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[MineralMan]

Alexa knows your contact list.

"Alexa! Call Kathy."

Next thing I know, I'm using my Echo Dot on the desk as speaker phone, talking to my wife, whose office is upstairs, while mine is in the basement. Alexa called her cell phone. I could also have said, "Drop in on Kathy." Then, Alexa would have connected me to Kathy's desktop Echo Dot.

Alexa can also call 911, which could be useful if you've fallen and you can't get up.

Alexa has many skills. If you have an Android phone drop into the Google Play store and search for Alexa skills.

I surprised my wife the other day. She wanted to watch a movie. She was getting her phone out to access the Smart TV app for our TV.

I said, "Alexa! Show [Title] on Living Room TV." Next thing I knew, we were watching the movie. It's yet another skill she has.

Of course, I'm giving up some privacy. Oh, well. My life is boring.