Echo Tips

Due to COVID-19 many are having to work from home; but how can you stay in touch? Whether it be with workmates, family, or the like? In part one of "Staying in Touch" will revisit the use of Skype on the Amazon Echo.

Episode 42 was one of our most popular episodes, dealing with the NFB Newsline skill. So we thought we'd bring it back for some of our listeners who didn't get to hear it the first go around. Additionally, with the COVID-19 pandemic people are struggling to stay informed. This is a fantastic tool for those with print impairments, those who are Blind, and for the visually impaired. 

Many are working from home due to COVID-19. Children may be taking online classes at home. No matter what your circumstances keeping a good routine and schedule is important. In this episode you'll learn about using your cloud calendar on your Amazon Echo. We'll be discussing how you can search for and delete items off your calendar.

With COVID-19 affecting our listeners around the world, we thought it would be good to bring you some specific skills  or features that help you during this pandemic. We'll tackle how to donate to a COVID-19 charity, stay informed about COVID-19 news, and a cute feature that can help kids and adults alike wash their hands more effectively.

Learn how to have the Samuel L. Jackson skill read out your daily calendar and other facts.

This is part two of a two part series on playing Amazon Prime Video on your Amazon Echo Show.

We'll discuss playing Amazon Prime Video on your Amazon Echo Show this week, in part 1 of this two part series.

Learn about the difference between the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Show line of devices.

Learn about the hunches feature on the Amazon Echo in this episode.

Learn about definitions, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, and rhyming words in this episode.

Learn about adjusting the equalizer on your Amazon Echo in this episode.

Did you know your Amazon Echo has a "Do Not Disturb" mode? Learn all about it in this episode.

Learn about how your Amazon Echo can notify you about specific things happening, without your prompting her. 

In this episode you'll see me have a conversation with my Echo. I do so using a artificial intelligence skill designed for conversations.

In this episode you'll learn about the sleep timer a very versatile tool with music, podcasts, and books.

In this episode learn about odd ball ways of playing music by genre, decade, year, and even by lyrics.

How can you Amazon Echo utilize Bluetooth? We'll discuss headphones, speakers, and music synchronization that all utilize the Bluetooth functionality on the Amazon Echo.

Interested in giving us some feedback? Have a question about your Amazon Echo? In this episode will discuss how you can communicate those to us, at the Echo Tips Podcast.

Have a student in the house trying to learn Spanish? Is your family bilingual? If so you might find the new multilingual support on the Amazon Echo super helpful. Learn more in this episode.

Are you busy and can't write something down? If so, no worries, have your Echo take a note for you. This is a super cool feature and allows you to surface the info anytime in the future. Learn more about taking notes in this episode of the Echo Tips Podcast.