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Hello Moto? When Do I Get The Lollipop Update?

Android Wear update for Android 5.1 Lollipop could be coming May 12 - AndroidPIT. Android Wear users with watches that have a WiFi chip are anxiously awaiting the Lollipop (5.1) update promised in April. It's been "a few weeks" and we are all chomping at the bit, in the time honored tradition of running down our batteries checking for the update every five minutes. My clients and colleagues are all asking the question: "What are you doing on your watch?" No, I am not looking at my watch because I am bored with you. I am just addicted to update checking. Once this update comes, we will be able to connect to the world via WiFi even if we leave our phones at home. Can't do that with an Apple Watch.

What Is Marketing Anyway?

Does it always have to be about marketing?. Maybe I should have done a better job defining my terms. This piece by Kevin O'Keefe, and the flame war we started when he linked to my post about lawyer marketing, is about the time honored legal tradition of doing good legal work, and building a practice with word of mouth referrals, and professional development, and person to person relationship building. At least, that is what I did. The Internet merely makes available tools for lawyers to expand the ability to build relationships that create new business and opportunities. You don't need a professional to build a blog, or join the conversation in social media, like Google+ or Facebook. You just need a passion to spread the word about what you are interested in. If you need some help building the blog, or hosting it, or whatever, it is fine to engage professional services like Lexblog. However, should you be shouting your name and address to the cloud with the help of ads or email blasts? That is your call. But, as the Jameel post illustrates, today's millennials are more sophisticated consumers, and are turned off by in your face marketing techniques. They want authenticity. Be authentic and they will come.

Yellow Front Amazon Being A Bad Boy

My yellow front Amazon whistles a few tunes, and has a good vocabulary; but, this guy can imitate a movie villain. How cool is that?

 

The History of Wearable Tech - You May Be Surprised

The History of Wearable Technology and Gadgets (Infographic) | Geeky Stuffs. By way of Google+ friend, Scott Ormond, I give you an Infographic showing the long history of wearable technology, beginning in 1286 with the invention of eyeglasses. Humans have been interested in enhancing the senses with tech for centuries, and computers that are wearable are just the most recent innovation. So, get used to it. You will be seeing tech on the human body until there are no more human bodies.

Chromecast Gets New Channels

FOX Now, FXNow, CBS All Access, and more support Chromecast. At $35, Chromecast is an easy way to make any TV a smart TV, and to add channels and functionality to one of those HDMI ports on the back. I now carry one in my Go bag, as it plugs in to a spare port on Hotel TVs, and gives me access on a big screen to everything I get at home. The available channels will only increase with time, and the little device will gain even more when it gets 5 Ghz support with the introduction of the Chromecast V2.

#Parrot Sunday - Amazon Parrots Having A Conversation

%u25B6 Amazon Parrots Arguing like an old married couple. Parrot Mountain in Gatlinburg, Tn - YouTube. Any resemblance between these two and me and SWMBO is purely coincidental.

Want A Faster, Leaner Browser? Firefox Is On Fire!

We%u2019re building a better Internet %u2014 Mozilla. I feel like I have been up to my knees in mud, slogging along, and suddenly I am free. I didn't realize how slow and laggy Chrome had become. I have transferred my bookmarks to Firefox, and the pages jump to life. It is fast, and easy to use, and I am renewed. Try it. You will like it.

Google Chrome - This May Be The End

Why I'm breaking up with Google Chrome. What do you do with software that used to be thin and beautiful and fast; but, that has become bloated, slow and ugly? You look for alternatives, of course, and, like the author of this little article, I am looking at Opera and Firefox. It goes without saying that Internet Explorer is still the bloated memory hog it always has been. But, Chrome has been slowed by too many extensions, too much bloat, and too many opportunities to crash. I have put my Chrome on a crash diet, and we will see if fewer extensions can save it. If not, I will be getting used to a new browser interface. Browse on.

Why Lawyers Shouldn't Market Themselves

Why millennials don't want you to talk like them. There are many companies that want to tell lawyers how to market themselves on the Internet. This article about how a particular demographic (millennials) looks at marketers says a lot about why lawyers should just concentrate on being great lawyers, and staying authentic and connected, and let the marketing take care of itself. Every minute you spend thinking about marketing is a minute that could be spent being a good lawyer. My best teacher once gave me the best advice about public speaking: "Just be yourself". That advice applies to Internet public speaking as well. Be who you are. If you are good, they will come. If you aren't, work on getting better, not on increasing the number of people who will find out you aren't. BTW, this milennial is wearing the "You Only Live Once" tattoo. My lawyer's response is that yes, you only live once; but, you don't have to live stupid. Don't take unnecessary risks, and then excuse it with a: "Yo, YOLO". 

#DUI: Fight For Your Rights

#DUI: The People's Guide to Fighting Like An Expert by W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary Jr (Paperback) - Lulu.This new book by my former student, Casey Ebsary, is a quick, easy read full of useful informaton about what to do if charged with DUI. There are many details that can be marshaled by the arrested driver, and Casey outlines them for the reader. Don't go it alone. Get legal advice; but, before you are arrested, read this book. Of course, my solution, don't drink and drive, will help more. But, that said, you need to know the law if you are going to limit the impact of an arrest.