A Puzzling Development
By early 2018 I had already published a few fairly basic Alexa Skills, but my first attempt to build a fully robust Alexa Skill was "The Oddly Uncanny Fannee Doollee",…
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Amazon Alexa and the Matter of Cat Facts
On June 1st, 2020 I visited the Alexa Skills store and did a search for "cat facts". The result of that search yielded an astonishing 15 pages of Alexa Skills.…
The Housewives Test
The Housewives Test is my fourth game for Alexa and was developed as part of Amazon’s In-Skill Purchasing Challenge. In-Skill Purchasing (ISP) allows developers the ability to monetize their Alexa…
I am a Certified Alexa Skill Builder
I’m Certified! I am thrilled to announce I am among the first to be a AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder. Back in January 2019 Amazon announced the introduction of a…
Multimodal Alexa Being Seen and Heard
Since Amazon offers smart speakers with screen such as the Echo Spot and Echo Show, it needed a way to allow developers to offer a better visual experience to their…
An Oddly Uncanny Children’s Skill
As I get deeper into Voice First development I am looking for ideas of projects that lend themselves to voice interaction. I decided to try and put together a fun…
My BQ Making Progress
My Second Alexa Skill, My BQ has passed certification and is now available. My BQ was developed as way for athletes to easily discover the finish-time required to qualify for…
My First Alexa Skill – K.I.S.S.
Throughout my years in technology I have been confronted with the reality that I need to always keep learning, staying on top of or ahead of what is new. Getting…