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16 | 27.12% |
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04-08-21, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gladstone, Missouri
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I use Alexa to stream radio programs. I occasionally listen to music with it. I also use it to get the weather forecast and miscellaneous other things.
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04-08-21, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: amongst kittehs
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I won an Alexa at work several years back. I probably wouldn’t have bought one myself. I primarily use it to listen to music. Now that I’ve been WFH, i have used it a lot for music and bought a smaller unit for my home “office”. I listen to some podcasts with it, but mainly it’s for music, timer, or weather.
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04-08-21, 04:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Texas
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I used Siri twice, asking her to call someone. Both times, she called the wrong person. I decided she doesn't like my Texas twang and gave up.
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04-09-21, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Connecticut
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There are cute YouTube videos of an African gray parrot that's always conversing with Alexa. |
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04-09-21, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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I have them all and use them frequently. Very convenient and delightful. Reminders, timers, weather, music and podcasts, turning on lights, tvs, volume, blinds... I like to make my home automagical. And especially in the case of Google home, getting decent answers to questions. It's just a voice interface to things you'd normally do with your phone. It's not spying nearly as much as simply browsing the web.
It's kind of fun to write programs for the Echo and the Google Home as well. But you can do a lot with just basic built-in actions. If I want to have Alexa answer the question 'Who's in charge?' with 'Nancy,' it's pretty simple. When either of us says 'Good Morning,' Alexa turns on the lights and tv, and tells us the weather. At times I add having her say cute things to DH to that routine.
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04-09-21, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
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Nope, neither, and will never.
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04-09-21, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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[QUOTE=warriorprincess;2920165 If I want to have Alexa answer the question 'Who's in charge?' with 'Nancy,' it's pretty simple. [/QUOTE]
One of my sons loves having our Google home answer questions with crazy answers to surprise us.  Erica |
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04-09-21, 11:11 AM
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04-09-21, 12:27 PM
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Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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