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Monday Morning Coffee

Offline over the Weekend? Read All the Tech News You Missed Right Here. After a pleasurable, but hectic, weekend at Disney, I am enjoying a late morning coffee getting ready to attack the day. However, vacation weekends don't lend themselves to a lot of web browsing for interesting tech. So, I am ceding the territory to my friends at TNW blog so that you can catch up, and I can go to work. Read. Enjoy. Discuss.

Newer Android Versions Are More Stable Than iOS

Study shows newer versions of Android more stable than iOS | Android and Me. I get a lot of static from my iPhone friends about computer security and stability. However, Google is always working on improvements to the Android OS, and this study shows that the newer versions are more stable than iOS. So, Apple fans, the next time your phone crashes or runs out of battery, know that there is an Android user out there whose phone is still going strong. 

Parrot Sunday - Parrots Theme For Windows 7 And 8

Parrots Theme For Windows 7 And 8 | Ouo Themes. I am enjoying a Windows 8 theme from Ouo Themes which shows beautiful photos of parrots on a rotating basis. There are dozens of other themes at the site.

Microsoft Office for Android Is Free Beginning Now

Download Microsoft Office for Android for free starting today. One of the disadvantages of being a WordPerfect user is that nobody ports it to other platforms. So, if I want to do document assembly on my Android tablet, I will be stuck with Office. If you have an Android tablet, this app is for you. It is free for Office 365 subscribers. I anticipate there will be a lot more of them soon. Kudos to Microsoft for embracing the future.

Design Your Own TShirt

Custom T-shirts � Design & Sell T-Shirts for Your Group | Teespring.This company has a great thing going. Vanity clothing and other stuff can be created and sold by anyone. The company wholesales the products to you, and you keep any profit. I was very impressed with the way they tried to sell me:

ABA TECHSHOW KEYNOTE LIVE BLOG - RICK KLAU

Rick Klau%u2019s ABA TECHSHOW 2014 Keynote Presentation Live Blog | The Droid Lawyer%u2122. Thanks to Jeffrey Taylor, the Android Lawyer for liveblogging the keynote at TechShow by Rick Klau. Unfortunately, I am trapped here at the Swan Hotel in Disney World, getting ready to go shopping and clubbing with SWMBO. I am really bummed that I have to spend the evening in 80 degree weather listening to Irish music and drinking 12 year old Scotch at the Ragland Pub. I could be in Chicago in 20 degree weather educating myself about the current use of technology in law practice. But, thanks to Jeffrey, I got the gist of the Keynote from his liveblog, and have kept up with the exhibit hall with Twitter, and Google Plus. Isn't technology wonderful?

Friday Fun - House Of Thrones

A perfect Kevin Spacey impersonation makes this combination of two of my favorite TV series a delight. Frank Underwood rules.

Microsoft Is Making Office For Android

Microsoft confirms it's making Office for Android tablets, too - GeekWire. I don't use Microsoft Word much; but, I have an Office 365 subscription for the family. For a hundred bucks a year, all of us have current versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, and more. While the big news this week was the introduction of a mobile version of Office for the iPad, which is free if you are already an Office 365 subscriber, Microsoft is also making a version for Android tablets. But, the Google Play Store has had Word Mobile for some time now; and, while I seldom use it, it is there for me. What I do use on my phone, tablets, etc is OneNote, along with SNote, which is Samsung's note taking app. I much prefer my Sony Windows tablet, which comes with a keyboard, weighs less than 2 pounds, and has all of my productivity apps for real work. I don't need an Office version for my iPad. I don't own an iPad. If I want to work, I power up my Windows 8.1 tablet, and use WordPerfect X6, or Office 365 (Word 2013), or one of the other dozen or so Windows apps that get real work done. Work on.

10 Ways To Extend Your iPhone Battery's Life?

10 Ways to Extend Your iPhone's Battery Life | Law Technology News. I got a kick out of this LTN post about iPhone battery life, and the tips and tricks to extend it. I have a modest proposal for all iPhone users who want longer battery life. Buy an Android phone. Most of them have a really cool feature. You pry the back off, pull out the battery (just like your kids' toys), and insert new battery. Always keep one charged and in your briefcase. Android...just one battery trick required.

OneNote Is Free. Is It Worth It?

OneNote is Now Free: Is Microsoft%u2019s Note-Taking App Worth Using?. Microsoft has decided to compete straight up with EverNote, which has been gaining traction in the organize everything space. It is now free to everyone, and is cross platform. While there are more features in the version that comes with a subscription to Office 365, the free version is more capable than EverNote. I am going to give it a spin and see what happens.