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SharonAnn

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11. I alive in a senior living facility and many here love it.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 01:55 PM

Nov 2022

Because the controls on various devices (and remotes) are hard for people with vision problems to read, Alexa can fill the gap.

There are those who swear by it.

I'm no personally convinced that I need it and the thought of someone listening in does spook me.

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I alive in a senior living facility and many here love it. SharonAnn Nov 2022 #11