Year: 2019
May 7, 2019

Not a dead Parrot, after all!

I have an old Parrot piano accordion, which was given to me by an aunt many years ago. It was the larger (37 keys, 80 buttons) of two accordions she had and played, and was then too heavy for her to manage.

Knowing I was musical, she asked me if I wanted it. Somewhat startled, I answered yes.

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April 15, 2019

Alexa Skills – Goodbye Storyline/Invocable

Some time ago, I posted how Storyline, the free online tool I had used to write my first Alexa skills, had changed to Invocable, a paid platform charging developer level charges for hosting (i.e. hundreds of dollars a month).

At the time, however, they said existing skills would continue to work, even if you didn’t pay, you just wouldn’t be able to make changes.

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February 1, 2019

New Arrival – Katie The Beagle

January 22, 2019

New Echo Kit

January 18, 2019

Happy Birthday, from Alexa