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Spam Text Messages - Is Nothing Sacred?

How to enable/disable Spam Protection in Google's Messages app. Just when email spam was brought under control by Google, the text messaging spam has started. Are you sick of getting spam texts all day long? I am. GMail has, for a long time, figured out how to identify and destroy spam email. Now, all the penis enlargement mail goes to a spam folder before I see it and open it. It is then easy to one click send it all to oblivion. However, now I am getting annoying text messages that offer me a good price on a car, or other stuff. Thanks to Google, we will soon have the same spam protection on our text messages. I haven't got the update yet; but, I hope it is soon.  

Google Duo Testing Group Calls

Google is testing group calling in Duo. My favorite video calling app is getting better. Soon, it will be possible to show your "face made for radio" to a 7 person group. Horrors. While I enjoy talking to good friends while showing my "bed head" or my tired face, I am not certain that people of my age should be involved in group video calls. Isn't there enough ugliness in the world?

Google Messages - Do One Thing. Do It Well.

Google%u2019s Messages app now getting spam protection | Android and Me. In our short attention span, always busy, society, text messaging is ideal for communication. No long telephone calls that always require minutes of small talk. No wasted space. Short, simple, to the point. Of course, all software tends to turn into bloatware as features are added. Choosing from GIFs, Emojis, and other attachments can make texting bloated. However, Google has always kept it simple and straightforward, while adding efficiency features along with the bells and whistles. Now, in a nod to our world of annoying sales pitches and admen, Messages is getting spam protection. Can't happen too soon for me.

Google Chrome - New UI - Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Google Chrome's new UI is ugly, and people are very angry | ZDNet. Seriously, people. Are you really getting angry over the look of the new Google Chrome UI? (User Interface, for the uninitiated). Does the interface give you the option of opening the apps and sites you want to use? End of discussion. If you darling little snowflakes are this upset about a computer interface, you might perhaps need a swift kick in the A**. Jeez.

Google Duo - A Billion Devices And Growing

Google Duo now on at least 1 billion Android devices | Pocketnow. If you want to do a video or phone call with the Futurelawyer, load Duo on your phone, tablet, computer or other device. Then, call me, maybe. Just don't call me late for dinner.

How to Automatically Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome

How to Automatically Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome. You have no secrets. You are a good person. But, that doesn't mean you want anyone poring over your browsing history. You have a curious mind, and you sometimes search for stuff that might be misunderstood. Of course, you also might be a bad person, I don't know. But, in any event, you don't need a Medic Alert bracelet that says: "Delete My Browsing History", in the event you are run over by a truck. So, how about this. Save your money on the bracelet, and tell your browser to delete your history every time you close the browser. Problem solved. Just try not to get hit by a truck.

All Google - All The Time

Google to move Messages from Android.com to Google.com - 9to5Google. If, like me, you use Google apps all the time, 9 to 5 Google doesn't seem adequate. How about 12 to 12 Google, or Google Around The Clock? Whatever. I love having my text messages show up on a tab in Chrome, and pop up at the bottom of the screen. Life is much more convenient when you don't have to pick up your phone every time it beeps. So, while the uninitiated might not care that the Android mark has seen its end of days, Google appears to be retiring the name one website at a time. So, hello messages.google.com, and goodbye messages.android.com. We really don't care as long as our SMS and MMS messages show up on the Tab Bar. Jeez.

Idiot Proof WiFi Mesh Network For Home Or Office

Tenda MW3 AC1200 Whole Home Mesh WiFi System-Tenda-All For Better NetWorking. I have played around with network routers for a long time. I have spent hours trying to configure them, and extend WiFi access in my office. But, I installed a 3 node WiFi mesh system that covers my entire office with a five bar signal in five minutes this morning. Literally, 5 minutes. For under $150, I got a package with a little white box that plugs into the wall and attaches to my office router with a Cat5 cable. Install the setup software on the phone, and follow the instructions. Then, the magic begins. Just plug the two nodes into the wall two rooms away, and then another two rooms. Bingo, you are automatically connected to your network everywhere in the office. Thanks Tenda. Awesome product. FutureLawyer recommended for homes and small offices everywhere.

Google Duo v45 - The Best Video Phone App Nobody Ever Heard Of

Google Duo v45 prepares pre-call notifications, continues work on Low Light mode and sending pre-recorded videos [APK Teardown]. You know Skype, and you know Facetime, and you know other video calling apps; but, do you know Duo? I have been playing with Duo for a while; and, like everything Google, it keeps getting better. I have it installed on my phone, and it is very nice to reach out and see someone whenever you want. Call me, maybe?

How Fast Is 5G Vs 4G?

How Fast Is 5G Vs 4G?. You might want to put off that new Smartphone purchase for a few months. Sometime next year, expect to see the first 5G phones and connections. A thousand times faster than your current 4G/LTE phone speed, and more reliable. 5G could replace your home network. This technology will be faster than your current broadband, and will make mobile computing a pleasure. Will you wait for the first 5G phones to upgrade?