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Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 2:09 pm
by LazySpaniard
Update
Added ability to repeat the last push easily. Note the distinction between this and the "repeat that" intent which prompts Alexa to simply repeat what it last said. The 'push again' intent invocations are currently the following. Let me know if you have any suggestions for invocation phrases to add to this list.
- send it again
- push it again
- again
Added basic support for Italian, French, and Japanese in addition to English, German, and Spanish. Please let me know if you notice any localization errors since I don't speak most of those languages. Let me know if you utilize any of those and I'll work on implementing for of the default language's functionality.
Lastly, I started rebanding from "PC Pusher" to "PC Commander" since I think it's a more fitting name and feedback was generally positive.
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 2:32 pm
by LazySpaniard
Update
With the help of a very patient and helpful Push2Run user, we now have FULL French support.
To open skill:
Alexa, ouvre mon ordi
To perform one-shot command:
Alexa, dis à mon ordi de envoyer <your command here>
The skill now even supports all current alternate verbs, for example:
Alexa, dis à mon ordi de ouvrir <your target here>
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:15 pm
by LazySpaniard
Exciting update!
I've discovered a scalable way of supporting a larger list of push alternate verbs such as "skip". So instead of
push skip, a user can omit
push, and simply say
skip.
There are two versions of intents I could use, one where simply the alt verb is sent, and one where the alt verb plus a target. For example...
Alt verb only:
skip
Alt verb + target:
skip song
But there's a caveat with the second version. It requires a target to be specified after being prompted for it by Alexa.
That is to say, after saying
skip it or
skip them, Alexa will ask "skip what?", and you will need to provide something or the intent will fail and nothing will be sent. Unfortunately, at this time, I don't have a way of accepting an alt verb + the target in a single phrase.
The current list of alt verbs are as follows:
- skip
- like
- sign
- decrypt
- encrypt
- highlight
- spellcheck
- replace
- insert
- align
- format
- navigate
- move
- create
- share
- attach
- import
- export
- filter
- sort
- refresh
- redo
- undo
- minimize
- maximize
- resize
- scroll
- zoom
- drop
- drag
- select
- rename
- search
- delete
- cut
- paste
- copy
- save
- left click
- right click
- click
- jump
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:10 am
by LazySpaniard
Short update
Thanks to ChatGPT, the skill's full functionality is now accessible in all languages supported by Alexa.
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- French
- Japanese
I've also made a how-to setup walkthrough which shows how to control your PC using the skill.
https://youtu.be/8v0-WrBpBqQ?si=hxeWMlbsCv9AsV-P
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 10:51 pm
by LazySpaniard
Update
Been slowly plugging away since my last update (for half a year!) Since then, a few things were done.
- Found a sustainable way to address the redirect_uri issue that was requiring manual intervention when users performed account linking.
- Enabled subscription tier (tl:dr during beta testing, Amazon simulates any charges)
- Set free-tier limit to 150 pushes a month.
- Updated pccommander.net with latest information.
- Added Spanish translation option to the howto page. Working on translations for the rest of the languages.
Yyyyup. Getting close to being able to re-submit for certification. I think I'm going to get tripped up on localization though so the next couple of months is probably going to be a crash course in German, Italian, and French.
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:53 pm
by LazySpaniard
Hi all. It's been nearly two years but we've finally crossed the finish line.
PC Commander, the skill that connects your Alexa to your Pushbullet service, particularly for use with Push2Run,
is now LIVE!
You can find a link to it here:
https://pccommander.net/howto/enable/
Thank you very much for all your input and riding along with me on this journey.
If you have any questions, suggestions or just general feedback, feel free to reach out to me here or directly.
Re: Alexa, tell my computer to... [NO IFTTT required]
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2024 6:51 pm
by RobLatour
Well done and congrats!