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Microsoft Word for Tablet -Get It Here

Microsoft Word for Tablet - Android Apps on Google Play. Here is the download page for today's launch of Microsoft Word For Android Tablets. It is able to sync with cloud services, and otherwise will warm the heart of Word users everywhere.

Office For Android Tablets Has Arrived

Office for Android tablets is here%u2014just mind the system requirements | Ars Technica. I have yet to be able to do productive work on a word processor running in a tablet without connecting to a decent keyboard and mouse. And, since I have switched to a Windows 8 tablet computer for all of my work, I haven't given much thought to the iPad or Android Tablet word processors. However, if you are a Word user, and you carry a 10 inch Android tablet around, you will certainly be interested in the full Microsoft Office for Android. Microsoft is apparently serious about becoming available on all devices everywhere. It won't load, however, if you have upgraded to Lollipop (Android 5.0.1), so, if you want it, don't upgrade the OS yet. I am sure Microsoft is working on the new Lollipop interface changes, so it is only a matter of time. Write on.

Your Mother Was Right...If You Don't Have Something Good To Say, Don't Say It.

When Can A Slanderous Facebook Posting Support Personal Jurisdiction? | Low, Ball & Lynch - JDSupra. Other than not wanting others to see us in a negative light, there are reasons why you shouldn't say anything bad about somebody else on Facebook, or anywhere else publicly, for that matter. Expressing a negative opinion about a product is not what I am talking about, either. Any statement that tends to place another in disrepute, or bad character is the textbook definition of defamation. If oral, it is slander. If written (Facebook anyone?) it is libel. Publication to another is required, so a Facebook post is certainly sufficient. In this California case, the issue was jurisdictional. If a Facebook post can be read online by California residents, does this grant California jurisdiction to bring the poster into a California court system to defend the comments? Ouch. While the poster won the case on jurisdiction, the appellate court permitted further discovery on the issue (depositions, etc) Sounds pretty expensive to me. So, unless you want to hire a lawyer in each of 50 states to defend a defamation action, perhaps you should follow mom's advice. Truth may be an absolute defense to a defamation action. But, it can be time consuming and expensive to prove that truth. 

Patience, Apple Fans. Apple Watch Will Be Here In April

Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Ships In April | TechCrunch. It appears that Apple is finally going to ship the Apple Watch in April. Of course, Android watches have been here for several years now, and I wouldn't be without one or two on my wrists. Apple users are in for a treat if the Apple Watch is as functional as the Samsung Gear 2 Neo or the Gear S. But, we are still going to have to wait and see. The design is pretty much the same as the newer Android watches; but, the use of tiny little icons as the face seems pretty busy. Won't the watch have watch faces? Will it have a SIM chip and its own phone number, like the Gear S? Will it be able to handle calls with a built in mike and speaker? Wait and see.

Vivaldi - A Successor To Opera

Vivaldi - A new browser for our friends. Despite the name, this is a web browser, by the former founder of Opera. It shares Opera's minimalist tradition; but, it is slated to do much more. The technical preview can be downloaded, and I will be testing it. No, I am not leaving Google Chrome; but, I am always open to new ways to leverage the Internet. How about you?

Thomas Jefferson - Technologist

Thomas Jefferson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Jefferson was interested in the technology of his time. Of course, printed books were the height of that technology. But, sometimes, it is nice to imagine him in social media and the Internet. In fact, he has his own Twitter feed now. Today's quote could just as well have been voiced today, if you substitute "the Internet" for "printing":

 

9.4.1823: “The light which has been shed on mankind by the art of printing has eminently changed the condition of the world.” —to John Adams

 

The Future Of Technology - 2015 Edition

I want David Pogue's job. Really. He gets to see every bit of new tech out there. The next best thing is to watch this Nova episode, in which you can see everything that is happening in tech, and how it will change the rest of your life. If you watch it, (it's an hour long), think about the legal implications of this technology, and how you will be using it in your profession. Whoever thought that technology would reduce the need for lawyers needs to have his or her head examined (by a medical robot, of course).

Facebook Private? I Don't Think So

Florida Court Finds No Expectation of Privacy on Facebook | The National Trial Lawyers. Larry Bodine links to this article about a recent Florida 4th D.C.A. case, in which the Court found that there was no reasonable expectation of privacy in a Facebook post or posts which was used against a Plaintiff in a slip and fall matter. In fact, it has long been the law that a litigant, in order to claim privacy, must have a "reasonable expectation of privacy". You can't post information on a billboard, and argue that you reasonably thought it would remain private. As an example, mailing a letter does create such an expectation, since it is reasonable to expect that no one but a criminal will invade the mail, and it is a Federal crime to do so. However, this court held that, if you make a public Facebook post you cannot claim the privacy privilege against disclosure. It is likely that a private email or post could claim the privilege; but, if relevant to the matter at hand, that too would be subject to discovery. So, your momma was right. Don't put anything on Facebook that you wouldn't mind seeing on the front page of the paper. Just another reason that we all have happy faces on Facebook, unless we are asking help in a tragedy.

Wireless Charging - Is It For You?

These are Samsung's Qi charging backs for the Galaxy Note 4 | Android Central. It appears that the standard QI wireless charging system is becoming standard. If you are one of those persons who isn't, like I am, religious about keeping your phone charged up, this is for you. You can buy backs for your phone that look identical to the official version (these are for the Note 4), and add only a slight bit of bulk to the phone. Just lay the phone on a charging pad, and it charges itself. So, if plugging a cord into your phone, or putting the phone in a charging cradle is too much for you, do it wirelessly.

Leatherman's Wearable Tool For Wearable Tech

Leatherman's New Wearable Tech Can Repair Your Wearable Tech | WIRED. Let's have some man grunt love for the newest tool in the Leatherman arsenal. My most valuable tool is a flat Leatherman multi-tool. Screwdrivers, pliers, knife, etc in one mobile package. This new bracelet, however, may be the new wearable tech device. No computer chips. No software. Just a tool in every link. There are 25 different functions, and you can rearrange them by moving links around. It is called the Leatherman Tread, and will be available this summer. Grunt on.