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

A slightly odd skill that takes absolutely no skill whatsoever. And where do geese come in?

Last covered nearly 400 episodes ago and by that fab skill developer @DrewCosgrove, today's skill has great game play and superb sound-effects.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

This is a light version of that classic text adventure game Zork and with a different mission. Enjoy those dark and dangerous caves

Good as games go, but strickingly short of sound-effects for something that includes the option of in-skill purchases

We *will* eventually come across some more difficult to identify animals in our global safari - honest! ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Featured in a recent weekly email from Amazon, today's true or false quiz all about the great game is full of fantastic facts for football fans everywhere ⚽---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Opened simply with 'Soccer Manager' and with great sound-effects and good gameplay, this one's a keeper! (Get it?

You can now get your Echo to explain all of her various colour notifications. Here’s what they mean: Yellow - This means that she has a new notification, or a reminder you haven’t responded to. Say, "What are my notifications?" or "What are my messages?" Blue - A circling blue light means she’s listening. If you’re speaking and you don’t see the light, speak louder or check your power source. Red - Solid red means the mic is muted and she cannot hear you. To turn the microphone back on, press the on/off mic button on your Echo. Green - This colour shows when you’re receiving a call, or a Drop In on Echo Show. Purple - This means the device is on the Do Not Disturb setting. You’ll also see a crescent moon in the upper left corner of an Echo Show. You can enable or disabled this by voice or set up a schedule via the app. Note that, if enabled by voice and not turned off again, it is automatically disabled at midnight. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Champ, Joe Chite, brings us another brilliant demo - this time of an excellent early years learning resource which appears deceivingly simple on first listen. Don't be fooled - there's a multitude of materials packed into this amazing skill. US-only I'm afraid

*Desperately* needs sound-effects, but otherwise a fab football skill with a pretty unique premise. ---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Today we rapidly recap some of the things you can do with timers - including the ability to change the volume of their alarms.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Covered nearly 1400 episodes ago and updated with a nice sound-effect or two, today's quiz all about movie trivia is best enjoyed with popcorn - salt, sugar or just plain, er, plain.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Once again, champ Joe chite comes up with the goods. You'll never forget the invasive earworm delivered in today's demo ⚠️ You have been warned ⚠️---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com

Last covered nearly 1200 episodes ago, this classic retail game aimed at budding entrepreneurs everywhere has had an update - now with added sound-effects.---- Feedback, comments, demos pleas to ✉️ thedottodotpodcast@gmail.com