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Google Is Getting Proactive On Ads

Google plans to eliminate phishing and scam popup ads.. Does this ad look familiar? I hate popup scam ads that try to scare you into buying software or other products; which are most often fraudulent anyway. Even the innocent advertisers are guilty of blurring the lines when it comes to getting our attention (and money) online. So, I applaud Google getting tough on abusive ads. Throw the bums out. Thanks, Google. This is a nice Xmas present. 

Windows 10 Call Mirroring Coming

Windows 10 will reportedly bring call mirroring feature - Android Community. Call mirroring, which allows a Windows user to take calls on a laptop or desktop may be a coming feature. However, you can already make and receive calls on your computer. Just install Google Hangouts, or one of a number of applications. The calls are made over the Internet connection; but, they have gotten remarkably good over the years. Since I can take cell phone calls on my wrist, necklace earphones, or the phone itself, it really doesn't matter whether I am sitting in front of the laptop or desktop computer. Would you use call mirroring?

Google Is A Stalker - Here's How To Show It Who's Boss

How to delete your Google Search history. What if you had a stalker that followed you everywhere, and knew everything you said, did, or talked about? What if the stalker knew everything you were interested in, and kept a detailed diary of your every movement?  Pretty creepy, huh? Even worse, what if a lawyer with a subpoena could call your stalker as a witness and get all that information in pending litigation? Welcome to Google, the computer stalker that is everywhere. While your search history, and complete history of your daily internet use might be valuable to a lawyer doing ediscovery, most of us don't want everyone to know the places we go on the Internet, no matter how innocent our intentions. In fact, Google search histories have figured prominently in murder and serious crime investigations. But, for most of us, knowing how to remove that data from our Google chain is a good thing. And, Google wants to make it easier to remove. Go to the activity page and see what Google knows about you. Then, delete it before your mother sees it.

Keep Notes - Web Version Gets Material Design

Keep Notes on the web is the latest to get a Material Design refresh. I seldom use the web based version of Keep Notes, because it is available with a click from my GMail screen. But, the web version is now prettier and more easily used. Is it more functional? No; but, I suppose function follows form, and it looks better. What do you think? Are you using the best free note taking app on the planet? 

#WhyIAmASolo - You Can Never Have Too Many Personal Assistants

Amazon Alexa goes AWOL for many users | TechCrunch. Alexa took a break for a few hours yesterday. She decided that she didn't want to go to work, and took a sick day. This happens with human employees and staff, which is one reason why I don't have any. But, computer assistants don't take days off, they don't take vacations, they don't get salaries, and they don't complain all the time about my weird work hours. However, they do sometimes lose their connection to the Internet, or some server in Mumbai goes down. So, I have Google devices in just about every room I have an Amazon Alexa device, and my phone or Smartwatch are also usually by my side. So, when Alexa says: "Sorry, I can't hear you", I just switch to "Ok Google", are you working today?". I really can't wait until I can just implant a computer assistant in my temple and get rid of all this hardware. Hey, I wonder if you will be able to talk to me after I'm dead? 

Google Pixel Buds - Real Time Translation Is Almost Here

The big reason to buy Google Pixel Buds just vanished - SlashGear. I buy and try many types of wireless ear buds; but, I always come back to my LG Infinim necklace wireless headset. It is always around my neck, is comfortable, and I can take calls or call on Google Assistant just by pulling one or both of the retractable buds out and placing them in my ear. However, the Pixel Buds do real time translation (almost) and don't require me to run around saying "OK Google" all the time. I get strange enough looks at the grocery store already. So, I am going to try them, and see whether they will remain around my neck during the day. And, I don't care if I look funny or geeky. I am a Stoic, after all. 

Android Messages - All You Need To Know

Android Messages tips and tricks you need to know. Text messaging has replaced email for quick and dirty communication. Sure, you can Facebook Message, and do video calls; but, for all around utility, you can't beat Android Messages. My favorite feature is the ability to text while online in Google Chrome. Just open a tab at messages.android.com, and sync with your phone. All your texts will appear on screen, and you can type replies while working on something else. I particularly like the pop up screen that tells me I have a message. My Smartwatch does the same thing, and a gentle vibration tells me a text or email has come in. Modern communication for the Internet age. It's what's happening.

What's In A Name? Google Keep Becomes Keep Notes

Google changes Keep app name to %u2018Keep Notes%u2019 | Android and Me. I thought Keep was a fine name for a note taking app. It wasn't plain vanilla descriptive, using the word "Notes" in the name as so many apps do. But, hey, Google employees need something to do, so adding a word to the name of a product is fine. Henceforth, Keep will be Keep Notes. The app is the same, the code is unchanged; but, let's call it something else. Hey, Google, let's change your name to "Google App and Search". Very descriptive. Very normal. We can "keep" "notes" about it in our "Keep Notes" app. Keep on.

Will 5G Mobile Make Cable Internet Obsolete?

T-Mobile Reveals Plans for 5G Home Internet, Possibility of Opening Up Phone Hotspots %u2013 Droid Life. Cable companies don't just fact a threat from Internet TV developments. T-Mobile is promising that its new 5G service will, in a couple of years, provide mobile Home Internet service between 100 mbps and 300 mbps, which is as fast as Cable solutions now. Look, ma, no cables and no cable boxes! The future is truly wireless.

The Best Legal Resources Are Free - Chicken Soup For The Legal Soul

The Best Free Online Legal Resources for Lawyers - MyCase Blog. There is so much information and help available on the Internet that it is difficult to choose the best. Niki Black, however, does a good job of highlighting many of the best free legal resources available to lawyers. You don't need to spend money for legal research, or technology to make your legal work better. You just need to spend time mining the free information on the Internet. You should always make your own independent judgment about the value or accuracy of information found on the net, of course. But, you can't go wrong using this marvelous tech to search for case law (Google Scholar), or analyze legal work product (CaseText), or general legal analysis (any legal blog), or podcasts by lawyers discussing your profession. Call the Internet chicken soup for the legal soul. Drink and be satisfied.