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Self Promotion, For Lack Of A Better Term, Is Good.

Execupundit. Michael Wade describes being called out for his own self promotion, in this post from Execupundit. He uses a self laudatory promotional tag line "Someone You Want In The Room". Promotion oneself, and one's services, is a difficult thing. We are all schooled to believe that we shouldn't brag about our accomplishments. But, on the other hand, one of the truisms my mom taught me at an early age was: "Son, if you don't toot your own horn, nobody else will". So, in an effort to let the world know that we can be beneficial, and that we can give good service, we walk a fine line by be self laudatory in our advertising. In fact, if I had some decisions to make on management or other big issues, Michael Wade is someone I would want in the room. His wisdom and experience would bring a dose of clear thinking to any problem. So, Michael, we all want you in the room. And, just because someone wants you in the room doesn't mean you have to accept. Unless, of course, the money is good. (Hey, we have to eat). Hey, maybe I should hire myself out as a poet. Somebody you want to write a poem for you? I'm not cheap; but, I'm good. Toot, Toot.

 

Everything Old Is New Again

So, millennials. You think you are the first people to take pictures of your food? Get over it. Bumstead, you're on.

25 Blogs Guaranteed To Make You Smarter

25 Blogs Guaranteed to Make You Smarter. I am honored to make Kurt Harden's list this year. He gets it. Of course, Cultural Offering is also on my list of daily reads. Kurt gets it, since he correctly identified FutureLawyer as "not a law blog". As the blog has evolved, I am no longer on the ABA list of best lawblogs. But, I really appreciate Kurt's list, and thank him for the honor. The other blogs on this list are all wonderful, and they really will make you smarter.

Google Photos - Crop That Sucker

Google Photos gets markup functions for its image editor. Most amateur photographers (that means you, person with phone in hand taking photos and posting them online) make one colossal mistake with their photographs. They don't get close enough, and don't fill the frame with their subject matter. Sometimes, scenics and nature require broad views; but, if you are photographing people, animals, birds or other subjects, it is almost always better to get close. If you don't get close when you take the photograph, you can zoom in with the cropping tool of an image editor. There are a lot of these around; but, now, Google Photos, the best image collection cloud service, is providing editing tools in the app. You can crop and now make annotations on the fly. So, start cropping those photos, so I don't have to look at extraneous background anymore. Please.

RCS Messaging Coming To All Carriers Next Year

US carriers join forces to deliver RCS messaging in 2020 - 9to5Google. Rich Communications Services make text messaging a much better experience, allowing for high quality pictures and videos, better group chatting, and more. The Carriers were apparently spurred by Google's plans to upgrade Google Messages, and they want the consumer eyeballs to stay with the Carrier as long as possible. Also, the richer experience of the App based Facebook Messenger has caused many of us to use two SMS systems. Right now, you can do a lot more with Facebook Messenger; but, a built in RCS messaging system would already know everything about you and your phone. So, if you are ordering a pizza online, it would already know your phone number, etc. And, Facebook is a closed system; albeit, a huge one. What's in your phone?

Estate Planning In The Age Of Social Media

How to Tell Google What To Do With Your Data When You Die. Do you know where your data is? Do you know who has access to it? I know. When you were with her, you believed that she was the one. You were going to grow old together. You trusted her with everything, including your email, social media and other stuff. Sure, you did it because she didn't trust you, and she wanted to make sure you weren't texting the honey down the hall; but, , hey..love. By the time you realized that she was the girlfriend from Hell, it was too late. You are now with "the one", and you want to make sure your data is safe when you die. It takes some time; but, this LifeHacker article will get you started. Remember, Memento Mori, and data lives forever.

Date Night In The Age Of Social Media

#WhyIAmASolo - I Set My Office Community Standards

Facebook has become such a big part of our lives that we forget its power to regulate us. I am still, three years later, trying to figure out what "community standards" are. Apparently, a photo showing a woman in an office chair, demonstrating the chair's benefits for computer use, violated Facebook's "community standards", and didn't show up in my feed. Here is my post. You be the Judge.

" Sitting Down For Work? You're Doing It All Wrong.
Practicing law involves a lot of sitting at a desk. With the rise of technology, that time has expanded to include looking at a monitor and typing on a keyboard. All the lessons your mom taught you about sitting up straight; lessons reinforced in the military, are wrong, wrong, wrong. Get a decent chair like the one in the photo, and lean back in a relaxed fashion, while giving support to the lumbar region. Using a computer mouse from this position is a lot less stressful on your low back. So, relax, and work away. Just remember to get up often, and walk around. When you are a solo, you have to do this anyway. No one is bringing you coffee."

#HumpDayHumor - New To Facebook? Be Careful Out There

#TBT - Facebook Privacy Basics

Facebook Privacy Basics. I can't believe that I have to be still writing about computer security and social media. I wish I had a nickel for every post about being hacked on Facebook or other social media site. Please start using two factor authentication. Please learn about the things you can do to remain secure on Facebook. I suppose that I need to reinforce this idea. Think about the famous people you read about who misuse social media and pay the price. You don't want to be that guy.