Hi Ian,
Well I contacted my local talking newspaper and they seem interested, so let's
see what happens. I think it's a great idea, and especially with the weather
as it has been last week, it would be great to eliminate the postal system from
receiving newspapers.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Iain Lackie
Sent: 06 March 2018 18:18
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Alexa Talking Newspaper Skill
There is a lot of potential here and it is only to be hoped that other Talking
Newspapers will come on board. I must admit to having a bit of a stuckle to be
told by the skill that Wigan and Bridlington are near Glasgow. As an exiled
Scot living in the far country, it would be good to see more Scottish
newspapers coming on board. I'm not sure there are any from Scotland at the
moment. If I'm wrong, I'm sure Jonathan will be able to set me right.
Iain
On 6 Mar 2018, at 5:17 pm, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
Hi Ian,
I think the Alexa skill could bring that to fruition, particularly
given that the Echo Dot is so cheap, and the E2 speaker that we sell
is only £65.00, which also supports Alexa.
All the best
Steve
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Iain Lackie
Sent: 06 March 2018 15:18
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Alexa Talking Newspaper Skill
Hi Jonathan
I was only thinking that some Talking Newspapers like to organise
social type events, for example. Knowing the number of memory sticks
or whatever are sent out gfves them a clue as to how large the
readership is. Of course I could be completely wrong on this. I know
that in my case, any memory stick I receive is immediately zipped for
use with VoiceDream. I know I am probably in a minority in this
respect, but I sometimes think that it is a pity the memory stick has
to be sent out in the first place. Perhaps the time will come when the
memory stick for a Talking Newspaper becomes a thing of the past.
Iain
On 6 Mar 2018, at 2:24 pm, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
Hi Ian,
I don't think that would be Jonathan's fault, it would happen once
they update it online. If they don't update it online, the skill
won't know about it.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Iain Lackie
Sent: 06 March 2018 10:16
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Alexa Talking Newspaper Skill
Hello
I have being playing around with the chlexa Talking Newspaper skill.
The skill itself seems to do what it says it should. However, what is
available does not seem to be updated. Despite the fact that I have
had in my possession for over a week now the latest edition of my
local talking newspaper, the skill has not updated. This concerns me
as I have made a point of telling people who might be interested
about the skill and I am sure they would be rather disappointed to
find that the news they are hearing is old news. I am wondering if
this is a problem specific to the Chichester Area Talking News or is it
general.
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