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How To Fix Alexa Multi-Room Music Not Working [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’ll show you how to fix Alexa multiroom music when one or more of your Amazon Echo devices stop working on the “Everywhere” group. I’ll provide some quick steps right up front that should resolve the issue for most, some step-by-step instructions with screenshots if you want some handholding, and then a full-blown “start from scratch” procedure …

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7 Best Wifi Landscape Light Controllers & Transformers [2025]

In Lawn & Garden by Tim Brennan

In this article, I examine seven of the best wifi landscape lighting controllers [smart low voltage transformers]. I aim to help give my fellow yard birds better control over the outside lights that adorn your yard. My picks for the seven best wifi landscape light controllers are as follows: #1 – Ring Transformer #2 – GE Z-Wave Plus #3 – …

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5 Tips To Dramatically Improve Alexa Sound Quality [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In the post, I am going to share five killer tips you can use to help you dramatically improve Alexa sound quality on your Amazon Echo devices. Here are five pro tips to help you make your Echo devices sound better: Tip #1: Adjust the Equalizer Tip #2: Set up Multi-Room Music Tip #3: Pair Other Bluetooth Speakers Tip #4: …

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11 Awesome Amazon Alexa Skills for Homeschool in 2025

In Parenting by Tim Brennan

In this post, I’ll present 11 unique and brainy ways you can use Amazon Alexa skills for homeschool with a focus on elementary age students. Whether you are homeschooling kids by choice or have recently [ahem] been “forced” into doing so, these skills can help. Here are 11 great Amazon Alexa skills for homeschool that are equally educational and engaging: …

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7 Best Smart Vibrating Cribs to Soothe Babies to Sleep in 2025

In Parenting by Tim Brennan

In this article, I provide a thorough review and comparison of the best smart vibrating cribs around! Your child’s crib is of course a big decision. If you have arrived here you probably already know that a new breed of smart cribs can actually help your baby, and you, sleep better. I’m here to bring you the seven best. With …

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Why Is Echo Dot Blue: Steady or Pulsing [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I am going to address the curious question, “Why is Echo Dot Blue.” without using a single voice command. The blue light ring on Echo Dot can have more than one meaning, and I will cover each one in detail. The Blue Ring of Life he blue light ring on Amazon Alexa is a well-known feature of …

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What Does Alexa Look Like in Person [As a Human]?

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

What does Amazon Alexa look like in person [i.e., as a Real-Life Human]?  Is she tall or short? Blonde or brunette? Light eyes or dark?  Full figured or skinny?  I’m here to break it all down. A Longstanding Crush f you have read some other articles in my blog, you may know a bit about my well-documented “crush” on Amazon …

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Does Alexa Speak Japanese? [2025 Amazon Echo Update]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this blog post, I am going to do my very best to answer the question: Does Alexa speak Japanese? Can You Change Alexa to Japanese? id you know that the Amazon Alexa voice assistant was first introduced way back in November 2014 [source: Wikipedia]? It has been available in the United States since then, but as of October 2017, …