How to Set Sleep Timer on Alexa Echo 2 Speaker

The generation 2 Amazon Alexa Echo smart speakers now provides a sleep timer that you set and stop with your voice!  You use it by asking Alexa to play an internet radio station, podcast, flash briefing, or some other streaming service. Then, once the media is playing, you ask her play for just the time … Continue reading How to Set Sleep Timer on Alexa Echo 2 Speaker

Alexa Set Up Instructions for Echo Speakers

Here we offer Alexa set up instructions, that show setup of any Alexa Echo  smart speaker.  This piece lists what you’ll need to get your new speaker going in your home.  You would set up a speaker when the following occurs. You get a new one. When someone gives you a used one. Or when … Continue reading Alexa Set Up Instructions for Echo Speakers

Setting Windows 10 Voice, Text to Speech

Some Windows 10 programs, such as Apple’s iTunes app, rely on the Windows 10 default system voice when applying voice clips to older iPod Nanos.  You can change the text to speech voice that iTunes and apps like it use in Windows 10 by following the procedure below. As with prior Windows versions, text to … Continue reading Setting Windows 10 Voice, Text to Speech