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Has anyone managed to make this do anything sensible?
I seem to be able to get bbc 1 and occasionally what is on any channel now or at a certain time, but ask it for a list for tonight it goes off and tells you what it thinks are the best things on, not the complete list or even a few from your favourites list. Most times it completely fouls up saying stuff like there is no channel called itv tonight. I have found many other list type skills that perform well, its about time they updated their skill and got it to do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! |
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On 08/03/2018 in message Brian Gaff wrote:
Has anyone managed to make this do anything sensible? I seem to be able to get bbc 1 and occasionally what is on any channel now or at a certain time, but ask it for a list for tonight it goes off and tells you what it thinks are the best things on, not the complete list or even a few from your favourites list. Most times it completely fouls up saying stuff like there is no channel called itv tonight. I have found many other list type skills that perform well, its about time they updated their skill and got it to do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Brian Ha, ha, ha - does she laugh at you at random times? I have an Echo show and a Logitech Elite plus hub on the way from Amazon so will have some practical experience soon. Are you using Alexa in conjunction with a remote or on its own? I wonder what people with dogs called Alexa do now... -- Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK I take full responsibility for what happened - that is why the person that was responsible went immediately. (Gordon Brown, April 2009) |
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On 08/03/2018 08:52, Jeff Gaines wrote:
On 08/03/2018 in message Brian Gaff wrote: Has anyone managed to make this do anything sensible? I seem to be able to get bbc 1 and occasionally what is on any channel now or at a certain time, but ask it for a list for tonight it goes off and tells you what it thinks are the best things on, not the complete list or even a few from your favourites list. Most times it completely fouls up saying stuff like there is no channel called itv tonight. I have found many other list type skills that perform well, its about time they updated their skill and got it to do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Brian Ha, ha, ha - does she laugh at you at random times? I have an Echo show and a Logitech Elite plus hub on the way from Amazon so will have some practical experience soon. Are you using Alexa in conjunction with a remote or on its own? I wonder what people with dogs called Alexa do now... I wonder how many people have christened their girls 'Alexa' ?. |
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:47:38 +0000, Andrew
wrote: Has anyone managed to make this do anything sensible? I seem to be able to get bbc 1 and occasionally what is on any channel now or at a certain time, but ask it for a list for tonight it goes off and tells you what it thinks are the best things on, not the complete list or even a few from your favourites list. Most times it completely fouls up saying stuff like there is no channel called itv tonight. I have found many other list type skills that perform well, its about time they updated their skill and got it to do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Brian Ha, ha, ha - does she laugh at you at random times? I have an Echo show and a Logitech Elite plus hub on the way from Amazon so will have some practical experience soon. Are you using Alexa in conjunction with a remote or on its own? I wonder what people with dogs called Alexa do now... I wonder how many people have christened their girls 'Alexa' ?. You can change the wake-word to either "Amazon" or "Echo", which doesn't seem like a very useful selection, but it might help. On the other hand, your dog might be confused if you forget and ask it for a weather forecast. Or you can just unplug it and put it away (the Amazon gadget, not your dog). The power supply makes quite a good phone charger. Rod. |
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As I say in its dormant mode a single tap on a button puts it to sleep,and
another wakes it up. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Roderick Stewart" wrote in message ... On Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:47:38 +0000, Andrew wrote: Has anyone managed to make this do anything sensible? I seem to be able to get bbc 1 and occasionally what is on any channel now or at a certain time, but ask it for a list for tonight it goes off and tells you what it thinks are the best things on, not the complete list or even a few from your favourites list. Most times it completely fouls up saying stuff like there is no channel called itv tonight. I have found many other list type skills that perform well, its about time they updated their skill and got it to do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Brian Ha, ha, ha - does she laugh at you at random times? I have an Echo show and a Logitech Elite plus hub on the way from Amazon so will have some practical experience soon. Are you using Alexa in conjunction with a remote or on its own? I wonder what people with dogs called Alexa do now... I wonder how many people have christened their girls 'Alexa' ?. You can change the wake-word to either "Amazon" or "Echo", which doesn't seem like a very useful selection, but it might help. On the other hand, your dog might be confused if you forget and ask it for a weather forecast. Or you can just unplug it and put it away (the Amazon gadget, not your dog). The power supply makes quite a good phone charger. Rod. |
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On 08/03/2018 in message Brian Gaff wrote:
Billy Joels daughter is called Alexa. However you can change it to. Computer Echo and probably other things as well. Brian Why would Billy Joel call his daughter "Computer" :-) -- Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation |
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On 08/03/2018 17:04, Jeff Gaines wrote:
Why would Billy Joel call his daughter "Computer" :-) All daughters are calculating. Bill |
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On 08/03/2018 in message Bill Wright wrote:
On 08/03/2018 17:04, Jeff Gaines wrote: Why would Billy Joel call his daughter "Computer" :-) All daughters are calculating. Bill "Dad, have you got any spare money?".... -- Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK I take full responsibility for what happened - that is why the person that was responsible went immediately. (Gordon Brown, April 2009) |
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:26:14 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:
All women are calculating. There, corrected that for you Bill! ![]() -- TOJ. |
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