Echo smart speakers are pretty simple to set up and customize, provided you have an internet connection and the right app. Here's how to have Alexa doing your bidding in no time.
6 days, 5 hoursEric Griffith
Senior Editor, Features
I've been writing about computers, the internet, and technology professionally for over 30 years, more than half of that time with PCMag. I run several special projects including the Readers' Choice and Business Choice surveys, and yearly coverage of the Best ISPs and Best Gaming ISPs, plus Best Products of the Year and Best Brands. I work from my home, and did it long before pandemics made it cool.
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